Hello! I hope you had a great weekend. I spent most of it on the couch reading Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson. I’ve nearly read the entire book in about 3 or 4 days. But it’s ok, I don’t have to go to the storage unit because I bought the next two books on Amazon for… Read More Manic Monday Linky Party! 🙂
The most popular link this week was Ellyn’s (of Ellyn’s Place) excellent pattern review of this new Kay Whitt dress pattern: This week I’m SO in love with this beautiful Grand Hotel by Jenean Morrison bundle from Fabric Shoppe, with 8 half-yard cuts for only $40 – the colours are so rich: I’m also a… Read More Feature Friday & This Week I LOVE…
You know that saying, ‘When It Rains It Pours’? (WIRIP) I’m kinda starting to get familiar with it on a bodily level. BTW, this is a long(ish) personal post and I just wanted to warn you that I’m ill, so it may not even make much sense. My knees are really scooting right along and… Read More Insert *Frustrated* Swear Word Here?
Soooo….everyone is back from the Fat Quarterly Retreat and in fine judging condition. I won’t keep you in suspense long: Best in Show – Fat Quarter Shop – $75 gift certificate Judged by: Melissa of SewBitterSweet Designs – 10 of Diamonds by Janine (rainbow hare) Most Original – Fat Quarter Shop – $35 gift certificate Judged by… Read More PLAY winners!!!
So, I had yesterday’s post all set up to publish automatically. But it didn’t. First I did the predictable thing and freaked out, thinking I’d set it up incorrectly. But no, apparently other WordPress.org users are having trouble with scheduled postings with the newest edition of WP. Which is fine. Things can usually be fixed… Read More Manic…Tuesday Linky Party (?!)
Sorry I missed posting yesterday – I ended up running errands all over, with the predictable result that my knees were then too sore to sit bent at the computer. But they are getting better, really. And the results of the PLAY competition will be posted later today. 🙂 I’d like to send a bit… Read More Feature Friday & Fabric Love
I’d like to introduce you to an exciting UK fabric & craft store, Eclectic Maker. They’re an online-only store at the moment and supply designer fabrics for patchwork, quilting, dressmaking and craft. Â I LOVE their shop. When you click to look at something, it shows you everything, instead of 9 or 12 products at a… Read More Welcome: Eclectic Maker!
Hello all! I’m off to physio later today; it’ll be my first time driving my car since the surgery and I’m very excited about it. I can’t believe I went all those years without a UK driving license. I think about 7 or 8 of the years I’ve lived here I’ve been dependent on buses… Read More Please Vote for PLAY & I Introduce Myself for the FQ London Retreat
Looking for Manic Monday Linky Party? Scroll down a bit or click here. This voting party is for the participants of PLAY, a mini quilt competition I’ve been hosting recently. If you’re a participant, please link up your quilt – it can be a blog post you wrote about it, or it can simply be… Read More PLAY Most Popular Linky Party – Voting Starts Tuesday!
Hello!!! Sorry for the radio silence – I had my bilateral knee arthroscopies last Tuesday and have been recovering since then. I’m happy to report that I’m already taking less pain medicine for my knees than I was before the surgery, and although I’m not at 100% yet, I feel SO much better. I still… Read More Manic Monday Linky Party!