Half Square Triangles (HST) table runner

Here’s a small finish – a table runner from HSTs. Honestly, I’m not too sure about this one. I love the hand quilting details but I don’t think I’ve used the right colour for the binding. I was trying to avoid using orange and being too match-matchy, but now I think that Metro Living print …

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Rainbow Chevron Mini Quilt - Bonjour Quilts

QuiltCon Block Challenge: Chevron Ahoy

I decided a while ago that I’d like to send something in to the Modern Quilt Guild’s Quiltcon Block Challenge. I ordered a bundle of fabric in the Challenge colours and drew a small Modern Chevron Baby Quilt pattern that incorporated them all. To fit the pattern into the block sizing guidelines I needed 1 inch …

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IKEA Hack Mat Repair - by Kirsty at Bonjour Quilts

IKEA Hack: Doormat repair

I got this little doormat at IKEA. It cost €2.99. After about 6 months of use (indoors) the edges started to do this: We all started to trip over it. At €2.99 I admit my first thought was to throw it out and buy another, which is a pretty crappy thought and indicative of the …

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Modern Chevron Baby Quilt in Tangerine - a quilt tutorial by Kirsty at Bonjour Quilts

Tutorial: Modern Chevron Quilt Pattern (baby quilt)

Chevrons are everywhere at the moment and I love ’em. I know I’ll want to make this chevron quilt pattern again so I’m documenting it for my forgetful future-self and anyone else who might be interested. Maybe you’d also like to fire up your sewing machine and make a version – this finished quilt project …

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Finally finished: Cathedral Windows Quilt

Guess what I finally finished? My super colourful cathedral windows quilt! These cathedral windows came away to the snow with us this year (where I finished it). They came away with us to the snow last year. This bloody thing came away with me to my sister’s house when she used to live in the …

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Easy baby quilt made with Anna Maria Horner's Innocent Crush - by Bonjour Quilts

Innocent Crush Block Quilt

About a year ago I bought a fat quarter set of Anna Maria Horner’s Innocent Crush. The Charmed palette became this quilt: The scraps from both palettes became this: But not before I scratched my head for a while about the Swept Away palette: Eventually an article on Design*Sponge caught my eye. Photos used with …

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Enjoy the Journey

Sometimes I get so focussed on what I need to get finished that I forget to enjoy myself along the way. I made this little scrap fabric project to remind me to take a chill pill and be present. To me the journey is not just about achieving dreams or goals, but also about those …

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How to use basting spray - a tutorial by Kirsty at Bonjour Quilts

Spray Basting and Binding with Backing Tutorial

Let’s talk about spray basting and binding a quilt with the backing. A while ago I made this coffee table mat whilst on a half-square triangle jaunt: The colours are fabulous but the reality of living with a 2 year old means it spends a lot of its time here: I considered selling the toddler …

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M Quilt – a simple log cabin

A simple log cabin baby quilt. Here’s a recent finish for another baby born a few months ago now. The quilt was inspired by the colours in backing material, a gift from Diana.The squares were made from a variety of single colour prints in my stash, teamed with Robert Kaufman Essex Linen in Coral and …

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Spring Baby Quilt by Bonjour Quilts, a disappearing 9 patch pattern with an applique back detail. Free pattern download.

Disappearing Nine Patch Spring Baby Quilt

A disappearing nine patch quilt. I’ve had this one finished for a few weeks but with the travelling and rainy weather it took me a while to get around to photographing it. (You can scroll down to the bottom to get the PDF download for this pattern.) This is an easy-peasy disappearing nine patch, nothing …

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