PSST…Did you sign up for my wee giveaway? You still can! Well, kinda. Jody from Fabric Shoppe sent me a lovely Tanya Whelan fabric bundle a while ago, and I’ve designed and finished a baby quilt using it. I’ll post the tutorial for it after the last QAL tutorial is up, so don’t worry, you’ll… Read More Fabric Shoppe Sponsors Feature Friday
So, it’s nearly 1 March. That means my Google Friend Connect is going bye bye as soon as they realise I’m not a Blogger blog. I refuse to get sucked in to more social media (Google+), so I’m politely begging you for a favour. If you follow via GFC, I’d be very grateful if you’d… Read More Happy March Giveaway Because I Need A Favour…
Want to leave a link on Manic Monday Linky Party? You still can! I hope your Tuesday was better than mine – As if the stupid plantar fasciitis in both feet isn’t bad enough, I went back to the foot lady and she told me that my ingrown toenail that I had fixed back in December… Read More The QAL Rocks & My Feet Suck Big Time
We’re trying something a little different for this tutorial. Because it’s a bit more complicated, Mr. Geek and I shot a video over the weekend. I really must thank him for being so patient, holding up that heavy camera through take after take where I messed up my lines or sounded like the village idiot.… Read More Sew. Happy. Quilt. Quilt Along: QuatraStar Foundation Pieced Block Tutorial
Hello! Did everyone have a nice weekend? We went grocery shopping Saturday (um, yeah, it was thrilling.) and I got a bit of sewing in, and yesterday we shot and edited the foundation pieced Quatra-Star block tutorial for the QAL. Well, when I say ‘we’, what I really mean is Mike. All I did was sew and… Read More Manic Monday Linky Party!
I am so pleased to share today’s feature with you! My friend and bee mate Sarah of FairyFace Designs is hosting a {Sew} Get Started series on her blog, and today’s feature is the lovely notebook cover tutorial written by my other friend and bee mate, Cindy of Fluffy Sheep Quilting. These ladies are rocks… Read More Feature Friday – {Sew} Get Started
Hello! I’d like to welcome Kat of StudioKat Designs, the newest sponsor at SewHappyGeek. She sells handbag patterns which are adorable, and sewing supplies too – those nifty bits and pieces you need to make a really profesh-looking handbag. She sent me 2 patterns to review, the Reuse-a-Bag, and the Boho Baguette: Isn’t it adorable?… Read More Welcome: Studio Kat Designs & Pattern Review
Manic Monday Linky Party is still open! Hello my friends! How is everyone today? I’m not too bad, looking forward to a few hours of sewing before taking Savi to the dentist for HER FIRST FILLING (Grrrr). I’m not very happy about the cavity, and I’m even less happy with the dentist. In fact, maybe… Read More The Showcase Needs Your Vote & I Need Your Opinion!
Would you like to leave a link on Manic Monday Linky Party? It’s still open! I had a good response to yesterday’s knitting question and I’m still mulling over it. I’d like to do more videos, but we’ll see how the foundation piecing video goes this weekend. If it’s not a total nightmare, I may look… Read More Tutorial: Sew. Happy. Quilt. QAL Diamond HST Block
How was your weekend? I got a tiny bit of knitting done – I’ve started this fingerless gloves pattern. I got a lot of sewing done, and I’ll be basting my quilt today after class. I did some bee blocks, and I’m hoping to get to my new Reuse-a-bag pattern from Kat over at Studio… Read More Manic Monday Linky Party! (And Do You Want To Learn To Knit?)