The ladies in the local opp shop think I'm slightly loopy. I have made a habit of going in every Friday as the temperatures reach the late 20's and stocking up on woollen jerseys or sweaters. I do have a plan, honestly. Can you guess what it is? The ladies in the local opp shop think I'm slightly loopy. I have made a...

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I've never made a pink quilt before. I'm not sure if this could be considered a pink quilt either. It's more of a red, orange, yellow quilt. The colour scheme was definitely inspired by Kathy Mack's Bento Box quilt. After practicing my stippling, in a neutral colour, on If it's a Boy, I branched out. This time I've used an orange/yellow variegated thread....

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I've spent some quality time sewing with Wonder Woman today. The variegated thread was playing up as I was quilting the girly option. Masses of it slipped off the end of the reel and I was about to give up. I tried decanting it onto bobbins. It was getting time consuming and cumbersome to say the least. Then I remembered a trick I...

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As we don't know the baby's gender, I thought I would get started with an “If it's a Boy” quilt. The blue drawer was pulled out and I got to cutting and stippling.The pattern is “String Quilt with Sashing and Corner Squares” from Gwen Marston's Liberated String Quilts. After selecting about 15 different prints, I took two strips, between 1” and 2” from...

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These instructions make a 12 inch (finished, 12 1/2" including seams) Gretchen block. The Gretchen block is traditionally made up of only 2 colours. The following uses a series of light and darks with red and white prints for the pinwheel of each block. Requirements: 4 x 4 7/8” squares light/medium4 x 4 7/8” squares medium/dark4 x 2 7/8” squares white4 x 2...

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After finishing the Grandmother's fan quilt I had some left over 1930's reproduction fabrics. This pattern really caught my eye and I had to try it. Of course it meant that I needed more fabric. Because the reproductions ranges don't have many dark prints, there are some sneaky substitutions too.The pattern is a traditional block called Gretchen. While it is usually a two...

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Thank you so much for the lovely comments on the quilt in progress. I'm slowly getting there with only the binding to go. I thought I should share what happened to the the first stash of 1930's fabrics in the mean time. I had been looking for something that I could hand piece and decided on a Grandmother's Fan. In between gathering the...

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I'm beginning to nibble away at my stash of 1930's fabrics to put this together. It wasn't until I counted up that I realised just how out of hand the stash had become. Fortunatley these were just the fabrics to cut into on a hot summer's day. My stash of 1930's prints began innocently enough with these two. They appealed to my joint...

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Before whisking away the quilt in the header block, I thought I should tell you what it is. This is Ben and Paula's Wedding Quilt, made for their wedding in 2006. When I made this quilt I was excited about some of the blanket based works that I saw in the Native Industries store in Kingsland. As usual, I thought "I can do...

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We've taken a few trips to Palliser Bay over the last week. Little e has had a great time learning about Crayfish (rock lobster). Crayfishing runs in my family, both recreational and commercial. She was able to climb over her Uncle's boat and bulldozer and of course inspect some of the day's catch with her Granddad and Aunt E.(is anyone else having issues...

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It's New Year's day and we're off to the beach to celebrate. I hope everyone had a wonderful celebration last night and is planning an equally stunning year to come.Little e and her favorite Aunt, Big E at the BeachThank-you to everyone who has dropped by and really made my year. Your comments have been treasured. I've noticed that this is my 101st...

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