NOTE : I no longer promote Craftsy as I used to due to the way the subscription is currently being carried out. I had the issue of cancelling my subscription when the company changed hand and I find that cancelling through calls is inconvenient. However, I do still stand behind these classes I promote and if you are subscribed, you can surely check these classes I recommend on the platform. If you are looking for another online platform to learn craft such as quilting, do check out CreativeBug. It is much cheaper in subscription (subscribe now 3 months for only $5). Thank you.

Hi!

 

I have been spending late nights watching Videos on Craftsy.

And I can’t thank you enough to Craftsy for sharing the Quilt Con Lecture series 2013 for free! I feel like I was there!!

 

 

If you haven’t joined craftsy, go on and try it! (updated: Craftsy in now MyBluprint – sign up here). There is so much to learn and a lot of class choices these days. I just have to keep resisting myself so that I don’t go broke..LOL.

 

 

Anyway, watching Quilt Con Lecture series made me feel so much closer to my idols and bloggers who have very much inspired me in this quilting world. I love love listening to the lecture series. I learned a lot from each of the lectures and feel overwhelmed with inspiration!

 

They are so many wonderful people out there and I appreciate every small bits they share.

 

As a conclusion from all what I learn, I feel like I know my goals now and that is – Have fun and never define or limit myself to what I should only do. As long as I am having fun, it would be great! I am not a quilter but a maker (Jacquie’s saying). Just do whatever I am comfortable with (Angela Walters saying), and I was pretty much inspired by David and Amy Butler too on their adventures of travelling and how simple camera and setting could capture such wonderful photos..

 

So, my latest adventure would be something related to needleturn applique! I am just jumping into this. I have always admired Baltimore quilts and other beautiful hand appliqued quilt. I just think that I don’t have the patience enough to deal with them.

 

But.. I was sooo inspired when this book reached me. I love Sarah’s method of making quilt which most of them just grow as she goes. I think I like that.. Seem so me.

 

 

 

And after seeing one of Canberra’s Modern Quilt Guild member, Danielle version of Millefiori quilt, I know I have to try it! You can see Danielle’s gorgeous version here.

 

Together along with the book, I bought myself a class on Craftsy with Sarah Fielke, Big techniques from small scraps. It was definitely worth it as I learned more and I just love listening to the teacher. Videos makes me feel so much closer to them!

 

 

 

 

So, wait for my version hopefully soon!

 

Till then,

XOXO

Hi!

It has been a while since my last W.I.P post. Linking this up with Lee’s at Freshly Pieced

Not that I have none W.I.P, but have found that blogging does take time – and sometime I am short of that. Who isn’t right…

Anyway,last week I have been spending most of time with the Make it Right Challenge and finally it got done! Here is a bit of sneak peek. I’ll do a full post on 7th June when you can vote it too! O please do! 🙂

Last weekend we spent in Tathra Beach. The view was beautiful.

While DH goes fishing,  I ended up in the apartment making these:

It is going to be another Penrose Tile which I made a while back for Travelling Pic Stitch.

Now, it is still not yet appliqued to its background. I am going to do it when the new version of the penrose tile is done. Hopefully.

I also worked on Modern Quilt Guild Canberra’s quilt block. We are all assigned to blocks based on Canberra’s Map. What a wonderful idea Crystal and Nicole had for the quilt. I am pretty sure it will turn out pretty good!

My block and scraps

Block c4 Done!

A few more on the list like quilting my HST Quilt and I feel a few more coming to be on my W.I.P list! Isn’t ever so normal…

BTW, I have a giveaway running here to celebrate a year of blogging on littlemushroomcap! Come and join in!

XOXO

Hi!

Firstly I want to thank you for visiting here!

You have to know that you are the one giving me support to continue sharing in this blog!

This May, Littlemushroomcap marks a year!

You can visit my first ever post on this blog here and my first quilt post here.

I love your comments, your visit and your thoughts. I love connecting with people through blog and have had an amazing time with bloghops this first year of blogging. 

Not to mention a vast amount of inspiration and learning ever since I have started this blog and quilting. And my love for Modern Fabrics had given me lots of fun!!

I love fabrics..even way before I started quilting, I have always had a great stash of fabrics – back then I use to have lots of dress fabrics. Now I am stashing quilting fabrics..the only problem is, I may need to start slowing down…eeek..

Anyway,

Today I would like to do a giveaway  GIVEAWAY CLOSED! Something from my stash!

Take a bundle of a piece from my stash… It has a bit of everything; in rainbow of colours.

I am giving away 16 piece of Fat Eights!

All you have to do to get a chance on them is to leave a comment on this post.

You can get extra entry by doing either of the following and saying you do so in a separate comment:

 Subscribe in a reader

OR 

Follow littlemushroomcap on Facebook by clicking Like.

