This is my tried and true method for a lined, drawstring bag, with an optional personalised nameplate.
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I have finished my scrap quilt top! Now to find some time to quilt it. I have a cunning plan to use this Lotta Jansdotter 'Echo' print for the backing.
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We had a brief trip to Sydney in the school holidays, and I finally got to visit Quiltsmith in Annandale. Another one to tick off my 'quilt shop bucket list'! I snapped these impressive hand pieced quilts while I was there
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The mid year school holidays have come to a snowy end in our part of the world.
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I'm channelling my inner 1930s with some half inch hexies in pretty little prints. I am loving paper piecing - it is precise and methodical, which suits me just fine right now.
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A favourite plant in the garden right now is this beauty: Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii', which I purchased from a plant stall at Ballarat Botanic Gardens a few years ago.
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I am always up for a challenge, but this one really stretched me!
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It has always been a mystery to me as to why 'Good Friday' is good. For such a sombre day in the Christian calendar, there doesn't seem to be too much good about it. Thankfully, we know that Easter Sunday is coming, and with the news of Jesus' astonishing resurrection, that there is wonderful hope.
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Do you remember this little waif? Ain't she sweet?
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Liberty of London has been producing its exquisite, fine quality lawn fabric for as long as I've been alive. I have been a fan for almost as long!
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I wonder how many of you remember the late '80's, when 'the look' was all Liberty shirts with collars turned up and pearl earrings?
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I get to hang out with the girl in Newtown and Glebe - 'hang out' is probably wishful thinking; 'stand out' is more accurate. These days, I loiter around the windows of florist shops & patisseries - actually I did that 25 years ago too!
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Making 'Candy Coated' by Amanda Jean @ Crazy Mum Quilts. It is a really easy project, not requiring too much thought in terms of fabric placement or colour - the things that usually slow me down!
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I have been keen to dig up my Brunsvigia josephinae clump for several seasons now, but have been procrastinating. The bulbs are rare and I don't want to risk losing them.
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I have just finished a couple of small gifts for my girls.
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Blooms express love and kind thoughts, in the happiest of times, and in the tragic.
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In my garden today, and making me happy: Rosa 'Zéphirine Drouhin' in glorious bloom.
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Every November, I look forward to Sew Mama Sew's roundup of sewing tutorials. So much inspiration and some great ideas for Christmas gifts!
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I went for a walk in a friend's beautiful garden on Friday, and she has this lime green lovely planted in some shade.
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I've updated my tutorial to provide instructions to custom fit the dimensions of any journal. I've also come up with a couple of nifty options for elastic closures. Enjoy!
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