Starting halfway down on a short side, sew all the way around the rectangles using a 1/4” seam, leaving

I hope you're all having fun sewing along with me. You can also use the board t the back of the frame that holds the frame shut if you like, but only if you want it - which will depend on who the sack is for and how many presents you're expecting it to hold

I hope you have all had a chance to choose your fabrics and get organised. video tutorial about how to foundation paper piece these little pretties on the My Content page, scroll down Repeat these steps with each piece of fabric in order, until you have covered the whole heart with fabric

Having lived through the bloodbath of the Gallipoli landing, the whole campaign and then conditions on about Gallipoli here https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/gallipoli-landing ​​ If I was at home As both the kids are at work today, after we drove down we went to the National Art Gallery to see the She often used biblical verse and her own poetry in her quilts, and this one is no exception. I hope you enjoyed coming to Canberra with me.

I can’t wait, because I’m taking a whole month off between December 15, when the last pattern for The The idea of actively sitting down and saying to the people you love, I am grateful for my life, is a do, and to be able to spend my day creating and working at something I love, that I’ve built with my own Theres lots more :D Have a great week everyone, if you are in the US I hope your Thanksgiving is beautiful

All you need to do is purchase one of the patterns we will be working on (or own one already!) and instructions for five little festive fabric ornaments - a Christmas Stocking, a Gingerbread Man holding they will be brights for my own tree, and I will add metallic threads and gold beads and all the sparkly

I was standing in the cafe down the road waiting for my latte one morning, and there it was, jumping I grabbed a copy to take home with the intention of tearing the cover off and putting it in one of my They make a lovely low repeated hooting noise that means “I’m at home and safe in my bed” to me. I’m hoping to start piecing some little bits over the weekend, so I’ll keep you updated.

Sliding down the hill into the 25th over here. We have our own Australian Christmas carols. it for years - although I bastardise it a bit by putting chestnuts in the stuffing, and I wrap the whole Take care of yourselves and I hope you have a lovely stitchy week.

There is a whole series of books, but I read this one having not read the others, as recommended by a I will read more of the books in the series for sure. and I'm just finishing off How to Solve Your Own I would watch this whole series again with no hesitation. Loved it. If you haven’t seen Bridgerton yet OMG WHY NOT :D It’s like eating a whole packet of TimTams alone on I am just stitching the facing down on mine today and then it will be in the post ready for framing and

This year there were some great special exhibits, including one by QuiltNSW’s own Brenda Gael Smith, She creates textile paintings and sketches using her own hand dyed fabrics. The quilt’s front presents her likeness, the back holds notes and reflections from the process. The improv lettering is my own technique which I’ve been teaching for 20 years, you can find out more I hope you all enjoy this very small tour of AQC, a larger one next week.

I'm hoping that this afternoon will clear a little and allow at least a quick stroll around the village who found me during Big Woods, as well as for those who are my applique tragics... the peeps after my own Instead we have decided to hold it over for the Sydney Show - StitchyMites will get a preview of all (it's called Fun With Dick and Jane) Christmas Town (the Christmas version of Tiny Town) Jingle Bell Happy Sunday peeps, I hope it's cosy where you are.

😂 Essentially, Sisters is a little mountain town in Oregon, which swells to three times its size once For the week leading up to the event, teachers come from all over the world and hold classes in the high Over a thousand quilts are hung throughout the town, on all the buildings and stores. The streets are closed and people walk through the town shopping and looking at quilts and generally Everyone in class ends with not only their own unique design, but the tools to make loads and loads of