The New Blog is Here!

Hello everyone! I've just revamped the old blog and created this one for your reading pleasure. I recently found my 2012 blog with three posts on it. I am hoping to be able to combine my pictures from my Instagram account and go into things a little deeper on the blog. 

So where am I up to at the moment. Late last year I joined my first Instagram based craft swap- thanks to the talented Fiona @bendigolioness who basically caught my curiosity. I have found that participating in craft swaps has increased my 'sewjo'- I have been quilting for about 15 years now but I was in a rutt, not feeling inspired to create and feeling a little worse for ware. As a creative person I found it so hard not to have an outlet. Craft swaps have enabled me to improve my technical ability, finish what I start to a deadline and enjoy the creative process once again. I've also had the joy of meeting and making some wonderful new friends. The quilting community on Instagram is very supportive!

Some of my craft swap items can be found on my Instagram account @thequiltopians. I will post a few of my favourite swap items here for you to see as well. Using Instagram,  I like to document the process involved in making my projects both for my own memories and others. One thing I love about craft swaps is seeing the progress shots of those participating too. 

Another quilt that I have recently finished was a charity quilt for the Samoyed Club of NSW. This was made using a foundation paper pieced pattern from Silver Linings Originals. It was also quilted by the very talented Kyeen McPherson from Kyeen Marie Quilts. This lap sized quilt uses the samoyed block and the friendship star. 

As you can see these foundation patterns have a lot of small tricky pieces in them but the end result is well worth the extra care!

If you'd like to see more take a look at my Instagram feed @thequiltopians or if you are on face book check the the group The Quiltopians where a few of my friends also post their latest quilting projects. So until next time have fun making and doing!