I have been making a few new things just in time for Christmas!

I’ve made some lovely cushions - fabrics used are a combination of designer cottons and fabrics handprinted by me, backed with a sturdy …

Today I made a floor quilt for my newest neice, baby Mackenzie:

It didn’t photograph so well but I am in a rush tonight! The colours in the photo are a bit off but take my …

Yesterday I received this cute little house patchwork book (ISBN 4834764427) from superbuzzy so I thought I would show you some photos:
 
Sorry, that shot of the cover is a bit out of focus.  This book is …

I know, I could be the last person in blogland to make tissue cozies.  I’m okay with that. 
There’s a reason they are popular and they were a great little project for today. 
 
Sewed, finished, styled, photographed, …

Today I spent many happy hours cutting some of my newer fabrics into millions of strips, in varying sizes - all around 2, 3 and 4 inches wide and a fairly standard length of 10 …

Tonight while watching NCIS and Numbers I finished up some handsewing.  A year ago I scoffed at handsewing, now I happily do it.  I was sewing the quilt binding for two little dolly quilts.  Emma loves …

Yay!  I have done some good sewing today.  Here are the fruits of my labours - first a fabric pieced belt for me.  I like these and I’m going to make a few for the …

My mum made me a lovely quilt - it is just starting to get cool some nights so I have been able to put it over my knees while watching a bit of telly!
 
I knew …

My mum is so obsessed with quilting now - she took it up just after Christmas and quite a few of us in the family have been lucky to receive some beautiful quilts for their birthdays.  If someone …

I have Quilting on my list of things to do this year… it’s a long list!
Inspired (of course) by many of you crafty bloggers, Denyse Schmidt and blogger’s pics from Machine …

Thanks to Gina at Quilter’s Buzz for the heads up: modern quilter Denyse Schmidt (oh, how we all love her!) is releasing her own fabric line, due out in May. The line …

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Patchwork pictures, originally uploaded by thistletown.

These are patchwork stretched over a frame, from Oshare Koubou …