Have you ever been about to visit somewhere and wanted to know if there’s a local quilt, yarn or sewing shop to visit while you’re there? Or you’re just trying to discover what’s in your area? It’s not easy to find the relevant crafty listings in normal business directories – Yell, even Google can let… Read More Welcome: Sewing Directory
So I was going to show off the goodies I got at the Stitch & Craft show and that was about it, but for some reason I’ve decided to share a bit more of my life with you instead, while showing you pics of what I bought. Because you guys did say you wanted to… Read More Adventures of an American Living in England
A while ago, the ever-so-lovely Jody of Fabric Shoppe sent me this very pretty Tanya Whelan FQ Bundle to have a play with. I decided a baby quilt for my new baby niece Olivia was in order, especially considering her mother’s favourite colour is green. Finished size: about 40″ x 40″. For this quilt, you’ll… Read More Olivia: Fabric Shoppe Sponsored Baby Quilt Pattern/Tutorial
I kinda owe you guys an apology, although I’m not sure anyone noticed (besides Melissa – nothing ever gets by her) – I took last Tuesday, Thursday and Friday off without notice. Tuesday was supposed to be baby quilt tutorial day, but the photo shoot pics were still on my hubby’s laptop, so although I wrote… Read More Manic Monday Linky Party
I’ve put together this mosaic of some of the finished quilt tops in the Sew. Happy. Quilt. Quilt Along. I can’t tell you how much it means to me to see so many beautiful quilt tops made by the lovely ladies who climbed on my crazy bandwagon to join in my first ever quilt along.… Read More Sew. Happy. Quilt. Quilt Along Top Progress
Hello! What did you get up to this weekend? I was pretty quiet as I was having a bit of a tummy problem that seems to be slowly sorting itself out. But I did get time to look at the lovely pics in the Sew. Happy. Quilt. QAL group on Flickr. Some AMAZING quilt tops… Read More Manic Monday Linky Party!!!
The junk first: Went to the knee guy today – Prof Barrett. He’s a nice dude who had my dodgy knees figured out in seconds. I’m not sure whether to be happy or sad about this, but it appears I might need a patellar realignment in both knees. I just read through the info about… Read More Giveaway Winner, Feature, And Junk
Manic Monday Linky Party is still open, as is the giveaway! So this is what I wanted to show you yesterday, but the weather wasn’t cooperative. Since I started knitting, I have developed this habit of placing projects, along with their raw materials, into plastic zip top bags. This works remarkably well for quilting projects… Read More Wherein I Prove I Can Make Things Besides Quilts
Would you like to get in on my giveaway? Or perhaps leave a link on Manic Monday Linky Party? I wanted to show you pics of the 3 lovely drawstring bags I made in a jiffy, but this is the view from my window: which means the light is crap. So I’ll concentrate on happier… Read More Fabric Love
{Manic Monday Linky Party is still open!} Holy cow, it’s the last tutorial of the Sew. Happy. Quilt. Quilt Along! *sniff, sniff* I can hardly believe it – the ladies in the Flickr group have been SO amazing and I’m so proud of them. Many of them are totally new to quilting and Quilt Alongs… Read More Tutorial: Sew. Happy. Quilt. QAL – Dresden Quilt Block
