A couple of years ago, I took part in the 2014 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop. Registrations have just opened for this year’s blog hop, and I encourage anyone who has been blogging for fewer than three years to give … Continue reading
Life got in the way of sewing and blogging all through May. I was busy working and moving my grandmother into residential care and out of her unit at short notice, a move that has been exhausting and stressful but … Continue reading
We are finally at the end of our year of Possum Magic, and I have just added the last borders to Jane’s quilt top. I say borders, plural, for a reason. This border is a joint effort and includes both … Continue reading
In an earlier post, I explained how Serena and I had to square up Rebecca’s quilt before I could start adding to it. Once that was done, I could start planning what to add as a border. I was inspired by Tessa Marie’s … Continue reading
One of the best sewing decisions I ever made was to join the Possum Magic round robin group (another was to join my local sewing group, but that is a story for another day). I have met wonderful sewers – … Continue reading
Possum Magic is in its fifth round. There are only two more rounds to go! In this round, I was adding to Alice’s quilt. Alice is French but lives in New Zealand. She blogs at Blossom Quilts & Crafts and is relatively … Continue reading
The Possum Magic fun continues! Wendy of Wendy’s Quilts and More loves rich, vibrant colours. She especially likes peacock blues, and her starter block reflects that. Normally, colour-saturated quilts are not my forte, but the reassuring thing for me, long before … Continue reading
As the Possum Magic quilts get bigger, I can see it will become trickier to add to them! In the third round, I had to add to Sharon’s quilt. Each time a new project arrives, I think it is my favourite, and I really … Continue reading
In this Possum Magic round, I had Jo of Riddle and Whimsy’s block to add to. Jo started her quilt with a very on-trend arrow. I liked the look of it and excitedly watched to see what Serena of Sew Giving planned to … Continue reading
A group of fellow bloggers in Australia and New Zealand met through the 2014 New Quilt Blogger Blog Hop and decided to organise an antipodean round robin: Possum Magic. Two of the Possum Magic girls are taking part in this … Continue reading
