Sewing For Sydney – FAQ

Molli Sparkles

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40 Responses

  1. leanne says:

    way to go Molli ! I'm making blocks tonight and sending – making for Katrina's 3 daughters is awesome !

  2. Some Terra Australis Hashtag blocks will be in the mail tomorrow. I also read in the comments under your original Instagram post that Marni from Frankenstein's Fabrics kindly offered her machine quilting services. Anything anyone else can do, don't be afraid to ask and delegate! xoxo

  3. Pat says:

    Good for you, Molli. I'm leaving town too soon and returning too late to contribute blocks, but I'll be visiting your PayPal account.

  4. Amanda says:

    Blocks on their way today from Maine!

  5. Debra says:

    Blocks in the works from Texas!

  6. memmens says:

    I've just posted 10 blocks off to you, I guess they should be with you before the end of the year! As a mum of three children my heart aches for those girls – thanks for organising, big sparkly hugs to you. x

  7. Tara Celeste says:

    Starting some blocks today in Rhode Island, USA!

  8. Skootchover says:

    Mailed 6 from California yesterday. Thank you for doing this. Makes me feel less helpless when these tragedies occur.

  9. diane says:

    i'm making blocks today and will get them in the post tomorrow

  10. Carol Q says:

    on the way from the UK!

  11. Yolanda says:

    Thank you for organizing all of this goodness!

  12. Karri Garza says:

    Thank you so much for doing this 🙂
    Will be sending out blocks.
    Karri and the Houston Modern Quilt Guild

  13. Jodie Tawn says:

    Popping mine in the post tomorrow. Will probably take a couple of weeks to arrive what with Christmas, coming from Scotland, UK

  14. Awesome – off to make a paypal donation now 🙂 Glad you thought of multiple ways to contribute!

  15. You're an ideas man Molli, and this is a great one! I will get some blocks in the mail to you as soon as I can!

  16. Sew Jacky O says:

    Molli in light of events in Pakistan is there anyway we can extend this to help offer some small comfort there?

  17. Katy Cameron says:

    I'm sure you'll get plenty of blocks for the 6 quilts, so I'll send over some money for the batting/backing/whatever else since the last parcel I sent to Australia a few weeks ago took 2 weeks, and with Christmas/New Year in between, I couldn't guarantee arrival on the 19th

  18. Danielle says:

    Hi Molli. Such a great idea and great tutorial too. I'm happy to stitch and supply binding if you want to post to Perth and I'll pay for postage. There's some fantastic Liberty binding on the materialiseyourlife website/blog and if you want to choose some you can let me know me what you'd prefer and the amount required and I'll post to you. Wish I was close by for some more hands-on help but I'm a Perth girl now (ex Sydney-sider). Best wishes, Danielle (ig beautifulhandmade)

  19. Farm Quilter says:

    I posted about this on my facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/farm.quilting Mine will be in the mail ASAP!!

  20. I think this is a wonderful idea! As a transplant from Sydney, I'm shocked and horrified that something so terrible would happen in our peaceful little city, but I'm amazed and humbled by the great amount of public sympathy and the way this tragedy has really brought people together.
    I'll get a start on a block or two tomorrow. Just a quick question that I might have missed because it's late and I'm super tired. Should the fabric be washed or unwashed?
    Many thanks,
    Jane

  21. AMM says:

    Molli, I will be sending some blocks. I did like the idea of doing a quilt for the wall of the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place as well as a reminder that love and compassion will always win.

  22. 6 blocks in the mail from Omaha, Nebraska, USA. 🙂

  23. What a great idea ! We have long arm quilting machine and are happy to quilt or bind. Quilt-essentials in Newcastle

  24. Sooli says:

    I've got mine cut out now I just need to get some time at the machine and they'll be there in a flash!

  25. Rachel says:

    what are people doing with the discarded strip from section 4. of the tutorial… making a 4th square? or did you just cut your first set of strips to 4.5''? does this even make sense? or making a random hashtag block with several colours.. probably no longer a hashtag now that I think about it.. anyway … #illquiltwithyou ?

  26. Maria says:

    Thanks for answering FAQ s …..Will pop mine in the post on Monday.

  27. Susan says:

    Sending 9 on Monday! good luck with this project. and thanks for organising it all. I'll try for some more after Christmas.

  28. Leeanne says:

    Fabulous idea I have made a few, will pop in the post tomorrow. Leeanne in NZ!

  29. Aivosolu says:

    Hi Molli. I tried to make some blocks, but it all went to hell. I don't have inch rulers and what I thought was a 1/4 inch seam allowance clearly wasn't. My blocks ended up closer to 5 inches square than 5,5… I hope you will receive enough premium blocks from other people. If you can find some use for blocks that look alright but are too small, let me know (aivosolunajatukset(at)gmail.com). I'm sorry I don't have more time to re-do my blocks. Snailmail from Finland would probably take too long after christmas or new years… Good luck for the project!

    • Me too, mine were more like 5 inch square too. Will send them off anyway for you to use or not use at your choosing. So sorry about that….

    • Aivosolu says:

      Update. I was able to create a paper piecing template for the block. With that I made 3 blocks that are the right size. No need to worry about my seam allowance anymore! I'll swing by the post office today and I'll send all the blocks (3×5,5" and 4×5") to you. Now we'll just have to see how long the snail mail really takes from Finland to Australia!

    • Aivosolu says:

      By the way… If you happen to have a blog button for this (something like "I participated #") I would like to have one on my blog…

  30. kiwikid says:

    Blocks going in the mail today.

  31. Jo says:

    I'll join in. Not sure how many I will get done..

  32. Hi Joshua, We spoke at the Sydney quilt show last July. I just went to the blog because I'm finally going to tackle the British flags. I saw this and quickly raided my scrap bin to make a couple of squares. They'll be in the mail in the morning from Portland OR, USA. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your countrymen.

    Victor

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