Happy Sunday friends. I'm very happy to share my scrappy rainbowy finished Pickle Wedge quilt. It's been a very fun quilt to put together as well as a great learning experience. I had alway...
My last post was on 1 March, so I thought I'd better pop in and share a bit what I've been up to. Firstly, Happy Easter! It's Easter Sunday morning and I've already had chocolate to start th...
I haven't sat down to read blogs or post on my blog very much this past month, so I figured I might just do a little catch up post with all of the things that have been happening lately. Firstl...
https://www.sameliasmum.com/2024/03/curves-ice-cream-soda-and-rainbows.html
The challenge for Aurifil Artisans for February 2024 was all about upcycling. Admittedly, I dithered to and fro about participating in this months challenge as I wasn't sure what to contribute. L...
https://www.sameliasmum.com/2024/02/aurifil-challenge-february-2024.html
The Karat Quilt is my latest quilt in Homespun Magazine. If you're looking for a quick make, this is definitely a great option, with most of the quilt chain pieced and the blocks coming together ...
I'm working on a fun new quilt called the Colossal Churn Dash quilt. It's a pattern by Natalie of Missouri Star Quilt Company and I first saw this quilt while watching one of their Triple Play vi...
https://www.sameliasmum.com/2024/02/colossal-churn-dash-quilt.html
I've finished my hand pieced green January blocks for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I was going for four blocks each month, but after I'd made four, I just kept going. These are simple to ...
It's late in the month, but I still had time to start, and now share, my Rainbow Scrap Challenge sewing, with green scraps. I've always wanted to make a quilt, sewn by hand. Not EPP, but hand sti...
https://www.sameliasmum.com/2024/01/slow-stitching-sunday.html
This month our friends at AURIFIL have asked the artisans to share their tips and tricks for thread organisation. I honestly thought long and hard about this challenge - and whether I'd actu...
https://www.sameliasmum.com/2024/01/aurifil-challenge-thread-organisation.html
It's been a while, but I was able to join Wendy and the gang for the January edition of Friday Night Sew In. I worked part of the day, but as dinner was going to be a BBQ (after our Thursday ...
It certainly doesn't seem like THAT much time had passed since I last blogged, but it's been almost a month. Gosh, time certainly does fly (although I feel like I say that all the time). So w...
For our work Christmas party, we all participate in a secret santa. This is a lot of fun and because we all are quilters/crafters, choosing just one gift can be tricky. There is also a tradition ...
https://www.sameliasmum.com/2023/12/liberty-thread-spool-keyrings.html
Through December, Island Batik ambassadors were challenged to choose a holiday that they love and then create a project of any kind to celebrate. Being my favourite time of year, I chose to make ...
https://www.sameliasmum.com/2023/12/island-batik-celebration-challenge.html
In the lead-up to the festive season, I enjoy sewing up Christmas projects. Projects, which I usually make as gifts for family and friends, store samples for work, and I usually make something fo...
https://www.sameliasmum.com/2023/11/simple-patchwork-table-runner.html
A few weeks back (or possibly a few months ago - I feel like I say it every time I blog, but time is absolutely flying), I received a bundle of bright and happy fabrics, designed by Ellie Whi...
https://www.sameliasmum.com/2023/11/the-lot-going-on-quilt-is-finished.html
Hello and welcome to my stop on the Island Batik and ByAnnie blog hop. November is the month when ambassadors had the opportunity to choose a pattern from the ByAnnie website. Have you visite...
It's been slow going around here lately. Not a lot of sewing getting done and I don't think it's only lack of time, but also, lack of motivation. When I'd normally have a number of projects o...
https://www.sameliasmum.com/2023/11/a-big-cushion-needle-turn-and-diary.html
October is the month that Island Batik joined forces with AccuQuilt and challenged the ambassadors to create a project using the North Carolina Star BOB (Block on Board) die . We received this ...
https://www.sameliasmum.com/2023/10/north-carolina-star-variation-table.html
It's the end of Term 3, spring school holidays here right now. No school for two weeks, which my kids have always looked forward to and which I love too. After 10/11 weeks of hard work, exams, ac...
So far, it's been a busy week around here. Firstly, I pieced my quilt top with the fabrics I shared the other day. This range is designed by Ellie Whittaker and is a lot of bright and happy fun....
https://www.sameliasmum.com/2023/09/a-lot-going-on-quilt-progress.html
For the past few days, it was been hot around here. Weather records are being broken and this early spring heat wave isn't meant to end until Thursday. Staying inside to keep cool, I set to work ...
Welcome to my stop on the "Pieced to Perfection" blog hop. Island Batik Ambassadors were challenged to create a quilt project with a newly released spring collection fabric range and it had to be...
https://www.sameliasmum.com/2023/09/lavender-sherbet-quilt-giveaway.html
The latest issue of Homespun Magazine is out and I have a couple of projects in this issue. Firstly, the magazine shared my visible mending project from earlier in the year. This was when I use...
https://www.sameliasmum.com/2023/09/topsy-curvy-and-visible-mending.html
My latest finish is this Morning Star Quilt - throughout August, Island Batik ambassadors had a free month to choose and create a project, using whichever fabrics we'd like, from the box of ...
AccuQuilt is partnering up with Island Batik and Baby Lock in a pay-it-forward campaign called “Covering the World: One Quilt at a Time.” Quilters and designers from AccuQuilt, ...
https://www.sameliasmum.com/2023/08/covering-world-one-quilt-at-time.html