Lemoyne Star for Lexie’s Quilt
Today’s post is a video link showing how I make a Lemoyne Star quilt for Baby Lexie! In a normal year, I make anywhere between 5 and 10 quilts. Some move quickly through the process … Read more
Patrick
Sock Knitting Mistakes
I bit the sock-knitting bullet really firmly in 2020. I think I get it now. As a scarf and blanket knitter and crocheter, sporadically, since childhood, I was a ‘flat’ knitter. However, I wasn’t totally … Read more
Perfect is the Enemy of Good – new social media
Have you heard the phrase ‘Perfect is the Enemy of Good’? I have delayed, shilly-shallied and prevaricated about sharing my projects on social media. More on that in a minute. In short, I set up … Read more
Knitting Socks – Ben Nevis style
The very first thing I ever learned to knit as a child was slipper socks. That’s a LONG time ago and I was never tempted to make socks again. That is, until I started to … Read more
Shopping at Blue Box, Busselton, Western Australia
I love to shop for quilting supplies and Blue Box Busselton is a fine example of the kind of LQS I go looking for. I had started a hand-piecing project in 2017 that seems to … Read more
Good Fortune Mystery Quilt: Clue 5
I am writing this post right after Christmas 2018. So much delicious food that I’m bursting at the seams! Clue 5 was a great clue to do over the holiday season – except I still … Read more
Good Fortune Mystery Quilt: Clue 4
If you have been following, this is Clue #4 in the Good Fortune Mystery Quilt by Bonnie Hunter. For links to Bonnie’s website, check out the bottom of this page, or start your catch-up on … Read more
Good Fortune Mystery Quilt: Clue 3
This week I leave for a holiday in Spain, but I completed Clue #3 of the Good Fortune Mystery Quilt completed before packing began! If you’ve not had a chance to catch up, you can … Read more
Winter Granny Square Afghan – Part 1
Do you tend to take a crafty turn each December? I know I do… there’s something about the cooler temperatures and the pressing deadline for Christmas gifts! Crochet fits the bill as a winter craft … Read more
Good Fortune Mystery Quilt: Clue 2
If you hadn’t spotted that I am writing about Bonnie Hunter’s Good Fortune Mystery Quilt, you might want to start with Clue 1! Clue #2 The theme for the second clue was blues and neutrals. … Read more