Week 1 – Farmer’s Wife 1930s Sew Along

So here we are at the start of the Farmer’s Wife 1930s Sew Along!! Wheeeee! The email for the first week has been sent out (you can get on the list here – note, you won’t get the email that’s already been sent, you’ll get the next one. The first email can be read online …

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Flex Frame Pouch Tutorial

  Are you looking for a good way to store and organise your small quilting templates? How about a flex frame pouch? This pouch is made of both transparent vinyl and fabric. I chose vinyl because I wanted to be able to see at a glance which templates were in what pouch. I found my vinyl …

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Go West - a quilt pattern by Bonjour Quilts

Go West

I’m pleased to show you my latest quilt finish. This is the Go West quilt.  I had a great time using Carolyn Friedlander’s Doe fabric to make this one. The line has a fun mix of low volume fabrics as well as some lovely saturated colours. I think that the sage green is my favourite so …

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Gather 'Round - a modern quilt pattern by Bonjour Quilts

Blogger’s Quilt Festival – Gather ‘Round

It’s that time of year again – quilt market time. It’s a tad too far to travel for this Australian, but thank goodness for Amy at Amy’s Creative Side who hosts the Blogger’s Quilt Festival. We can enter the contest and enjoy all the brilliant quilts without leaving the comfort of our homes (or even …

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A little facelift

Just dropping in to let you know Bonjour Quilts has had a little freshen-up the past few days, so if you’re seeing this through a feed you should pop over and have a look around. Tell me what you think! (A big thank you to Teresa of The Simpler Web for the new look.) I’ve …

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Diamonds in the Deep Navy

Diamonds in the Deep Navy and White

This post is a recap of my navy and white Diamonds in the Deep quilt (pattern can be purchased here) as an entry in the Blogger’s Quilt Festival. It’s both brilliant and painful to watch all the amazing Houston Quilt Market photos roll in. Brilliant because there are so many talented quilters out there and …

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Around the World Blog Hop

The lovely and very talented Kim of Leland Ave Studios tapped me on the shoulder for the Around the World Blog Hop, so here I am (a little late, sorry Kim). If you haven’t visited Kim yet you really should. She has a real flair for colour combinations and giving traditional patterns a modern makeover. …

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A Little Bit of Liberty

Today I have a little interview and an embroidery tutorial up on the Liberty Craft Blog. Edited: the Liberty Craft Blog seems to have closed down, so I have put this tutorial on my blog – you can find it here. For those visiting from the Liberty blog – you can find my embroidery hoop …

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Bonjour Quilts - Embroidery Tutorial

Liberty or Death

Don’t get those petticoats in a twist, I’m not making a political statement – just a declaration of fabric adoration. The liberty I’m talking about here is the gorgeous fabric of Liberty of London. If you’ve spent any time looking around the craft blogosphere, you’ll know that some ladies would indeed die (and maybe kill?) …

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