Quilting Twin

Another completed top joined the pile too.  The Country Cousin blocks have been around a long time, I was using them as leader-enders for ag...

I've been sewing away on my projects every time I come home, and there has been progress on several fronts.  I've formed a bad habit...

Earlier this year I had a quilt published in one of my favourite Australian magazines, Quilters Companion.  It seems that I need a deadline ...

Remember that quilt I patched up for my DS Rhys?  Recently he sent me a photo of it on the couch. Who is that wrapped up in it? It...

August was like a runaway train, the days just flew by so quickly until suddenly it was over, and here we are in September.  Winter is over ...

This week is the last week of Shonny's break from college, it's back to school next Tuesday, and I'll be back to helping out thr...

I'm still cutting up the shirts, and kitting up blocks to use as leader-enders.  I like having a stack of simple block kits in a box by ...

I love my Electric Quilt software, but I have one complaint.  With a few clicks of the mouse I can add a cute border to my quilt, like this ...

Back home again, and looking forward to some time in the sewing room. The little people wore me out this visit, Thomas in particular is very...

I've departed from my usual focused way of quilt-making, and adopted a more scattergun approach. I'll be sewing madly on one thing, ...

Whenever I go to opshops I keep an eye out for good quality shirts to add to the collection.  They need to be washed, then when I have a lar...

I got so sick of the little Puss In The Corner blocks that I sewed up the 70 kitted blocks, just to get them done.  I get so bored with the ...

I spent a week in Adelaide, babysitting, cooking, playing with the grandkids. I came back on Wednesday, and I've been trying to make som...

I'd like to finish the Country Cousin blocks and get them sewn into a top fairly soon. I'm not desperate for another finished top to...

There has been some productive time in the sewing room lately, which is very pleasing.  It only happened because I limited my computer time;...

There has been so much sickness in out family this year;Flu, colds and that ghastly virus Herpangina, which is responsible for Hand, Foot an...

The end of April was hijacked by a visit from DS Rhys.  He and Isla share a birthday, and he decided to fly down so we could celebrate their...

Life seems so disjointed these days, spending equal amounts of time here at home and in Adelaide.  I love having long stretches of time to m...

The last two weeks are a blur.  The Adelaide germs caught up with me and laid me low for about 10 days, and then I was scrambling to meet tw...