Leading Ladies & Supporting Cast

We have a huge new grouping of floral from Northcott entitle Leading ladies and Supporting Cast. The lovely clear colours and beautiful designs would make breathtaking summer quilts. All fabrics in the collection are only $9.99/metre.

Click here to purchase them online: Leading Ladies and Supporting Cast

June Projects and a Summer Resolution

Oh my goodness...summer is here and I had to make a hard decision. Each summer I tackle a big project...last year I made the sample for our Little Stitchies block of the month:

The summer before it was Over the River - a stunning quilt by Crab Apple Hill:

You can purchase the pattern using this link: Over the River & through the Woods Quilt .

Well yesterday I was home for the whole day with no other commitments (can't remember the last time that happened) - the boys were busy outside with their skateboards and skooters so I tackled a whole lot of housework, baking and then still had time to organize and plan my summer projects. I have so many UFOs right now that I have decided to spend the summer finishing things rather than starting something new.

First up will be the Celebration Quilt. This little quilt is so beautiful it combines stitchery with the Celebration Fabrics designed by Brenda Riddle for Lecien. Sandy has all the kits made up and ready to go...we just need a picture of the finished quilt and finishing the quilt is my responsibility...oh dear. As you can see I have two of the lovely basket blocks stitched and third one hooped and just barely started. This is going to be my first project to finish!

Here's a close-up of the first little block...

Here's the second...

Hopefully I will have the third one ready to show you in the next week!

I have also stalled on my vegan quilt ... this one is a Japanese Hexagon quilt that is a quilt-as-you-go project. As you can see I have finished about 40 hexagons but need to do a lot more! I did prepare another couple of dozen so I am ready to pick it up and get going again! I'd really like to finish this one over the summer. Is anyone interested in an online tutorial for the block?

I'll keep posting my UFO projects through the summer...would anyone else like to join in? If you send pictures we'll post your progress too! Or you can just post your progress through comments if you prefer.

On the baking front I just made up some muffins ... but I thought they looked so pretty in my new cupcake holder that I would share it too!

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Best Press Has Arrived!

I have brought in Mary Ellen's Best Press Products . We have some small 6 ounce bottles in Lavender Fields, Citrus Grove, Caribbean Beach & Scent Free scents. As well as large 16 oz. spray bottles for once you are hooked!



When you use Best Press there's no flaking, clogging, or white residue on dark fabrics. A special stain shield protects fabrics and helps resist wrinkles. Best of all ,it's more effective than any starch you've ever used. The scents are light and fresh - I especially love the Citrus Grove. There is a scent free best press for those who are sensitive to fragrances.

I know I'm not the only ironing addict out there...when I had my first son we lived in a small bungalow with wood floors. I used to set the ironing board up in the bedroom beside the bed so I could put things away as soon as they were done. When I iron, I use a steam generator iron and a lot - and I mean a lot of starch. Apparently starch will leave a residue on a wood floor that makes it as slippery as an ice rink. My hubby would come home and walk in the bedroom in his socks and slide all over the place. One night we went visiting his mom and he started bragging about what a good housewife I am and how I always had the floors waxed to perfection. I know it is wrong...but I didn't correct him! I'm sure she was aware that modern hardwood doesn't require waxing but she didn't say anything either. At any rate, now he does the laundry and floors just aren't "waxed" like they used to be.

Yummy Cupcakes...

A tonne of people have been asking for cupcake fabric... and we have some back in stock...grab it before it's all gone again: Cupcakes - Yummy!