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I recently picked the below lovely log cabin blocks up in a secondhand shop, they have been made by the Quilt As You Go method by hand, I was thrilled as I love these colours;  they and been in storage … Continue reading →

Still quilting the front of my mens tie gusset bag,  have added a few photo’s of it and by next week should be able to show you the next stage. I left my home around 7am this morning, cloudy and … Continue reading →

To day I was off to the beach at 7.30am it was 8C on my front veranda and a lovely 20C down at the beach with lots of tourist from down South where it is snowing swimming in the sea … Continue reading →

Back working on my 1930’s double Grandmothers Flower Garden and Trying to dry things out as we have finally had a few days of sun since July came in. I have 4 cameras and none of them are working and … Continue reading →

  Nothing to show sewing wise it has been a week of doing a little of this and that.  I finally received my wash away freezer paper so now I can do some more on my 1930’s grandmothers flower garden … Continue reading →

I’m one of those women who has to buy Teddy Bears in Op Shops incase they end up dog chewers!!!   If my grandees ask are there fairies I reply of course.       We had two days of … Continue reading →

Happy sewing every one where ever you are in the world and thanks for dropping in.  I’m happily hand quilting  the sample quilt still;  I’m just making up how I quilt each block as I work on it.  This weeks … Continue reading →

  Morning every one, another week has slipped past and not a lot to show for it happening, quilting, garden or creepy crawlies, all though I had the biggest centipede in my bedroom at 2am this morning again my wee … Continue reading →

Around 12 years ago you could buy dozens of UFO’s from the 1930’s  in all stages of a quilt for a few dollars. I bought several of them as I hated to think they would just end up in the … Continue reading →

Quilters never seem to have enough hours in the day regardless of how old they are. When you first start most of us  had to find time between house chores and children.  when you finally retire you have to find … Continue reading →

This week I pulled out a quilt that belongs to one of my family that needs repairing and a lot more quilting added to give it strength to last a few more years.  Back ground is cotton but I used … Continue reading →

I have really nothing to show but as I had nothing last week also and did not blog I thought I had better blog this week so that you know I’m OK and have not dropped off the side of … Continue reading →

Back working on my 1930’s crazy quilt but not much else this week other than mending. BUT I had a lovely parcel form Maggi which was the highlight of my week.  I was very worried it had gone a stray … Continue reading →

  Back using Yo Yo’s !!!!!!!! I have been given some warm tops for this winter,  they are a perfect fit and I will wear them a lot but they need a little colour for me, so instead of adding … Continue reading →

Esther has released another part of Oma’s Blues free quilt and how lovely those tiny centre blocks are.  Thank you Esther for sharing you are very very generous. Life is always full of surprises, on Friday mine was seeing my … Continue reading →

We spent Easter morning at my Eldest sons home where we had an Easter egg hunt and had hot cross buns and coffee with lots of wonderful conversation and laughter.  They spent many years in Vienna and each Easter my … Continue reading →

I’m sharing a tiny Easter quilt Esther designed in 2013.  I started this wee quilt in 2013 for my DGS and finally turned it in to a quilt on Friday last. It is about 6inchs square the grey area is the … Continue reading →

It has been a great week with lots of time to sew on two of my WIP’s.  One from the 1920 – 1930s and my own wool and silk Kimono fabric Quilt As You Go Blocks. Another camera failed yesterday … Continue reading →

THANK YOU Julie The generosity of quilts never cease to amaze me.  On Tuesday yesterday evening in the mail a large parcel of fabrics arrived from Julie in the USA . Several weeks ago I bloged about some 1920 crazy … Continue reading →

Final part of this tutorial on making these wee blocks that look like Cathedral Window blocks. Remember these blocks are double thickness so we have 7 layers of fabric and one of wadding to quilt through;  you need to use … Continue reading →