Swapsies

I had not taken part in a swap in a very long time, so when I spotted the call for sign-ups for the #petitepatchworkswap, I put my hand up even though the sensible side of my brain knew that my …

The forgotten little makes

When you do a tidy-up, you discover things you have forgotten. In the holiday lull, I have been tidying my sewing space and my photographs, and I discovered images of things I made in January 2017 that I had not …

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, …

Puppy and Poppy

I keep forgetting to share my mini mini quilt adventures here as all the excitement happened over on Instagram. Last year, I somehow managed to avoid getting caught up in the mini mini quilt phase – more from travelling and …

Possum Magic: Round 7

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 …

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 …

Possum Magic: Round 5

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 …

The big reveal

Earlier this week, at one of our regular sewing mornings, my sewing group revealed the finished projects made as part of our round robin swap. The rules of our swap were simple: each person taking part put together a bag …

Compass Quilters: Domestic Deficit Disorder

Sadly, Compass Quilters is in its final month. All good things must come to an end. Tanyia from Domestic Deficit Disorder is our queen bee in March, and she asked for tiny Polaroid blocks. We did not have to make the background …