Starting and finishing

Last week, I went a bit wild and started four projects in four days. We know we should not, but we all do it, right? On day 1, I started cutting out templates and pieces for a Christmas tree skirt I have …

Bowl

According to Instagram, I made this experimental free-motion quilting sample a year ago. It sat in my UFO collection until a week or two ago, when I started picking friends’ brains for ideas. To use it up, making a vinyl zipper …

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 …

Cushion swap

I was going to stay focused on sewing my projects this year and avoid joining bees or swaps, but I could not resist joining the Instagram cushion swap organised by Alison (Little Island Quilting) and Sami. I secretly stalked my partner, …

Binding kits

I have been meaning to make some Goody Goody Binding Kits for a while, but I could not choose which fabrics to use. I wanted to make one to use something from my stash of heavier cotton and linen fat …

Selvedges and vinyl

I made this a few months ago for the selvedge-along run by Quilty Habit and Quilts of a Feather. I was in a bit of a rush before travelling to the UK, so I managed to snap a few shots …

Yet more pincushions?

This was not what I planned to make this weekend. I blame the library. I borrowed a copy of Last-Minute Patchwork & Quilted Gifts from the public library – and a stack of other books from there and my local …

Fun with magnets

I have been playing with magnets, self-cover button kits and cute fussy cuts to make needle minders. They take no time to make. The most time-consuming step has been hunting for good magnets. I seemed to be spending all my time …

Little bits and pieces

I have a few tiny finishes to report. On my last trip to Victoria to visit my stepdaughter, I bought some red and white checked mason jars at a discount store. As I explained in an earlier post, I make …

Pincushion swap

At Rebecca’s suggestion, I signed up for the Instagram pincushion swap (#IGpincushionswap). Rebecca knew even before I did that I have a pincushion problem. Now that my parcel has safely arrived at its destination and I have received mine, I …