I have finished my sister’s baby quilt! I called this one “hoot!” because the little green owl seemed to pop out at me. Some of these fabrics are so cute! In my tutorial for this quilt top I showed how to put the diagonal sashing together. I decided to echo the diagonal lines with someContinue reading ““hoot!” baby quilt finished!”
Author Archives: Jessica Norris
Healthy lunch fun
Recently I purchased some new lunch boxes for the kids, mainly because I realised Will couldn’t open the small Decor boxes all by himself. As he is going to start school next year (yeah — jaw drop), I thought it might be a good idea to use boxes with lid clips. I had a lotContinue reading “Healthy lunch fun”
Tutorial: Diagonal Quilt Sashing
Hello everyone! I’ve been a busy bee over the last couple of weeks, preparing for the crazy Christmas and Birthday season that is looming upon me! William was born two days after Christmas, and now I have a soon-to-be-niece arriving somewhere around December 14, so there is much to do! Luckily I had a coupleContinue reading “Tutorial: Diagonal Quilt Sashing”
Preparing for Potatoes
Early in October, we pulled out our garden tools and set to work in our garden, preparing the potato growing bed. Every year we plant our potatoes in a new patch — to avoid nematodes and viruses that attack the potato family — and this year we are using our crescent shaped terrace bed. BitContinue reading “Preparing for Potatoes”
Orchard netting complete!
Remember back when we upgraded the walls of our orchard with a new solid wire wall? Our plan at the time was to secure the top of the orchard with some netting, stretched over hoops. → It’s done! ← We’ve had the netting since we put up the hoops, but we stalled at the time becauseContinue reading “Orchard netting complete!”
One Lovely Blog Award!
Here’s a thing out of the blue: Matina from You hand made me {happy} has nominated my blog for the “One Lovely Blog Award”! 🙂 Thank you, Matina! I’m glad my blog is finding an audience, even whilst I am busy, busy and not updating as often as I used to. 🙂 I am feelingContinue reading “One Lovely Blog Award!”
Local Spring Flora
Hello all! Yesterday I took my neighbour’s dog for a walk, as they have gone away for a couple of days. A few steps past my driveway I started to notice that a huge array of native flora is out and blooming. And some non-natives, too. 🙂 Here’s a glimpse at what my neighbourhood isContinue reading “Local Spring Flora”
New kitchen curtains — no sewing required!
Yeah, I know — sometimes I surprise even myself! Who knew that when I woke up this morning intending to put together some new kitchen curtains, that I wouldn’t need to even get out a pair of scissors? And yet … that’s just what I did. 😀 Because I feel like doing everything upside downContinue reading “New kitchen curtains — no sewing required!”
Big reveal: woven tea towels!
I’m excited to finally be able to reveal what I’ve been working away on over the last few months: a set of woven tea towels for my Mum’s birthday! These turned out so well. 🙂 Not much like the original sample concept I tried back in January … but since then I managed to borrow aContinue reading “Big reveal: woven tea towels!”
Spring Garden Gallery
Spring is here! The garden is starting to wake up. 🙂
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