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... I'm not sure where time flew to. There has been plenty of sewing going on but as usual not a lot I can share with you just yet but I did think it was about time I showed you the cushion I made for Kay with the mini-cartwheels.

I got busy with my usual crazy-straight-line quilting in a yellow variegated Aurifil thread. I love the texture it adds without detracting too much from the patchwork.

I used one of my favourite Pam Kitty Picnic prints for the back of the cushion.

Before sending it off to Kay I took a photo of it next to the full-size Cartwheels cushion. I love them both :)

I am extremely tempted to revisit the full-size Carthwheels block for a quilt! I may even have dug out a long hoarded stash of Punctuation with this in mind ;) In the meantime I've been working on another EPP design, Wafers. There will be a reveal of that very soon as it's currently awaiting quilting :)
I hope all is good with you. Catch you soon x

Blogiversary winners

Thanks to everyone that entered our blogiversary giveaway! I'll cut to the chase and reveal the winners.
First winner:

Kay, you've won the mini-cartwheels project. I'll contact you shortly, so you just need to decide whether you want it turned into a cushion or a mini quilt :) 

Second winner:

Jusmom1 you are the winner of Yvonne's scrap pack! Perfect given your chosen fabric combination. This little lot will be coming to live with you :) 

Third winner:

Angelia you're the winner of my scrap pack. I've picked out this little lot for you :) 

We'll look forward to seeing what you both do with your scraps :)

Now I'm off to dig out a candle to light this evening. Catch you soon x

Blogiversary giveaway!

It's giveaway overload at the moment around here so apologies to anyone that hates giveaways! As promised on Wednesday we're back. To celebrate our 4th blogiversary we're giving away 3 prizes.

First name drawn will win these mini-cartwheels blocks turned into a cushion or mini-quilt depending on the winner's preference. I used the most awesome fabric line ever - Katie Jump Rope by Denyse Schmidt, so the winner should feel very honoured that I'm prepared to part with it ;)

Second name drawn will win a scrap pack from Yvonne's stash! It will contain enough pieces to make a full size cartwheels project similar to the one below, but obviously not in these fabrics. (Backing fabric not included)
                            
Third name drawn will win a scrap pack from my stash! It too will contain enough pieces to make a full size cartwheels project similar to the one above but not necessarily in these colours. (Backing fabric not included).

So, to be in with a chance of winning you need to visit our website (if you haven't already) to obtain the code that we posted in the "New"section on Wednesday. Come back here and enter the code in the comments section along with your favourite colour scheme so that we have an idea what scraps might be of interest to you if you happen to win :)
That's it! No more hoops, just enter the code and colour scheme. If you don't enter the code I'll be deleting your entry so it's worth taking the time to find the code. 
This giveaway will close on Sunday 3rd August around 11pm (BST). The winners will be chosen by random number generator. Apologies in advance if I don't manage to reply to you all individually. Please leave a contact email if you are a no-reply blogger.
Catch you soon x

Cartwheels

I told you it wouldn't be long before I was back with a finish! The cartwheels went together really quickly and I'm delighted with the end result, a rather large 22" square cushion that is happily filling a spot on one of our sofas in the front room :)

I used a gorgeous print by Anna Maria Horner for the back along with a brown solid. Yes you read that right, BROWN.

I thought that I'd be done with this EPP design for the time being until it occurred to me that it would probably be nice in a smaller scale...you know how it goes...

...mini-cartwheels, can't go wrong with Katie Jump Rope! Catch you soon :)