Look how similar they look to the gorgeous acorns & hats I found the other day. They do too look like acorns! If you squint. Read more…

still looking for that elusive creative gene.
Look how similar they look to the gorgeous acorns & hats I found the other day. They do too look like acorns! If you squint. Read more…
SEW Hip! Butterfly Quilt (issue 11) is finished… I mentioned in the prequel, that I was concerned about the potential of running this quilt through the 'Twee Mill'. Well, I realised after writing that day that if I made the SEW Hip! Butterfly Quilt for a baby or a young child, then it […] Read more…
SEW Hip! Summer Blocks Quilt (issue 17) is the 14th project to be completed from my 2010 SEW Hip! Challenge. I have no idea how I got to the 14th SEW Hip! project so quickly as I should only be on my 12th project according to my diary…but this is where I am at […] Read more…
My 2010 SEW Hip! Challenge is 6 months old! Yep that's right we are halfway through the year which means winter has finally arrived "down under". Winter for me is a time for reflection so I thought I would take the opportunity to step back and have a look at what I have (or have […] Read more…
The SEW Hip! Scrappy Cushion is my next 2010 SEW Hip! Challenge. It's not hard to see why I want to make this. It's fast, fun and it will hopefully use up some of the scraps of fabrics I have left over from the SEW Hip! Strips & Bricks quilt. Yep I am going to […] Read more…
SEW Hip! Rail Fence Runner (issue 9) is going to be my next 2010 SEW Hip! Challenge You might be wondering what makes a Rail Fence anything so special..well: a Rail Fence Quilt Block – is 3 or more strips of fabric sewn together to form a block which are then used to create wonderful […] Read more…
SEW Hip! Woven Quilt (issue 11) has been completed and is ready for it's first outing! This particular 2010 SEW Hip! Challenge was not on my original project list but after completing the SEW Hip! Patience Corner Quilt I felt I should make the second in the series of 9-patch quilts. I am glad […] Read more…
SEW Hip! Moebius Wrap (issue 7) has been made…and re-fashioned into tablemats. The 2010 SEW Hip! Challenge certainly is moving me into new territories. During this SEW Hip! project I was introduced to the Jelly Roll. For the uninitiated the Jelly Roll consists of 40 strips of fabric (2.5" x 44") that has been […] Read more…
My SEW Hip! Patience Corner Quilt (issue 10) is done, and I am loving it! I was initially a little worried about this SEW Hip! 2010 Challenge because it looks so complicated but it proved to be really simple and the end result is stunning! SEW Hip! have given the Patience Corner Quilt a difficulty […] Read more…
The SEW Hip! Patience Quilt is my next SEW Hip! 2010 Challenge. I chose this quilt because up until now I have made VERY basic quilts. The Patience Quilt will (hopefully) take me closer to that traditional quilt look so often seen in Country Living magazine. I also picked this quilt pattern because it has […] Read more…