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cheryl
South East Queensland, Australia
Designing stitcheries, quilts, home decor items and beautiful things for us all to enjoy. QFD Creative Team Designer since 2010. One day I will live in Provence....
Interests: Mad quilty people make the world go round, I love stitching, quilting, collecting beautiful fabrics and vintage treasures, I love my grown up kidlets, my Funny Little Man and the chooks ~ Milli & Vanilli... I love Monty the crazy cockatiel ... and I love my cat
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Please take time to visit my new page, there's not much to see just yet but there's lots to come... http://willowberrydesigns.blogspot.com.au/ thanks! Cheryl xx Continue reading
Posted May 5, 2013 at Willowberry Designs
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Over the last few months ~ and certainly more so in recent weeks ~ our lives have taken a different path… I’ve been doing a lot of thinking & talking with my funny little man The result of all this... Continue reading
Posted Dec 8, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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It’s a drizzly day today… the gardens always look their best after a bit of rain, especially in Springtime It’s the perfect day for hiding in the sewing room. The same sewing room that has just had the biggest tidy... Continue reading
Posted Nov 9, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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We've been a little busy here in the Willowberry House in the last few months. Lots of coming and going and some family stuff to enjoy. We're home again - for a few weeks - and it's all systems go... Continue reading
Posted Oct 31, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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Been a bit quiet here lately hasn’t it… Life has returned to ‘normal’… (whatever that is) and Spring is in full bloom in the gardens FLM has been busy in the yard, he re-jigged the chookhouse so that the girls... Continue reading
Posted Oct 6, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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Back in action after a whirlwind holiday to the US We surprised Moo at LAX, she was expecting one Goss and she got three :) From Disneyland to the desert, the Grand Canyon, down to San Diego, back to Disneyland... Continue reading
Posted Sep 6, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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There have been lots of doings since I was last here… Moo is in the US, thoroughly enjoying her travels and keeping in touch through her travel blog – it feels like we’re right there with her! She’s having a... Continue reading
Posted Aug 10, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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July is always a busy month in our house Tax time… blah… Waterboy’s birthday! That’s next weekend so we’ll see the little family again :) Had a lovely day out with them last Saturday ~ went for an early morning... Continue reading
Posted Jul 21, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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Turn all of your gorgeous little stitcheries into finished ‘mini quilts’… these will become your pockets How to… Trim them to size and make a mini quilt sandwich – backing down first, then a piece of batting/pellon with the finished... Continue reading
Posted Jul 15, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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Yes, they are very addictive… I started with a 2 1/2” sample pack (thanks Perri!) Followed my nose a bit… and added some borders… Yum… Maybe a whole French General granny square quilt will be happening in the willowberry house... Continue reading
Posted Jul 12, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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Quickly, tick a few things off the list…. After project 1 (which also fits my stand mixer… bonus!) I made Project 2 for ‘Christmas in July’ and project 3 – with a ‘non christmassy’ alternative Today I’m working on another... Continue reading
Posted Jul 10, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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Day FIVE of Christmas in July… that means there are already several projects in the bag for the girls who’ve signed up (it’s not too late, there’s heaps more to come and you’ll have access to ALL of the projects)... Continue reading
Posted Jul 4, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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It’s July! and that means ‘It’s a little bit French’ is just about finished. I have one more job to do this month because we’ll be putting together the delicious wall hanging/storage sampler for the sewing room. I’m really looking... Continue reading
Posted Jun 30, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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I have a couple of ideas to share with you this month! My beautiful ‘Lavender Laundry Bag’…featuring a gorgeous stitchery on a bed of ticking ~ French Blue of course... (which is also just the right size for a special... Continue reading
Posted Jun 24, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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One of my handmade drawtop travel bags ~ hand embroidered and hand quilted Pop in your makeup, toiletries or hosiery... and off you go Right now it's all full of emptiness but by the time it arrives at your house... Continue reading
Posted Jun 22, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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Today you’ll find a whole heap of new pdf e-Patterns listed in my Etsy store HERE including the yummy quilt ‘Wind Farm’ and ‘In a S’Pincushion’ and our delightful Christmas Partridges from Christmas in July last year… and 'Sewing Companions'... Continue reading
Posted Jun 19, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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After a short break away… It rained a bit in Hervey Bay, but that didn’t stop us from enjoying a nice family weekend before heading down to Rainbow Beach for a few days staring at calm water, watching the Fraser... Continue reading
Posted Jun 19, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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For Jenny… the first of five number two number three… pieced backings are so yum… two quilts in one! four and five are still waiting for their photo shoot :) and a little table runner ~ nothing too big or... Continue reading
Posted Jun 4, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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And this is what’s in the box A whole big bunch of yum… French themed fabrics, some button gift cards & a matching thimble pip/scissor fob It’s a little bit of french fun :) The pink bucket once again did... Continue reading
Posted May 29, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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Our collection is growing ~ and looking yummier every time! The fifth gift idea in our ‘It’s a little bit French’ bundle is a very girlie jewellery roll… the perfect place to hide your precious bits n pieces and ideal... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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Tails of nonsense I have a new ‘night time in front of the telly’ addiction It combines the English paper piecing process – love that – and the need to make pretty, little, simple things… quickly It’s also a great... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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What's in the box?? The giveaway will close on Monday 28th May at 7pm my (Qld) time To be in the May draw, leave a message on this post telling us what you'd like to see inside your mystery parcel... Continue reading
Posted May 22, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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Happy Monday! After a beautiful autumn weekend we're back to doing the things we do on Mondays funny little man is making noises in the shed... power tools are involved. Once upon a time, when the Goslings heard their Dad... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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I’ve been working on the next project in our ‘It’s a little bit French’ sew along. It’s a little bit lavender, a little bit scrolly and a little bit yum I hope to have it ready for a preview for... Continue reading
Posted May 17, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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Once again Ratty dived in... and pulled out Sharon, (not you Shaz... 'Sharon'), who said "I plan to make cushions whenever I see beautiful fabrics - as it is such a lovely way to showcase all the fabrics. I'm thinking... Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2012 at Willowberry Designs
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