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Scrappy Heart Pillow

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I love scrappy.

Especially tiny pieces of scrappy fabrics pieced together.

And my favourite way of using small tiny pieces is using a foundation paper piecing technique.

Now, if you have not heard or tried this method. Or even fear of it. Please don’t. You will be missing out the fun.

It may seems intimidating at first to do paper piecing. I knew I was too, when I first started with paper piecing, but the final look of it really just surpasses my fear. Perfect point, no worries about the seam allowance. So, it was totally worth it.

Now, if you don’t want to start with all the complicated paper piecing, start with a simple log cabin.

And if you want to add in a bit more fun AND a little bit of challenge, try this pattern!

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W.I.P: Grandmother’s Flower Garden, DWR

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NOTE : I no longer promote Craftsy/Bluprint as I used to due to the way the subscription is currently being carried out. I had the issue of cancelling my subscription when the company changed hand and I find that cancelling through calls is inconvenient. However, I do still stand behind these classes I promote and if you are subscribed, you can surely check these classes I recommend on the platform. If you are looking for another online platform to learn craft such as quilting, do check out CreativeBug. It is much cheaper in subscription (subscribe now 3 months for only $5). Thank you.

 

I have a few W.I.P projects that made some progress over these two weeks:

Here is a little progress photo

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A Friday Finish: Free Motion Quilt Hearts Mini

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While I am working on my double wedding ring quilt, and quilting away, I got an idea to quilt hearts.

And since I ran out of for my double wedding ring quilt, I took a break and quilted something else instead.

Besides, it gets boring just working on one project at a time. Says me – who can never really focus on getting one thing done at one time. 😛

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Blogging in 2017 Review as a quilt blogger

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NOTE : I no longer promote Craftsy/Bluprint as I used to due to the way the subscription is currently being carried out. I had the issue of cancelling my subscription when the company changed hand and I find that cancelling through calls is inconvenient. However, I do still stand behind these classes I promote and if you are subscribed, you can surely check these classes I recommend on the platform. If you are looking for another online platform to learn craft such as quilting, do check out CreativeBug. It is much cheaper in subscription (subscribe now 3 months for only $5). Thank you.
 

I have always loved reflecting back at the end of the year, listing out all the things that worked and things that didn’t, so I can plan for a better coming year. In this post, I review a little bit of my progress as a quilt blogger.

[image related : I love ‘Lara Casey’s Cultivate book‘ . A great book to start progressing into your life goals little by little]

This year, I thought I would do a reflect and planning here on the blog about my blogging business.

Yes. I am calling it a business now.

You’ll understand why in a while.

But before I go deep into that, I do want to make a little clearance first onto why I decide to write this here and share them with you.

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UFOs and WIPs of Quilts and Sewing Projects 2018

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Liberty Quilt

If you are a quilter, you may already know this common two abbreviation.

But just in case someone new pop on to this blog, just let me make it clear:

UFO:

Unfinished Object, half sewn, half-way done but has long forgotten. Sometimes unknowingly appear in the mess of looking for something in the sewing room. Sometimes, it has been so long that the owner forgets what was it meant to be. Erk. 🙂

WIP:

Work In Progress. Things that are still being worked on whether slowly progressing or being in the front view. Or waiting in the list to be done. it got on the list so it is in progress.

However, WIP can easily be turned into UFO once they got neglected and being shoved way under that pile. or that drawer. or that basket. wherever you keep it. 🙂

list of quilt ufo

Anyway,

Today, I am going to be taking you through my current UFOs and WIPs.

So just a warning: this is going to be a lengthy post. Just so you know I am going into details with these WIPs and UFOs.

January seems like a great time to post about these, so I am doing it.

Besides, I have just moved house and got a new sewing space, and finishing off old projects seems like a good idea to start with.

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Free Motion Quilting on Block Flying Geese| Sewcial Bee Sampler

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Free Motion Quilting Flying Geese. A quilt as you go series teaching you how to free motion quilt lots of motifs
NOTE : I no longer promote Craftsy/Bluprint as I used to due to the way the subscription is currently being carried out. I had the issue of cancelling my subscription when the company changed hand and I find that cancelling through calls is inconvenient. However, I do still stand behind these classes I promote and if you are subscribed, you can surely check these classes I recommend on the platform. If you are looking for another online platform to learn craft such as quilting, do check out CreativeBug. It is much cheaper in subscription (subscribe now 3 months for only $5). Thank you.

 

I am sharing with you today how I quilted block 13 – Flying Geese. Through this post, you can learn two specific ways to quilt flying geese blocks.

If you are new here, this post is a part of my quilt-as-you-go my Sewcial Bee Sampler, a sew-along hosted by Sharon Holland and Maureen Cracknell. I plan to share along the process with some tips and tutorial.

As usual, I have two blocks made for two quilts, one with custom quilting and one with allover quilting. Both would be a great practice if you are looking towards improving your free-motion skill. I am still practicing myself, especially with the custom quilting. I am learning as I go, so let’s do this together!

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Sewing room tip : 5 functional ways to use washi tapes

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5 ways to make use of washi tape in your sewing room

I am a fan of colours and patterns,

well, that does kind of explain the reason why I love fabrics.

Another love of mine is ! Are you a fan too? For those who aren’t familiar with it just yet – washi tapes are those funky colourful patterned tape which has tons of use besides paper crafts.

I have some in collection due to my love of making my planner cute and colourful. But….. that is not what I am going to share with you in this post. In this post,  I am going to be sharing with you how to use washi tape in your sewing room.

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