Rose Trellis is a quilt I finished back in 2008. I enjoyed piecing this scrap buster quilt and giving it to Miss P for Christmas. You can read the original post here. I have to say, my photography skills have improved a lot since then! The blocks were string pieced from the center diagonal out...

It's time for the May Aurifil designer of the month feature over on the Auriblog. I'm designer of the month for May and made a bright spring colored mini quilt. Hop over to the Aurifil site to read the interview with me and download the pattern for my mini block. I used aurifil poly thread fo...

Alyssa at Pile O' Fabric comes up with some amazing stash bundles, and this week I've guest curated this summery collection. She is kindly giving away a Fat Quarter bundle of both prints and solids to my readers! In addition to the Kona Cotton solids listed above, the print fabrics included ...

Alyssa at Pile O' Fabric comes up with some amazing stash bundles, and this week I've guest curated this summery collection. She is kindly giving away a Fat Quarter bundle of both prints and solids to my readers! In addition to the Kona Cotton solids listed above, the print fabrics included ...

Alyssa at Pile O' Fabric comes up with some amazing stash bundles, and this week I've guest curated this summery collection. She is kindly giving away a Fat Quarter bundle of both prints and solids to my readers! In addition to the Kona Cotton solids listed above, the print fabrics included ...

In the last story I mentioned that I had a project in the new issue of Creating Country Threads. This is the cover.... Vol. 10 no. 3 And here's my project - a set of co-ordinating cushions named 'Primrose and Passion'. Seeing them in print is a bit like introducing your newborn babe.... m...

Now that I am back from Norway I can release all my new patterns. I have added them to the my patterns photo album on the left . Here are a few this is called "sweet home pocket bags". It includes a needlecase, pincushion and stitchery folder. The folder is big enough to hold a 6" hoop as well...

Willow ... & Lilly Pilly .. were launched at Hettie's Patchover the weekend corresponding with the workshop that was an absolute pleasure to be a part of ... thanks for the photo Leanne! ...but more on that next post as there is too much to get through already for one post! ... so as I ...

... not the traditional quilt along that I've seen around the traps but more of a social come, get off your arse and finish that quilt sort of quilt along .... what do you think? This is not to say that there wont be plenty of explanation and support with the project ... I will write posts for e...

I finished my September Schnibbles quilt top tonight with mixed emotions. The flying geese gave me fits. Flying geese are not usually my area of trouble, so this was particularly frustrating for me. I did not care for the method in the pattern. The geese were too big, and when I trimmed them dow...

I don't know what I am more excited about--this giveaway or the fact that the incomparable Kaari Meng from French General read my blog! Evidently one of my enthusiastic raves about her new fabric design Rouenneries came to her attention, and she emailed me to say that she would like to cont...

Today the Gum Tree Designers tell you all about our giveaways - and there are NINE of them!!! Would you like to have your name in the pink bucket to win this bundle of yum stuff? 2 x Willowberry Designs patterns - 'Christmas Treats' and the 'Sampler Embroidery Folder', a bundle of gorgeou...

We finally celebrated Ben's 7th birthday on Sunday ... and what a whole lot of exciting fun it was too! We took Ben and a few of his best friends to the Circus! There were loads of amazing magic tricks, stacks of scantily clad women who appeared and disappeared from various different boxes...