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Scrappy Shirt Tails 22 Aug 2013 | 11:54 am
I have a quilting angel......... a dear friend called Sandra who lives in Georgia & spoils me by sending me wonderful surprise packages of recycled shirt fabric. Inspired by a quilt in one of Bonni....
Scraps & Strings 3 Aug 2013 | 05:15 pm
Do you follow Bonnie Hunter on Quiltcam? Recently I've been watching & learning how she paper pieces scraps & strings onto paper & finally gave in to try some myself as I have a fair size tub o...
Hand Quilting 17 Jul 2013 | 02:05 am
Where have I been you may wonder? Well, remember these above? That became this below I decided I wanted to have a go at hand quilting baptist fans on this scrappy repro log cabin in order to keep th...
March round up 5 Apr 2013 | 01:47 am
As explained in my previous post here my 1st new project for March was cutting into the beautiful Oakshott cottons..... Next up was the Small Quilt Challenge set by Kathy Tracy, to use our ugly fabri...
Playing with colour 23 Mar 2013 | 03:00 pm
Well, I've finally cut into the Oakshotts and am really enjoying playing with these beautiful cottons, they feel and look divine. The 1st 3 blocks so far: Here's a closer view of a couple of them: ...
February catch up 10 Mar 2013 | 07:22 pm
1. Well February went by so quick & I missed the New UFO link up party as I just haven't really felt like blogging, would rather be sewing! So what did I get done? I did actually get the Sue Spargo B...
On the horizon 12 Feb 2013 | 04:28 am
Something's going to be created with this...... .......inspired by this amazing quilt with kind permission by Marianne. Currently sketching out some ideas but hesitating to cut into these stunning fa...
Busy January! 1 Feb 2013 | 02:58 am
For the New FO challenge this month hosted by Barbara at Cat Patches, we have EASY STREET, the Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt The 3 blocks that went a bit haywire have now been corrected & we have a co...
Happy New Year & a new project 11 Jan 2013 | 03:36 am
Happy New Year to you all, hope you had a lovely holiday break. We had a pleasant stay in France visiting Mum where I managed to get another fair bit of hand stitching done to add a good section to th...
2013 New FO Challenge 20 Dec 2012 | 02:24 am
Barbara at Cat Patches is hosting a New FO Challenge for 2013 which allows you to start a new project each month guilt free! I really like this idea and have decided to try and play along, time permit...
