Hi! Are you looking for a quick sewing fix this week? Grab those fabric scraps that are too small to quilt with but far too pretty to throw away, and turn them into handmade greeting cards! These l...

Hi! In Part 1 last week, I introduced you to Dirty Quilting, the weirdly-named, but wonderfully irreverent approach to quiltmaking that says progress is more important than perfection, scraps are a...

Hi! I recently came across the term “Dirty Quilting,” and I couldn’t decide whether I loved the name or the philosophy more! I’d never heard the term before, so I went looking to fi...

Hi! Have you ever found the perfect quilt pattern… …only to spend the next three days pulling fabrics from your stash, putting them back, visiting your local quilt shop “just to l...

Hi! Last week I went to the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair, and was impressed with the variety and standard of quilts that were on display there.  Rather than put only a few photos in this week’...

Hi! I was rummaging through my stash, and sorting a bunch of ‘found’ fabrics the other week, and I thought it time to take a look again at some options for quilting with recycled fabric...

Hi! This week we’re sharing a great article from Australian Quilter Bev McClune, that was in our Online Quilt Magazine several years ago. It’s about the threads we use for our sewing and quilti...

Hi! I know it varies between countries, but for many of us, Mother’s Day is this weekend, and what better reason than that, to make something pretty.  Gift it if you like, or make and keep f...

Hi! I’ve been taking photos of new quilts this past week, and I realised there are a few tips that make this so much easier, and the finished results more satisfying. As you know, there’s s...

Hi! Now that we’re properly in our new pattern home, I wanted to share a fun but practical post today with a bunch of random quilty tips that you can have a quick read through, and see what y...