If you love modern quilting, particularly foundation paper piecing, this is the newsletter for you! You'll find a dose of rainbow, a little creative shenanigans and a bunch of quilty chatter coming your way each week.
It's not too early to talk Easter right? I mean if you trust the grocery stores, we could have started talking about Easter back in January. That's when the hot cross buns started appearing here anyways! I don't know if hot cross buns are treats everywhere, but it just doesn't feel like Easter without them. Thankfully they make a gluten free option for those of us who gluten doesn't agree with, and they're nearly as good as the "real" thing.
Easter eggs, however, no need for a gluten free option, the real thing works just fine in this family ;) And while I've been guilty of having a few early Easter eggs, it got me thinking about sewing some too. The fabric version is guilt and calorie freeplus super fun to stitch up.
So as a lil Easter treat from me to you, here's a free pattern to get you started. It's a super cute 3" foundation paper pieced block.It's perfect for a wee bit of fussycutting or using your favourite fabrics. But I'll forewarn you, it's hard to stop at just one (just like real chocolate Easter eggs!).
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If you're not super confident on foundation piecing, or you'd like a few hints and tips on fussycutting, I've put together a video tutorial for this lil Easter egg pattern to help.
If you're a bit of a bookworm, and you'd like a lil crossover between your favourite hobbies, you'll love Make Mine Mini this month! We have two book themed patterns - one featuring some fun lil bookshelves, and also a single book (perfect for fussycutting). I thought you might like to see some of the tester versions - because gosh they did a great job!
Top left is by Lauren, top right by Pat. Bottom left by Nicole and bottom right by Mark.
I really love seeing how people choose fabrics and make these patterns their own. Looking at all the details and the fussycutting is a little bit of magic.
Like to make your own? Come join us in Make Mine Mini! You'll get these patterns to get you started, plus a bonus alphabet pattern, an exclusive discount, access to a lovely supportive community plus a bunch of other goodies!
Our newest flower has arrived in a Year of Flowers - and for April, we're sewing daisies! These lil flowers are tricky with so many petals but they're joyful and pretty. Plus I love that you can make it in a range of colours - although I went with traditional white for my rectangular version.
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When you join us in a Year of Flowers, you get two versions of each flower each month. A rectangular version as shown above, plus a wedge version that joins together to create a beautiful wreath by the end of the year. For the wreath version I decided it needed to be a pink daisy!
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Like to sew your own? Dive on in and you'll get access to the patterns already released so you can catch up sewing your own bouquet of flowers!
There's some fun things happening in our quilty world, and it'd be remiss of me not to share them with you.
Quilting Designs on Sale!
I'm a new longarm owner so starting to build a collection of cute pantographs and quilting designs. One of my fave designers is Trinia of Penguin Feats. And we're in luck - Trinia has a sale on for the month of March to save 25% - no coupon needed!
Ann of Crafty Moose Quilts has released the sweetest heart pattern and every version of this that I've seen is adorable! Plus it comes in four sizes - options, my friends!
Need a lil more quilty inspiration? Let me add to that by sharing some of the fun finds I've come across in my internet travels. Click on the pic to go straight to the link :)
Critter Chatter
Thanks to my awesome sister-in-law, who has an endless supply of cute photos from her volunteer work at WA Wildlife, our Critter Chatter continues to feature cute Aussie animals! It's an awesome organisation that rescues and rehabilitates native animals. I've shared one of the koalas - here's another cutie. Because who doesn't love a koala?
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You can find out more, or donate to support these cuties by clicking the button below. Or if you live in or are visiting Perth in Western Australia, pop in for a tour - it's brilliant!
I'm headed to spend some time with the sewing machine - might make a few more of those little Easter eggs! Don't forget to grab your free pattern to make your own!
Have a wonderful week - and make sure to carve out a lil creative time!
Happy sewing!
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A little note on affiliate links: some of the links included in this newsletter are affiliate links. It doesn't add anything to the cost of the item to you, but it helps me pay those upkeep bills on our high maintenance chickens ;)
Kristy Lea
Mama, Designer, Quilter, Lover of Rainbows, Foundation Paper Piecing Fanatic, Crazy Cat Lady, Part-time Chicken Wrangler
If you love modern quilting, particularly foundation paper piecing, this is the newsletter for you! You'll find a dose of rainbow, a little creative shenanigans and a bunch of quilty chatter coming your way each week.
Click here to view this email in your web browser Hey Reader! Finally, the weather here has started cooling and it feels like we're properly into Autumn here in Australia. The leaves have started changing colour which is one of my favourite things about where I live. Having grown up on the coast where that didn't happen, it's a delight to see the shift from green to reds and pinks! I've designed quite a few patterns over the years featuring leaf designs - but my favourite is the big bundle -...
Click here to view this email in your web browser Hey Reader! With Mother's Day coming up this weekend, I thought I'd share a little snap of my mum, Carolyn, and me! She's my biggest cheerleader - and if you're in any of the Quiet Play FB groups, she'll be one of your biggest cheerleaders too!. She's not just the reason for my existence ;), she's also the person responsible for me starting quilting. About 15 years ago, I casually mentioned I'd like to learn how to quilt. Next thing, Mum went...
Click here to view this email in your web browser Hey Reader! Last week I opened the doors of The Pantry for a lil sneak peek for those on the waitlist. But this week? This week I've flung the doors wide and inviting you to jump on in and join us! Sew jars of jam, bottles of sauce (or cordial!), and tins of food in this six month Block of the Month. Over the course of six months, you'll collect six different containers and sixteen fruit and vege patterns - everything you need to mix and match...
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