Category: Crafts
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HST Sampler Quilt | Block #2: Morning Star
PATTERN SHEET: HST Sampler Quilt – BLOCK2 Okay, who’s ready for block two?! The Morning Star, I think, has to be one of my favourites! I love how bright and vibrant the layout is and how by just using two fabrics in the block it makes it look really effective, humble and simple. Just like before,…
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HST Sampler Quilt | Block #1: Formal Garden
PATTERN SHEET: HST Sampler Quilt -BLOCK1 **Argghh! Right at the last minute I’ve just realised I’ve been quoting the size of the block wrong throughout the whole video!! The size of the blocks will be 12.5″ square NOT 12&1/4″! The set square ruler I use is 12.5″ NOT 12″! Oh my, where was my brain today!…
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Introducing Quilt-Along Series #2 | HST Sampler Quilt!
Happy Day! The time has finally come to introduce to you my next Quilt-Along-With-Me series on my YouTube channel! Yay! This time around we’ll be doing a HST* Sampler Quilt! The quilt will be made up of nine 12″ blocks that all feature HSTs in their design. Most of the blocks are quite simple to…
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A Block Review // FPP Jack-O-Lantern
The other day, while wasting time on Facebook, I came across a link that was shared to this awesome little FPP Jack-O-Lantern pattern by Sonja Callaghan from the blog Artisania. And with Halloween coming up very soon, I just knew that I had to print it off and give it a go! Firstly, I printed off…
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TUTORIAL // FPP Friendship Circle Block!
GET THE PATTERN: FriendshipCircleBlockTemplate_3and3quarters Hi all! Although my Post-A-Day Challenge for September fizzled away too near to the end of the month, I’ve re-kindled the friendship between me and blog and we’re ready to present to you another awesome Quilt Block Tutorial! Yay! So you may’ve already guessed what the block in question is by the…
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September 25th: Favourites & Finishes!
Oh man, I knew it would happen! Our Internet conveniently died yesterday, ruining my good run of publishing a new blog post everyday during September! I did try to attempt to get onto WordPress yesterday, but all I was met with was a blank screen and that annoying little circle of lines that goes round…
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September 23rd: TUTORIAL // The Mountain Block!
It’s been a while in the making, but here it is: The Mountain Block tutorial! FABRIC Wildwood by Elizabeth Olwen for Cloud9 Fabric, in Wild Flower. Prima 100% Cotton Homespun, in White. MEASUREMENT & CUTTING From the white solid fabric cut: x1: 8.5″ square From the print fabric cut: x1: 8.5″ square FINAL UNIT SIZE 6.5″x8″/17cmx21cm…
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September 15th: The Start of a New Quilt!
I finally got the chance to cut and play with these gorgeous Wildwood fabrics today! Yip-yip!! This range (mine, unfortunately, is incomplete) was designed by Elizabeth Olwen for Cloud9 Fabrics, is 100% certified organic cotton and is an absolute dream to work with! I love it so much!! …Am I the only who keeps the…
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September 14th: A Happy Monday
I feel that for the third day in a row, I should comment on how great the weather has been today as my first few opening sentences… Man, the weather was lovely today! Super sunny, warm breeze and the scent of fresh flowers perfuming the air! Ooo, it was grand! 😀 So just as the title…
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September 13th: A Sewing Day!
Another sunny weekend-day has come to an end and today I finally got stuck into some sewing! As the early afternoon rolled over, I fired up the iron, got my machine in working order (new needle, full bobbin and full thread on top), pressed all of my fabrics and begun the task of making my…
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