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Gifts For A Beautiful New Baby Girl

June 19, 2011

I have a new niece! Here she is at just one day old…

And of course a precious little baby girl needs some handmade gifts from her Aunty.
First of all a little skirt…

My second ever piece of clothing – made from this great tutorial by Amanda (who now blogs at The Modern Marigold.)

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The Molehill That Turned Into A Mountain

June 14, 2011

Hello! Did you miss me? I’ve been a busy little maker this past little while. The Sunday before last, I had a bright idea. Why not make a quilt for my Nana’s birthday on Saturday? I thought to myself. I had long admired Stefanie’s Charming Stars Quilt, and decided the combination of that pattern and [...]

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One Fat Quarter Gift Bag Tutorial

June 2, 2011

Here is a little bit of sewing magic for you. I am going to show you how to make a cute little gift bag out of just one fat quarter, and nothing else! Yup!

This little bag has 2 pockets on the outside – one for a little gift card; and one for a little something [...]

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A Pretty Quilt Just For Me

May 13, 2011

I’m participating in Amy’s Bloggers’ Quilt Festival!

Last November while I was writing about the sewing I’d done over the previous 2 years, I realised I’d made a few quilts, but never made one for myself! I started cutting up material that day to make something for myself. Well, this isn’t that quilt. *Cheeky grin*

This is [...]

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Now I Feel Like A Real Seamstress!

May 12, 2011

…Because I made CLOTHES! I don’t know why clothing seems to be the summit of Mount Sewing, but I’ve arrived at last!

I made this dress for my little niece, from this fabulous pattern at HomeLife. Ok, maybe reaching the summit was made a lot easier with this pattern – it was really easy. It was [...]

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Wednesday Hex-Along

March 9, 2011

The hexie count this week…

I am aiming for about 200 1½” hexagons so that I can make a cushion with hexagons covering the front and back. Won’t be too much longer!
I had hoped to make another 30 or so larger hexies yesterday but when I tried to get out of bed yesterday morning I could [...]

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In 5 Hours I Made..

March 6, 2011

I don’t know how long it would usually take to make one of these (you know, for a speedier-than-me sewer!) but it took me about 5 hours to make my Cabrio Tote last night.

As part of Leah’s sew along, we were supposed to make the bag according to a schedule (which is the whole idea [...]

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Wednesday Hex-Along

February 23, 2011

This week I made 34 1½” hexies and 8 1¼” hexies.

I’ll be making a pillow from the larger hexies. I don’t know how many I’ll need?
Here are some hexagon projects I’ve found on Flickr which inspire me!

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You Know You’re Addicted To Quilting When..

February 20, 2011

..You slice the tip of your finger off with your rotary cutter and the first thought you have is, “Oh no! Did I bleed on my fabric?” Then, if you are like me and totally in a creative frenzy, you attend to said injury by tying a handkerchief on your finger with a hairband and [...]

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Block-a-palooza Blocks 1 to 3

February 16, 2011

I have remade the first block after showing it to you the other day. I changed out the white space for some pink stripe to give it a bit more zing. I’m really loving these blocks and sewing with this fabric. My heart skips a beat every time I glance over at my Sweet Broderie [...]

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From Me To You..

February 14, 2011

(Fluffy*Stuffy Bunny pattern from allsorts.typepad.com)

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Hearting Hexies…

February 9, 2011

I have been making hexies for a few months now. It’s so lovely and relaxing just to sit on the couch and stitch up hexies while watching TV!

I learnt how to make hexies with this tutorial:

Source: sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com

I have a little box that I keep all my hexagon making stuff in. I decided to make hexies [...]

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Block-a-palooza!

February 2, 2011

So have you heard about the Blogger’s Block-a-Palooza Quilt Along? Doesn’t it sound like fun! Anyone else joining in?
Here’s my first block, ‘Flying Over Fields‘.

I will mostly be using Sweet Broderie fabrics, because they are so so so so so pretty. {Sorry, my needle got stuck.}
Can’t wait to start block 2!

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Oh, Bliss, How I Adore You!

November 15, 2010

I am head-over-heels in love with the Bliss fabric line by Bonnie and Camille {for Moda}. To me, it is perfection!

I have one charm pack and one jelly roll of Bliss (my first ever jelly roll!) and I really feel it’s not enough! If I were fortunate (read: rich) enough to purchase a [...]

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‘THE’ Magazine Has Arrived!

November 10, 2010

I recently asked if anyone in the UK would like to do a little swap with me. I really wanted to get my hands on the latest issue of Homestyle Sewing, because my blog has a little mention in there! The lovely Lorraine was quick to jump on the offer, and last week her [...]

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