Hubby and I recently got back from our 10th Anniversary holiday. What an incredible holiday! I had such a lovely, relaxing time that I did not want to come back. We spent four days in the Barossa Valley, which is Australian wine country for anyone that doesn't know. The Barossa is known for their big, bold red though we tried all kinds of wine and bought heaps to bring back ...
The Selfish Swap – Holiday Edition
I can't believe how quickly this year has gone! With the festive season almost upon us, I thought it was the perfect time for round two of the selfish swap. The first round was so much fun I was dying to do it again. No idea what I'm talking about? You can read all about the Selfish Swap here. This time it's a bit festive. But as always, you make the rules, so there's no ...
Cotton + Steel Quilt – A Work in Progress
You might have seen this quilt in my Instagram feed, but I'm posting a few in progress shots of my Cotton + Steel Quilt here for y'all! When Ms Midge announced the Cotton + Steel charm swap, I jumped straight in. I love the Cotton + Steel range and thought this was a wonderful way to get my hands on 112 different charm squares from the range. For this quilt I used 110 of them. ...
Strawberry Sorbet
Strawberry Sorbet is a delicious way to use up cheap or excess strawberries. In fact, most fruits make a tasty sorbet. I've made strawberry, raspberry, mango, lemon, lime, pineapple...the list goes on! I find it doesn't last all that well so it's best to eat it with in a couple of days...not that we have any trouble with that! Strawberry Sorbet makes approx 1L 3/4 cup ...
A Happy Quilt with a Sad Story
A few weeks ago, Roman's friend's Dad died. She is a friend from his kinder class and everyone in the kinder community was shocked and upset. We all wanted to help in some way but had no idea what we could do. What would a family who has just lost their father/husband need?! We've organised a dinner roster for the next couple of months, but when I was talking to some friends ...
How to Host a Stress Free Birthday Brunch
Ted turned 2 recently and we had a bit of a party. Since having kids, the thought of parties instantly makes my blood pressure go up. So many people! So much food! And drinks! And noise! Argh!!! Anyway, I thought it was time to put my endless list making to good use and organise a stress free birthday party. How do you do that you say? Well, the key was to make sure everything ...
Mega Bibs for a Baby Shower
Baby news is always exciting, so when Renee and Alisa told me they were organising a blogging baby shower for Jenya, I was straight in. I'm a practical person at heart which means I like to give practical gifts. Something that will be used over and over again. The Mega Bib was one of those baby items for me. They provide great coverage and the snap up crumb catcher is perfect ...
7 Quilt Mistakes I Made
I have made two quilts now (Luminous and Charm Dash) so I'm no expert, but I wanted to share the silly mistakes I made with my first quilt. Hopefully, they will help one of you so you don't make these quilt mistakes too! 1. Not using enough pins I thought I had used plenty of pins when I was making my quilt sandwich (the backing, batting and quilt top all 'sandwiched' ...
The Selfish Swap
Have you participated in a swap and found it really hard to send off what you've made? Have you been disappointed with what you've received in the past? Do you worry that your swap buddy won't think your creation is up to scratch? Has your parcel never arrived?? Then the Selfish Swap is for you!! This is the first swap of its kind and the best and silliest at the same ...
Geometric Bird Pouch
I recently participated in the open wide pouch swap on Instagram. All the swappers made an Open Wide Pouch from the wonderful pattern by Anna of Noodlehead. I've made several of these and I adore this pattern...so well written and it produces a brilliant pouch. When I read that my swap buddy loved birds I knew straight away that I wanted to give this Geometric Paper Pieced Bird ...
Raspberry Amaretti Crush Brownies
These are my attempt at the most delicious brownies I've ever had! The original brownie was from Jamie's Italian. Usually when we go out for dinner, I like to try something different, but every time we went there I would get this brownie for dessert. It's been a long time since I had them, but I think this version comes pretty close. As if a brownie isn't good enough on it's ...
Charm Dash Quilt
I can now say that I've made two quilts! Yep, two whole quilts. This one was made using the pattern Charm Dash from Ms Midge. This quilt is not one to snuggle under with a hangover...it's very bright! I even had trouble taking photos of it. I had the pink and green (Peapod from KONA) as well as a FQ each of the Alison Glass prints already in my stash. I needed to buy another FQ ...
