Sew for the fun of it
Hi, and welcome to Sew Blue Thread. Summer is fast approaching here and today, we have an unusual day of rain. What better time is there than to do some sewing plus a little message on the side. All I need is the obliging cat to come and sit on … Continue Reading →
Hi, and welcome to Sew Blue Thread. Here is the new Summer Getaway mini quilt. A fabulous quilt to decorate the holiday home in the Summer time, a memorable quilt to give another as a reminder of ‘good times’. A quick and easy quilt to stitch together on a weekend. … Continue Reading →
Fish for Tea, or is it fish for dinner? Tea, dinner, it’s fish at anytime. I love it when we have fish for the evening meal. We try and buy deep sea fish hoki and fry it at home or from the Fish & Chip shop, cod or nile perch. … Continue Reading →
Hi and welcome to Sew Blue Thread. Today, I would like to show you my latest quilt pattern. This ‘Point West’ Quilted table runner, has become another favourite of mine, just because it’s full of fun shapes heading in all directions. With recent house moves over here, there has been … Continue Reading →
It’s that time of year again, when we think of cold weather setting in, in the Southern Hemisphere, and when there’s cold weather, we think of a reason for Christmas in July. Break out the tinsel, Christmas tree, baubles, presents, and most of all, get together with friends and … Continue Reading →
Hi, and welcome to Sew Blue Thread. I can’t help but think of Summer, when the days are warm. The surf, the sand, beach umbrellas, and shade. Oh, that lovely shade, when the sun is beating down, just making everything even hotter. The beach umbrella just fixes everything, and … Continue Reading →
Hi, and welcome. Just imagine, fresh cool breeze on a hot Summer day, lazing by the coconut palm. Continuing on with a Sea theme, here is the next block to try. Say hello to ‘Coconut Bay’. Have used multiple stash fabrics to make this block, and to try out … Continue Reading →
Hi, and welcome to my blog. Have you ever wondered about a particular fabric, and suddenly you find out there’s a whole new world out there using this fabric. That’s what’s happened to me, through a friend. I made an amazing discovery of Tilda fabric. From the time I started … Continue Reading →
Let’s Celebrate Christmas Quilt Hi, and welcome to my blog. Today, I want to share with you a little Christmas cheer quilt. Let’s Celebrate Christmas. It’s not quite Christmas, however, there’s no reason not to put together a Christmas quilt, ready for the occasion. Christmas in July, August, September or … Continue Reading →
Hi, and welcome to Sew Blue Thread. This quilted table runner, is one where I was trying out a fabric line from Kate Spain, called ‘Honey Honey’ for Moda fabrics. Love how the fresh colours go together. On another note, the backing fabric came from Ikea. It was a last … Continue Reading →