Well, Good Luck!!! I will pick a winner on 8th June!

Update :  Winner is Heidi! I have emailed and contacted her, soon will post it!

XOXO

Hi!

This May, I started my blocks a bit early as I have been late for April and thought I’ll post them on time.

I did post two of them, one for simply solid bee, one for QBSA, only to realise right after I posted them that I think I didn’t get to seal the envelope!

One of them is for sure lost in the mail as the receiver has already received an empty envelope. yeah..sad.

So I quickly whip up another one and make sure I seal the envelope!

 

This was for simply solid bee and below is the one  lost somewhere between the mailbox and the receiver.

 

And this is the new one I posted this morning.

 

 I had fun cutting theses 2″ squares..They are bright and they make me happy

This one is still on air for my QBSA partner. I am hoping I did seal this one! Otherwise, I’ll make another one.. 🙁

 

I feel frustrated not because I need to make another block, but because I am just sad for the lonely block. Lost. Hopefully at least I still hope a quilter will find it. Who knows, there’ll be one quilter working around post offices right?

I am also done with Aurifil DOM for April and May

Need to squeeze time for Lucky Star Blocks of April and May soon. Till then,

XOXO

Hi!

Have you heard the about challenge? (update: challenge was in June 2013)

If you haven’t, visit here and here to learn more about it.

I love AGF fabrics. They stands for their tagline “Feel the difference”. And I do feel it.

The first time I bought AGF fabrics were the Pure Elements Bundle. The solids have no selvedge but I keep petting it and I love the silky feel of it. The next bundle I bought was Indie. Then I saw the tagline on the selvedge and I said to myself, ” I know, I feel it”. LOL

The silky feel of AGF fabrics is suitable for making garments and I was surprise how it is also so suitable for quilting too. However, I do find Pure Elements do get crinkly fast and they need a bit of spray during ironing to remove those creases. Once quilted, it’s fine. Besides, the crinkles are what you want in quilt don’t you?

Anyway, I have decided to enter this challenge. Firstly I love challenges as it pushes me out of my boundary and it lets me find and improve my skills. Secondly, I love Angela Walters. I love her  modern quilting. This panel was meant for quilting and I am definitely having fun with it!

I have a little sneak peek of what I am making for the challenge.

Fabrics I am using :-

After all panels for my project were cut out, I still have some small leftovers. Keeping to the rules of the challenge, I am using all of the small scraps on the left in improv piecing for the backing with Pure Elements as the background. I am throwing the right side scraps. I guess that is about 1-5% of the whole fabric.

I had so much fun thinking my way through this! I got really excited throughout planning and sewing these. So geeky aren’t I? LOL

All panels ready to be quilted :

Threads I am using:

 50Wt Cotton Mako Aurifil  in 2021, 2605,5015, 5005 and 2600

If you want to stock up on Aurifil threads, there’s a great deal now at Fat Quarter Shop as their Notion Of the Month.

 

The start of the Free Motion Madness

Can you guess what I am making? Take a guess..

Of course, my guide book to quilting has to be beside me while I am planning all this.

 

I am getting this done by this week hopefully and have the photos sent to AGF. I am unsure whether we are allowed to do a blogpost prior to June 6th, but I’ll be doing a full blogpost on the finished project for sure later to that.

Well, I hope you will join in voting on the 7th June! Vote for me if you like my project!

Till then,

XOXO

Hi,

Probably I am a bit on the slow train here with my scrappy trip along quilt, but guess what, the HUGE queen size quilt top is finally done! Tottaly scrappy and even some yucky fabrics in there, but I love the messy look of it.

I have found the perfect vintage bed-sheet as the backing and will be off to batting the quilt this weekend.

I must say, the time where I procrastinate most on this quilt was ironing each block, which were many blocks. 56 blocks all of them. Huh. But I manage.

The quilt top itself is heavy. I could feel it dragging of my sewing machine as I piece the few last seams together. Photo shoot was even harder, I don’t really know how to snap a good photo of such gigantic quilt in a small yard or my cute little house.

But I think it was all worth it. Can’t wait to snuggle under this this winter, so I better get myself to quilt it soon! Yes, I am challenging myself to quilt a queen size quilt under my domestic machine. Yikes.. But I am particularly sure, I will be doing an allover quilting – i find it easier than lines. Will see how that goes!

Someone is playing hide and seek while I snap this photo.

Can you spot him?

By the way, I am totally joining in Zakka 2.0 with Debbie and Lindsey and so many others!

Can’t wait. I love Ayumi’s designs and I am pretty sure I will love her book and making every single project from that.

Come and join in too..It’ll be fun.

Till then,

XOXO