Whoever dreamed up the idea of fabric charm packs was a marketing genius ... and the nemesis of every fabric addict! Here is something practical, something quick to make, and that can make use of a single random charm pack.
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Outside my window ... it is cold and dreary, but inside I have a beautiful pot of hyacinths to brighten my day. Their delicious fragrance fills the room and makes me very happy!
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I guess every quilt has a story, reflecting what is happening in the quilt maker's life at the time. I turned 40 in July ... eight years ago!
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A winter garden is often dull and uninteresting because so many plants are in dormancy. Over the years, I've intentionally searched for winter-flowering plants to brighten up the dull spots and challenge the gloom.
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This project was borne of my childhood memories of woolsheds and stencilling wool bales at shearing time. It ended up as a three-piece knitting set called 'Baled Up'.
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My Mum has been keeping herself busy making cuddly, shaggy quilts for her grandchildren.
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I sewed up this little quilt not long ago for one of my nieces. I have used my 'go-to' baby quilt, the smaller quilt in my 'Abracadabra' pattern, simply because it can be made up so quickly.
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You can be fairly sure that when my blog is quiet that there is stuff going down at home.
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I have put a quick tutorial together on how I made this quilt, and what cutting measurements I used.
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My latest quilt design is in the March issue (No. 130). It is a soft and pretty number, called 'A Kind of Hush'.
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I have long admired Brigitte Giblin's work for her adventurous use of colour and pattern, but always with serious respect given to historical designs.
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Does this look familiar to anyone?
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Today we head to Sydney to settle our eldest daughter into Uni. Thankfully Grandma arrived last night ...
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Behold, my favourite gadget right now ...
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In true White Rabbit style, I'm late to the tea party.
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A hot, hot January was spent enjoying the tennis, both onscreen and off. I made some progress on this quilt, and it seemed only appropriate that its first appearance be on court. Quilt top is on your forehand side, backing on your backhand :)
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While many people have a song that might trigger a memory, I find that flowers often trigger mine. Nothing signals Christmas to me quite like hydrangeas and agapanthus.
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Playing about with linens and crocheted blooms in the late Thursday afternoon sun.
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Still admiring my purchases from The Home Patch last weekend, including some of Anni's 'Love to Garden' fabrics and some sweet-as thread keepers from The Red Thread that I've been searching for.
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I have returned from one of Chookyblue's infamous blog meets re-inspired for sewing, blogging and socialising, none of which I've done for some time! It was a great time reconnecting with old friends and putting faces to so many names.
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