It is school holidays, and yet I am still thinking about school! I have spent many years on various school P&C committees and parent committees, and for the past couple of years I was a fete coordinator as well. This year I am taking time away from school politics and…
Every time we work on a patchwork project, we accumulate off-cuts of fabric. Maybe some of the larger pieces will be easily incorporated into another project, but what about the small pieces? The scraps that are too big to throw away, but not big enough to be useful on their…
2020 wow, what a year so far. Horrific bush fires followed by some beautiful rain on drought stricken land and now the Coronavirus. We will get through this and come out well on the other side, whenever that may be. Now, I’m into my 3rd week without classes, a very…
In August we had a kaleidoscope Quilt workshop held at Gunnedah Fashion Fabrics. With one fabric and a small amount of contrast, cut carefully and the magic begins. We had 3 colour waves, yet each quilt looked totally different. This is the original black fabric. In September I travelled to…
June was a big month for me. It started with a workshop called “Strippy Scrappy” making the blocks and joining them together using a “Quilt as you go” technique, there were some gorgeous results. Later in June came the Sydney Quilt and Craft Show. I entered a quilt I made…
Continuing my recap of 2019 takes us to May. English Paper Piecing – Hexies. These were samples I used in the workshop. The ladies worked on either the pin cushion or a table mat with some fabulous results. Tomorrow I will take us back to June, a big month!!
Well here we are at the end of 2019, it feels like it went by in a blink. I haven’t been on here since February, so I have decided to do a small recap of some what you may have missed. The Regular General Sewing Classes have gone along as…
The award-winning block of the month quilt, A Year in the Land of Aus, is now available as a full set of patterns, or as individual pattern blocks. Each block depicts a month in Australia, and can be made as individual mini- wallhangings or put together to make the quilt,…
It’s the first day of a long weekend here in New South Wales, and boy do we love long weekends! It’s a chance to relax, spend time with family, and of course sew, sew, sew! Gumnut Gear’s half price pattern clearance is still going, with $9.00 fat quarter bundles and finished…
Coming out of the Gumnut Gear vault are two of our classic Christmas patterns, Puff Patches Christmas Tree and Santa Sack. Both are newly available through Craftsy, along with a new for download table runner pattern, It’s Time. Santa Sack is perfect for holding presents and other goodies ready for…