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One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

Introducing "One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant", a new range of dimensional, needlework patterns.

Interests: Embroidery, patchwork, quilting, history and culture of sewing, vintage haberdashery, dimension within needlework design,

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Did you win? And a little eye candy...

Thank you so much! I feel so touched and encouraged in my designing after reading each of your comments on my giveaway. I really, truly wish I could send every one of you a Daisy Dance pattern. Two winners have been selected randomly. Drum roll please.... Congratulations to Jeanette W... Continue reading

Posted May 12, 2015 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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Let's have a GIVEAWAY!

(Pattern giveaway details at the bottom of this post.) It feels great (like coming home kind of great) to have been more creatively productive recently. I love having a finished project and pattern in my hands, knowing the process it took to get to that moment. Usually I have a... Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2015 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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Wishing you and your dear ones a safe and very Happy Easter... filled with love, joy and just a hint of chocolate. Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2015 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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Two new patterns for you!

(Warning! Long blog post ahead!) For the first time in quite a while I have new patterns to release! I have to say I'm pretty excited to have these completed and ready. I hope you like them. The first is... ~ Heartfelt Trio ~ A trio of small projects, for... Continue reading

Posted Mar 26, 2015 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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Gathering inspiration... and a little Valentine

(This being my first blog post of 2015, it would be downright neglectful of me to not wish you a very Happy New Year! Oh dear... and I think I should add "Merry Christmas to that too. I really am a bit behind! Lets pretend for a moment that we're... Continue reading

Posted Feb 13, 2015 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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Threaded Backstitch Tutorial ~ how and where I use it...

I felt the need to add a little something to one of my "Heartfelt Trio" projects today. After a bit of umming and aaahing, I decided to edge my appliqued heart with Threaded Backstitch... and I thought of you. Who's up for a little tutorial? Threaded Backstitch is such an... Continue reading

Posted Oct 1, 2014 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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May Love Grow Here...

Some designs float around in the mind for a long time before they're stitched. There is planning, consideration, changing of the mind, more planning. Some projects have a very slow beginning. Others seem to just "happen" all of a sudden. The idea seems to come from nowhere in particular... there's... Continue reading

Posted Sep 22, 2014 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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The Winner and A Little Progress

From far and wide you came... Germany, Canada, The U.K., U.S.A and more. Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter my Baskets in Bloom giveaway! It was lovely to read your comments and I'm sure Gail will enjoy them too. You are right, Gail is very one... Continue reading

Posted Sep 15, 2014 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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Baskets in Bloom Giveaway!

With thanks to Gail Pan of Gail Pan Designs, I have a gorgeous bundle of her first fabric collection to giveaway to one lucky reader! How exciting... 18 Fat Eighths of Baskets in Bloom to stitch, patch, quilt, share or stash. This earthy yet pretty assortment of dusty tones would... Continue reading

Posted Sep 12, 2014 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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A little bird told me...

I feel like I've struck gold!! Look what I found at one of our local preloved book shops. "A Little Bird Told Me" - by Mabel Lucie Atwell, a small book from Dean's Little Poppet Series. Vintage children's books are a particular love of mine... and how very sweet Mabel... Continue reading

Posted Sep 11, 2014 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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A 15 minute experiment...

I thought I'd begin my attempt to "restructure" my working life (see yesterday's blog post) by conducting a little experiment. My aim is to return to regular blogging. The goal is to achieve a blog post in 15 minutes while Hannah plays with something stimulating alongside me. Today's sensory activity... Continue reading

Posted Sep 9, 2014 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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On a personal note...

