Monthly Archives: May 2010

We have begun to harvest from our little vegetable patch. This year we have grown tall tomato plants… and rows of crunchy lettuce. Do you notice something special? Each one of those lettuces curls towards the centre forming a perfect … Continue reading →

Tonight I am stitching around bluebirds. It is making me ridiculously happy. Hope you’ve got something to do that makes you ridiculously happy too…

I have added sashings and boders to my current quilt in progress. I’m really pleased with how the flower stems grow between the blocks. Next step is quilting… then stitching around all of the applique. I can’t wait! You can … Continue reading →

If you look through the door in my bedroom you’ll see this… Each day a huge green tree frog sleeps on the window sill beside Thomas. It has been living there for almost a year. Thomas knows it’s there… but … Continue reading →

I am in love with Emma. Every week I watch for her on Glee. I marvel at her caridgans. As a hoarder of  knitwear I look at her cardigans with a loving eye. Then I found this blog. I am … Continue reading →

We had a fantastic night out on Saturday. Rockwiz came to Townsville. We laughed until we cried, we held in answers until we almost burst and we sang our hearts out with 1800 other people. I cannot begin to express … Continue reading →

I am such a sucker for a button… especially one as sweet as this. I bought this little stitchery to keep my hands busy while I sit in the car and wait for Pip. Alas, it took just one guitar … Continue reading →

A new quilt in progress… using my lovely new fabrics. Generally I give quilts a working title, then think of a more appropriate name when I write the pattern. This time I think Funky Flowers may go from working title to … Continue reading →

I am proud to tell you that I have released a new quilting pattern. X Marks the Spot. I have started an Etsy store and have listed this pattern for sale as a PDF download. I am very excited about this … Continue reading →

Have you ever looked at a photo of yourself with your sister and been struck by how much you look like each other and how much you both look like your mother? Then looked at a photo of you with your … Continue reading →