Hearts and Flowers

I have finally done this delightful pattern up and it is now in my Etsy store. Click on its picture in the sidebars Etsy button. A few of you asked me to have it available and it now is in pdf format.

I loved sewing this delicate Table runner and it looks lovely on any dressing table or coffee table to give it an old world charm. I did mine in Calico fabric which is one of my favourite fabrics.

I hope you enjoy sewing it too and I would love to see your version.

Simply Stylish Designs

Over on Kirstie's blog she is having a super gorgeous giveaway. Pop on over and leave a comment and good luck :)

A absolutely fabulous gorgeous Bag!!!

How awesome! I won miss~nance’s giveaway*

I entered miss~nance’s giveaway each day as Gail was giving away something each day. I was so excited to win two of these wonderful gifts. Thank you so much Gail for these lovely gifts and I have some ideas what I am going to use them for already. I love the doll pattern too! Thanks heaps.

Some indulgence! Yummm!!

Yesterday I made a delectable cheesecake. It turned out so good that I had to take a picture of it to show you. Plus I have written out the recipe for you too. It is so yum!! I hope you enjoy making and eating it too.

Mango Cheesecake

Ingredients:

Base

• 250g plain sweet biscuits
• 150g melted butter
• 2 tablespoons water

Filling

• 150ml mango nectar
• 1 ½ tablespoons gelatine
• 500ml light cream cheese
• 1 1/3 cup castor sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 300ml cream

Jelly

• 150ml mango nectar
• 50ml water
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon gelatine

Method:

Base

Crush the biscuits and mix in the melted butter and water then press into the bottom of a lined spring-form cake tin. Refrigerate until set.

Filling

Pour the mango nectar into a small pot and sprinkle the gelatine over the top. Let is sit for five minutes then stir it over a low heat until the gelatine is dissolved, do not allow it to boil or the cheesecake may not set.

Beat the cream cheese and the caster sugar with an electric mixer until soft and light, then add the cooled mango/gelatine mix and the lemon juice and beat until combined.

Whip the cream until soft peaks form then stir it into the cheesecake mixture. Pour it over the biscuit base then refrigerate until set.

Jelly

Put the mango nectar, caster sugar and water in a small pot, sprinkle the gelatine over the top and let it stand for five minutes then stir over a low heat until the sugar and gelatine have dissolved. Allow it to cool to lukewarm before pouring it over the filling. Refrigerate until set.

Serve with fresh mango and softly whipped cream.

Oh heck.....another giveaway with lots and lots!!

Hop on over to this fabulous blog and have a look at thier fabulous giveaway. Awesome things happening over there.

Its at Yellow Bird Art A Quilt Shop.

A Little Giveaway

Thank you all for your lovely comments about my 'On My Heart' BOMs.
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I am excited about them too and the future ones.

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I would love it if you would put up on your blogs,

my little button that I made and tell others about it.

Just copy and paste onto your blog.

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Leave a comment here after putting up the little button and tell me that you have done this and I will visit your blog and then at the end of the month I will pick out three and send you a pdf pattern of my Tulips In Bloom pattern.

I would love to give everyone a pdf pattern, but I got to make some money so that I can buy more fabric to sew into new designs. Hehehe!

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Don't forget to download number 3 of On My Heart BOM and remember next month I will have number 4 up for you. Just to tease you ...it has another little ..... on the heart with some ..... and ....well you are just going to have to wait.

On My Heart BOM and Tulips in Bloom Patterns

Due to popular request: The previous “On My Heart” blocks are now available from my Etsy shop.

For those of you who missed out on the “On My Heart” launch last month, here is your chance to catch up.

Simply visit my Etsy shop via the link on the left.
(Block 3 is currently available for free via the Heart link on the left)

On My Heart is a Mystery BOM.

  

That is, a Block of the Month which will run for 3 more months as there are 6 Blocks all up.

On the 10th of each month (Aust. time!) a new block will be released with the old block being removed. After the 10th, you can buy any missed blocks through my Etsy shop.