I don't usually share here in a personal way. I hope you don't mind indulging me today... 2014 has put up some challenges I must say. I've found myself struggling to keep up with parenting a little one, all that comes with running a household and dealing with what feels... Continue reading

Posted Sep 8, 2014 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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Some Vintage Fun on Facebook

Happy Friday to you! Do you love sewing boxes! I do... ever so much. My lovely Mum gave me this beauty for my birthday recently! I thought it might be fun to share some pics of our vintage treaures with each other. As a result, I'm having a little giveaway... Continue reading

Posted Jun 12, 2014 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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A Coffee In the Garden

Anemarie is a lovely quilting friend from Brazil that I've been able to meet through blogging. In recent years it has become "normal" for us to meet others across the world through social media. But, I still find it particularly special... knowing that a little of my creativity can become... Continue reading

Posted Jun 10, 2014 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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Are there enough words?

I'm not really sure that there are... International Quilt Market is mindboggling to me. The sheer number of exhibitors, the amount of creativity and imagination under one roof! The sum total of knowledge, different techniques, "quilting wisdom" and design experience... just think of it! How many seams have been sewn...... Continue reading

Posted May 18, 2014 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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Come, frolic with me!

Have you been participating in this years Fabric Frolic? The Frolic is a fun annual shop hop... an event anticipated and enjoyed by many a passionate quilter/fabric collector/avid stitcher! The Frolic has been running since January 17th and finishes on the 26th... so just a few days left to join... Continue reading

Posted Jan 22, 2014 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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Giveaway Time & A Feast of Colour!

(Giveaway winners posted at bottom of post.) Each year at Australian Quilt Market, I relish the opportunity to catch up with friends and to see what wonderful new delights they have for us to create with! Meet Katie, of Cottage Garden Threads. Cottage Garden Threads hand dye such an incredible... Continue reading

Posted Jan 19, 2014 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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Just an average Friday night... (in Venice!)

Well, here I was thinking I was in for an ordinary Friday evening in Upper Ferntree Gully... dinner and tidying done, babe settled and asleep, me on the couch playing with a spot of designing. Well surprise! Instead I've been delighted to find myself window shopping in and around St... Continue reading

Posted Jan 10, 2014 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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The little things...

As the end of the year approaches and the festive season begins, once the organising is done and the days of celebration arrive... I begin to breathe a little more slowly. The days are all of a sudden less busy and there is more time for the little things... Soaking... Continue reading

Posted Dec 23, 2013 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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Hannah's Garden ...

Well, its certainly been a while since I've stopped by here... Life has been overflowing with little Hannah, as you can imagine. Can you believe it? She has turned 1 already! Her daily discoveries and new found skills put such a smile on my face. Watching her joy when doing... Continue reading

Posted Nov 27, 2013 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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Joyful Angels...

Remember how exciting it was to open the little windows of an advent calendar? The memories we have from childhood seem to be all the stronger when they are flavoured with a sense of excitement and wonder. One of my recent fascinations is with vintage advent calendars. I found these... Continue reading

Posted Jul 11, 2013 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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A Week of Milestones...

Hello! (Did you give up on ever seeing another blog post from me?) It has been almost 4 months since I last dropped in. Sometimes, it feels like only a moment ago. Wth a baby in the home, the days seem to disappear as quickly as they begin and are... Continue reading

Posted Jul 1, 2013 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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Where is my curling iron?

This evening I've been thumbing through this 1946 book of nursery rhymes, which I was delighted to find in a local op-shop. I think its wonderful to have it in this condition, framed with tape and thoroughly enjoyed. It has been decorated beautifully throughout too. Splashes of drawing and colouring... Continue reading

Posted Mar 6, 2013 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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Little by Little...

The past 4 months have been filled with all things baby. Hannah is a joy, blossoming in a new way each day... and she couldn't be sweeter. In between "all things baby" I have been positively itching to get back into work. And little by little... there's been designing, dreaming,... Continue reading

Posted Feb 28, 2013 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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Christmas wishes...

My wish for you this Christmas, is to find joy in the little things... Twinkling lights, the smell of Christmas pine, nostalgic carols, giving to another, a full belly, a fridge filled with leftovers, the memory of Christmases before, and the dreams of Christmases to come. The celebration of new... Continue reading

Posted Dec 22, 2012 at One Day In May, Creations by Melissa Grant

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