Bits and bobs

I am still managing to seize a few minutes here and there for little sewing projects. I made a bee block for Sharon. Sharon and I joke that we have opposite tastes in fabric. She loves batiks and hates florals. …

Bee, myself and I: November

I rarely write blog posts about my Bee, Myself and I goals, but sewing has been happening quietly in the background. At the start of the year, I set myself the goal of making three flowering snowball blocks a month. I have …

Stash Bee: Staying cool, calm and collected

Anyone who has ever been in a quilting bee knows that they are fun but that things do not always go to plan, and my Stash Bee last year was no exception. Do not get me wrong – I had …

A bit of this and that

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 …

Bee, myself and I: March

Honestly, it is amazing that I managed to get any sewing done in March. It was a hectic month that started with a solid fortnight of long working hours without pause, followed by a fortnight of hosting a Japanese student, …

Bee, myself and I: February

For my Bee, Myself and I selfish sewing bee in February, I skipped making any of my ‘galahs by the beach’ blocks. Instead, I have focused my attention on my flowering snowball project. It might not look like much, but …

Bee, myself and I: January

After making so many bee blocks for others and so few quilts for myself last year, I have set myself the goal of making at least three quilt blocks for myself every month this year in what I am calling …

The indefinite period of the stash

Jennifer over at Quarter Inch from the Edge has set herself a goal of focusing on sewing from her stash this year. She has even written a manifesto and provided tips on how to set yourself realistic and personalised stash-busting goals. …

Busy bee

I knew I had made and given away a lot of bee blocks this year, but I had not counted. Let’s gather them all together in one place and try to see exactly how many there were. Holy moly!

Bee, myself and I

So far in 2015, I think have made more than 30 bee blocks. I have not counted properly, and the actual number is probably closer to 40 or 50. I have had a wonderful time sewing for bees and round …