On My Heart is made available to you in Adobe PDF format via the Heart link at left.
If you download before the 10th of each month the blocks will be free but after 10th they will be taken down and will be available in my Etsy shop for you to purchase.

Also my Tulips in Bloom pattern is up in my Etsy store. It is PDF at the moment and I will have a hard copy available soon. I am still working on that.

I do hope you enjoy sewing these and I will have other patterns available very soon.

I am very excited about all this and I am just about jumping out of my chair…I think I need a coffee!

Go on over and have a look at this absolutely lovely giveaway. Its just awesome and do tell Debi I sent you over to have a look. Her Blog is life in my studio

My New Pattern

Today I want to show you my very first pattern.

I am very nervous about releasing my first ever pattern for selling.

Yes I know I have had some of my designs published and that is all very exciting too but this is going it alone.

I have yet to set up my Etsy Shop and I will tell you about it when I have listed my pattern. I also will be doing the ones I have had published up into pattern packets too. To start with, these will be available as PDF’s. I do hope you like my very first pattern.

Its a Table Centre Mat and I had lots of fun designing and sewing it.

This is another bit to see

I have called it Tulips In Bloom as the flowers are Tulips.

It measures 22 ½ in x 22 ½ in and in the PDF it will have all the instructions on how to make it and all the requirements with diagrams and pictures.

I am so excited and I hope you are too about my new Tulips In Bloom pattern.

Have a look at Jenny's New Pattern she has just released.

I am so excited for Jenny as she has just released her new pattern of a absolutely beautiful cushion she designed.

Dont you just love it?? Go on over to her blog to read all about it. You can get it as a PDF or a Packet.

Its just gorgeous and I know she will have a lot of people cueing to buy it. Good on you Jenny...I am so happy for you.

Look here at her pattern.

Well done Jenny!! Lots of hugs to you too.

Block 3 of On My Heart BOM’s

At last ….

here is Block 3 of the On My Heart BOM’s I am giving you all.

A few of you have asked how many blocks will I be doing and so far I have plans for 6 so they can be made into a fabulous wall hanger or lap quilt or table runner or place mats.

Really the ideas are endless.

I am going to put borders around mine…(I haven't done this yet) in contrasting colours and then of course the edging.

This block is called - ‘Bee On My Heart’ and you can get it here.

I do hope you enjoy sewing this one and look out for the next BOM.

Number 4 block 'Tweet Tweet On My Heart' is here which is just been released.

Shabby Roses Blocks 1, 2 & 3

If you go over to Jenny’s blog – Elefantz, you can download these adorable blocks to sew yourself. These are mine that I have done and enjoyed sewing them at night times while listening to the telly. Jenny is going to have some more available and I am so looking forward to them. I think they are just the Shabbiest and prettiest Roses blocks anyone would want to sew.

The first one is block 3, the second is block 1 and the third is block 2.

I want to show you how clever these ladies are ….

Go on over to Jenny’s blog at

 Elefantz

and have a look at her version of my little

Blue Bird

and Butterfly on My Heart blocks.

They are just devine!!

I love them!!

and also have a look at

Bea’s

ones she has done.

I am overwhelmed with how these have turned out also. Just lovely and I love the quilting Bea did on hers.

Then go on over and have a look at how

Siggy

did hers..I love the bright colours and love seeing how others have done the blocks. Thanks for showing me and you all have brightened my day *big smiles from me*

Bag Swap on the forum

Here are pictures of the fabulous bag that I got from Willoger from the Bag swap on the Craft Forum. I love the colours and the style and its got heaps of room in it for all my ‘junk’ I tend to carry around.

and this is the bag I made for her and she says she loves it so I am happy about that.

A Giveaway from Love 2 Quilt

Just letting you all know that there is a lovely lady who has just started blogging...well not just now but a few weeks ago and is having a giveaway already :) She is giving away a lovely bag!! So all you bag ladies out there here is your chance to win one. Go on over to Love 2 Quilt's blog and leave a comment.