This week is the Greek Cross. It’s the same as the Churn Dash, but the colours are kind of inverted to make it look different. I think it looks completely different. Surprising what a colour change can do, really.
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I took the kids to see How To Train Your Dragon 2. I figured I’d check out the Spotlight almost next door as I was on the hunt for some specific yarn. Well, lo and behold, there’s a 40% off fabric sale. Kate found some flannelette that she really liked. I didn’t say anything, but
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Week 7 is brought to you by the block Card Tricks. I am starting to think that this quilt might turn out all right. Although I have an awfully long way to go to find out.
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I was really stumped with this layout as there was just so much red! Although, what did I expect, it was the Museum of Fire?! In the end, I just started sticking stuff down, although looking at it now, it seems a little boring. But as far as I’m concerned, done is better than perfect.
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In between uni semesters I wanted a mindless project that I could sit in front of the tv with. I found this gorgeous ripple blanket on ravelry and decided that was the one! A lady I used to work with is pregnant so I thought a nice little pram blanket would be cute
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This week is titled: North Wind. Now, before I get carried away with thinking how awesome I am (don’t look at those points) can I just say that there has not been one block that I haven’t had to unpick at least one seam. You’d think I’d have the hang of it by now, but
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My neighbour had a garage sale and I picked up these two chairs for $5 each. They weren’t red to begin with. That was my doing. I had wanted to try my hand at spray painting some bright red chairs for a while now and I figured these would be as good as any chair
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This week is brought to you by the Churn Dash. I’m slowly getting the hang of this paper piecing and I’ve realised that in order to do it successfully you need patience and a good iron.
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This post is part of a blog hop. I’ve no idea where it started from and like all good chain mail, no idea where it will end. If you’ve found your way here from Georgia’s Inner City Stinge blog, then I would like to take the time to say hi! The questions are: Why do
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This weeks block: Friendship Star It doesn’t look friendly. It totally looks like a ninja star. Seriously, google it and try and tell me it looks friendly. Dammit, I just realised I have left a selvedge in. Just when I thought I was working this shiz out…
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This weeks block is titled: Untitled 1. They name things as well as I do… Now, this block is super dooper dodgy as I tried to paper piece without cutting my block up into three separate pieces. It totally didn’t work and I left myself unpicking and resewing and almost throwing it out. But you
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Another layout from the retreat I went to in June. I love this photo of Amy and I remember blogging a little snippet of it back here. I’m totally digging anything that is woodgrain at the moment (it’s been a long moment, honestly). Oh and how awesome is Crate Paper’s Boys Rule range?! I can’t
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I’m one of those people who are built for comfort. I like to be comfortable in my clothing, footwear and well, life. So when I saw an advertisement for Pantene Beautiful Lengths, I thought, awesome, I don’t need to cut my hair for a while! Now at this point in time you may think that
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Back again with another block for my quilt. This week it is the Sawtooth. Before I started making these blocks I watched quite a number of YouTube videos and read instructions on how to paper piece. They all said it was easy. Now I’m not going to call them liars because I’m sure they aren’t,
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My friend Sarah picked this book up at the local op shop for $2. Turns out she wasn’t much interested in making a million tiny little 4 1/2 inch blocks to make a quilt. So I, of course, offered to take it off her hands. Once a week, I am going to create a block
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Another Polly Scraps (Scrappy Canary) April Showers kit share! This time it’s a layout featuring a spunky man and some pretty cute kids taken on Father’s Day 2013. (What do you mean I am biased?) I am totally digging my CTMH stitching ruler, can you tell? I had such a fun time creating with this
I was super excited when Ruth from Polly Scraps (Scrappy Canary) asked if I would like to be a guest designer! Yes, please!!! I was sent the April Showers Pocket Life kit. The colours were gorgeous and I had so much fun creating from this kit! I had already started my March title when I
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My kids are going to love me when they are older for documenting all the cool stuff they did. No. Seriously, they are! I saw the June Inspiration Board over at D-lish Scraps and thought I would play along! The board is stunning! And I’ve finally scrapped that photo that has been sitting in my
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Last weekend I went to Long Point scrapbooking retreat. It was awesome fun. I caught up with some great friends who I only see at these things. I had the best time away. As is a customary challenge, we had one hour to complete a layout. For those that have scrapped with me, know it
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This is a bit of an older story that I just want to capture. Remember that coin quilt I made back here? Well, I entered it into the Hawkesbury Show. And it won first place! I was so excited, I couldn’t contain my happy dancing. I only entered it on a whim as I was
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