Sunday Stash #164 – Metallic-Licious
When you have a good friend named Ms. Midge that says to you, “I’m headed to the Aurifil thread shop, do you need me to pick anything up for you?” You don’t say, “No.” You...
Author: Molli Sparkles
Feeling Floored
Today is the day! What day is that you ask? Today is finally the day that Mr. Sparkles and I move out of our apartment so that the much talked about hardwood floors can be entirely...
Sunday Stash #163 – Melba & Manifesto
Emma Jean Jansen has made a name for herself as an Australian stand-out in the quilting industry. I half-expected her to be walking down the red carpet at the recent G’Day LA event. Then I thought...
Gender Kisses Challenge
I’ll admit, at first my temper flared over this broiling gender debate. It felt demeaning to be misinterpreted, and not heard. Then something extraordinary happened. Stephanie from IndieQuilter and I started talking, finding common ground, and listening...
Sunday Stash #162 – Rediscovering Oval Elements
Wait a minute. What’s going on? I have nothing new to share this week for Sunday Stash. Gasp. Okay, calm down, deep breath, you can do this; just remember what the Lamaze coach was saying...
Don’t Be a Dick
I’ve seen a lot of dick in my life. Your partner’s beer can stubbie, yep! Your future ex-husband’s just so-so sword, tick! Your Italian stallion lover’s good time gargantuan, oh yeah! Your current flame’s uncut...
MIL Cushion Giveaway
A little over a week ago I shared with you what I considered to be some fugly* cushions I made for my mother-in-law. Granted, I made these from scraps of a left over quilt that...
Sunday Stash #161 – Notions of Peace
Whew. What a week in blogland, hey? I’m kind of exhausted! I want everyone to know that I’ve spoken privately to both authors of the aforementioned blog posts and we’re not out to kill each...
Men and Quilting: A Response
I just got home from my daily spa treatment, feelin’ all relaxed, only to be greeted by two confronting blog posts about men, gender and quilting. Ooh, la, la, a hot button topic for sure!...
You know you’ve made something fugly.
It was bound to happen sooner or later. I made something fugly, and didn’t even realise it. Ugh, the embarrassment! These cushions y’all, what was I thinking?! It’s like I threw in every possible pink and...
