We were back at the farm on the weekend, home for the 50th birthday of a dear friend who has been diagnosed with leukaemia this year. She is...

Thank you for your interest in my tutorial. The tutorial has moved and is available in its entirety  at this link . Best wishes, Bloom. ...

My tiny Tête-à-Tête miniature daffodils are indicators of unseasonably warm weather, and herald promise of more warmth and blooms to come. W...

Our aim to finish Mum's bag before she returns home is accomplished. She did a wonderful job of it. And if she happens to leave...

I have returned from the netball run to find Mum sewing madly. I fully expected that she would not have progressed at all considering that w...

The aforementioned bag got off to a slow start. Neither of us felt brave enough last night to cut into the Echino - we were both tired and ...

Mum is visiting, which meant our inevitable visit to Anni Downs' lovely The Home Patch store in Bathurst today. We boldly declared as ...

If my last post wasn't enough excitement for me in one week, the Garden Issue of Australian Homespun arrived in my mailbox as well. I ma...

... come to those who wait! I finally received some copies of the Moda Bake Shop book, Fresh Fabric Treats. And I can at last reveal my con...

On my last trip home, I nagged and nagged my mother to finally finish her basket wallhanging. Always one to please, she obliged me :)   The ...