No campfire is complete with a billy of tea, and no tea is better than billy tea. It’s traditionally made strong and black and sweet even when the temperature is up in the 30’s and 40s (degrees Celsius). My little campfire celebrates the moment when the billy is on the boil and everyone is up to sitting around relaxing . The scent of the eucalypts is in the air and the creek is cool and welcoming.
Read MoreThis month the quilt block mania theme is ‘occupations’. I’m celebrating mathematicians with a sine wave, the unit circle and an exact value triangle. Yes, there are curves to piece. but it’s actually not that bad. (I was quite surprised). Enjoy the complementary download for the month of September.
Read More‘The jungle is the theme for the Quilt Block Mania block of the month, and what would would a jungle be without a tiger lurking in the undergrowth. My baby tiger is made with raw edge applique and is perfect for adding thread sketching or simply laying down with buttonhole stitch or ig zag.
Read MoreMake a happy birthday music block to celebrate special birthdays. You could make placemats or presennt bags or even a banner. Enjoy the block as a complimentary download for this month.
Read MoreThis month’s pattern is a clownfish for the theme of ‘Under the sea’. It’s time to celebrate the mysteries beneath the ocian waves and the teeming life we find there. This 12” block is raw edge applique and is complimentary for June 2022. I hope you enjoy it!
Read MoreI love christmas beetles with thier irridescent colours and promises of Christmas. Here is my celebration of one such bug, made with the shiniest fabrics you can find.
Read MoreRunning out of tea is not an option in my life. OK, I don’t run out of coffee beans either, but tea is really an essential. So it’s absolutely right that we should be celebrating the ‘cup that cheers’ in the Quilt Block Mania complimentary ‘block of the month’. I love a decent teapot (spout doesn’t drip, tea leaves don’t clog, well balanced, stays hot…). My block is a nice simple applique block.
Read MoreRainbow lorikeets are cheeky, smart as paint and as brightly cvoloured. They are opportunisitc and are quite happy to join you for coffee and cake at any cafe of your choosing. They are not supposed to eat cake. Sugar is bad for them. But like people they still do. I just hope that cafe culture is not doing them too much harm. This little fellow was a dining companion at NSW Art Gallery in Sydney. To be fair, I’d much rather have a lorikeet than an Ibis who have very anti-social wingspans and no sense of their own size.
Read MoreGood luck to the bride and bridegroom. What speaks more of our hopes for the happy coulple than a horseshoe brimming with luck and best wishes.
Read MorePets, birds and nature: Welcome to the Quilt Block Mania bloghop for January 2022. Now is the time to enjoy some more complimentary blocks and toget your sewing mojo going again after the Christmas break.
Read MoreWho doesn’t feel a bit of nostalgia for childhood toys? this months’ theme for the Quilt Block Mania Bloghop is ‘toys’ and what a lovely collection we have for you. Each block is complimentary for the month of December 2021, so read on to find all the links.
Read MoreFood is the theme for the Quilt Block Mania Block of the month. My block is a fusible applique block celebrating summer and the festive season. What is not to like about a perfect slice of pineapple? the block is complimentary for the month of November and the links to the other designers can be found here.
Read MoreThe Seams To Be Sew ‘Seaside Adventure’ continues with a bit of time to relax at the beach. Enjoy the complimentary 12 inch paper pieced block for this week. Check the links to the ther designers and enjoy the blog hop!
Read MoreScience is the theme for the Quilt Block Mania block of the month. My block is celebrating Newton’s realisation that he could formulate a law for the fact that objects always fall towards the centre of the earth, and gravity was a force like magnetism that could be used to explain the nature of some types of motion. See the other science based blocks and download the complimentary patterns for this month
Read MoreWelcome to the Seams to Be Sew ‘Seaside Adventure’ blog hop. As you know, we are all very sad to have lost Marion Pena earlier this year. Marion was the founder of the Seams To Be Sew bloghop
Read MoreThe August 2021 Quilt Block Mania blog hop is live. Check this blog for a link to my complimentary block and to all the other designers. There are some beautiful blocks here. Enjoy!
Read More‘Travel’ is the theme for the Quilt Block Mania block of the month bloghop. My block is a pieced 12 inch block. that goes together very fast. I’m celebrating the moment when we will all be able to travel again, post pandemic.
Read MoreThis block is celebrating international cooperation and the amazing things humankind can do when we dream big. It’s a 12 inch pieced block, the piecing is straightforward and can be customized as you choose.
Read MoreGraduation! It’s a great time to celebrate and to mark the occasion with a special quilt. This 12 inch applique quilt block would make a great album cover and can be personalised to write your own special message.
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