I’ve always been a bit of a large-scale long-term project kind of girl. I’m the one who inevitably embarks on the king-size quilt and spends two years hand-quilting it…..and has the masterpiece at the end to prove it. Earlier this year though I finally bit the bullet and learned to machine quilt, mainly because I […]

Oh I’ve been having such fun with these bags. For those who missed recent posts they are Zippy Strippy bags from Atkinson Designs using Bliss fabric by Moda. Nicole warned me that they would be addictive – and they really are. They are also a perfect project for jelly rolls. They are absolutely the perfect […]

I’m way behind on all sorts of things – house cleaning, laundry, writing Christmas cards, answering emails. You name it and it’s waiting to be done. Today I just had a what the heck moment and decided that what I REALLY wanted to do was have a little go at making one of the Zippy […]

Don’t worry – I haven’t given up on the socks! My needles are still clicking away like mad. Not far to go now….. But I have started planning a little pre-Christmas project. I was inspired by Nicole over at Sister’s Choice and I’m planning to make a few of these Ziggy Strippy bags by Atkinson […]

As I am sewing-machineless at the moment and a bit frazzled after a weekend of teenagers at other than their best behaviour, I’ve been snatching some hand-quilting time this morning. I say snatching, because there really are a zillion other things that I should be doing. That said, I need some calm in my life […]