Happy July! The 4th is in a couple of days and I'm looking forward to making my usual treats using blueberries and strawberries. I love this time of year and all the fresh produce. I'm sure to be smoking something yummy, either ribs or a pork butt for shredded pork sandwiches. (Maybe both!) It’s also our 40th wedding anniversary over the 4th of July weekend. It seems crazy, forty years have just flown by! Later this month we'll be going on our annual family vacation up north to the lake. It's always so much fun ...
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Happy July! The 4th is in a couple of days and I'm looking forward to making my usual treats using blueberries and strawberries. I love this time of year and all the fresh produce. I'm sure to be smoking something yummy, either ribs or a pork butt for shredded pork sandwiches. (Maybe both!) It’s also our 40th wedding anniversary over the 4th of July weekend. It seems crazy, forty years have just flown by! Later this month we'll be going on our annual family vacation up north to the lake. It's always so much fun ...
read moreThere's nothing like a quilt show deadline to make me hurry up and finish a quilt.
I've been working on this quilt since 2021, but now it's finished and it was even displayed in the Great New Zealand Quilt Show (TGNZQS) in Christchurch in May 2025.
I'm really pleased it's finished because it's a lovely little quilt. The colours are just so soft and the black is very dramatic against the pastels. The coloured fabrics are Quilt Quality Chambray by Tilda .
I went with a Baptist fan design because it seemed like it would fit the style of the prints. The design is Kristin's Easy Baptist Fan from Urban Elementz. Their library of quilting designs is great when you have an idea of what you want.
I need to find some binding and finish this one.
I haven’t been very productive lately; I was busy getting ready for the holidays, and I’ve had trouble deciding what my next project would be. However, last fall my local quilt group decided to do a BOM, and we all downloaded the directions from A Quilting Life for their 2024 BOM. We’ll be doing it […]
read moreThe journey begins, now! October marks the official kickoff for Fat Quarter Shop’s Dragon Fruit Block of the Month, exploring the vibrant world of brilliant color and timeless quilt blocks. If you aren’t already a fan of paper piecing or Tula Pink’s modern fabric, get ready to develop a taste for both!

The Dragon Fruit Quilt is queen-sized, finishing at 84.5″ square, and inspired by the beautiful Hibiscus flower. Suitable for intermediate to advanced quilters, getting accurate points will be a cinch with the help of our foundation paper pads! To join the Dragon Fruit Block ...
read moreIt's the beginning of July
for our
"Bona Lisa's Sweater Emporium"
quilt.
It's the beginning of June
for our
"Bona Lisa's Sweater Emporium"
quilt.
Click on the link to her blog for the free pattern (Free the month of June).
Wow! It's been two and a half years since I worked on this quilt! But I'm going on holiday soon and I need some hand stitching to take with me.
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My quilt. |
The full finished quilt designed by Wendy Williams |
It seems to be a bird-y kind of year so far. This is a total coincidence but I love them!
"Chirp!" by Sue Spargo is a project I started with two friends. We're making one block a month.
Block of the Month,
for our
"Bona Lisa's Sweater Emporium"
quilt.
This month we have 2 blocks!
Do you remember my Licorice Allsorts block of the month designed by Wendy Williams?
I barely remember it myself because it's been so long since I worked on it.
But last Saturday I made a quick trip to Auckland to support my mum for a few days. As I was throwing a few things in a suitcase I suddenly remembered that she had asked for my help with some of the trickier blocks in this quilt.
When I first saw this block of the month advertised at Material Obsession in 2021 I knew that we would both enjoy making ...
read moreand time
for a new Cackling Stitches
Block of the Month,
for our
"Bona Lisa's Sweater Emporium"
quilt.
and time for a new
for our
"Bona Lisa's Sweater Emporium"
quilt.
It's the beginning of February
for new Cackling Stitches
Blocks of the Month,
for our
"Bona Lisa's Sweater Emporium"
quilt.
Today is the day!
It won't be long before a new
Cackling Stitches
This week I started hand quilting my Licorice Allsorts quilt.
The guild I belong to, Capital Quilters in Wellington, New Zealand will be holding an exhibition in May 2024 and I ...
We are at the finish line! Our Sew Happy Free Block of the Month is done! Thanks for participating! Have you signed up yet? Just click here to sign up to get the free patterns! We have released the Finishing Instructions but you still have time to catch up!!
As we are at the finish line – we’re already starting our next Sew Along – Snowmen from Heaven! Make sure you sign up today so you can get started on this project once we finish up this one! Be sure to sign up so you don’t miss out!
Now back ...
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