Advent Scrap-a-long 2026

Past patterns can still be downloaded here:

https://adventurousquilter.yolasite.com/Seasonal.php
 

I spent some time today getting my EPP cart cleaned and restocked ready for this! I make my EPP projects whilst watching TV so this little cart sits next to my armchair. I'll start making background hexies now so I'm ready to get heaps done in December. 

Will you join the fun this Christmas? 

Scrap Satisfaction Quilt Top Complete

Last night I finished the EPP project I've been working on all year.

I'm loving it! 

The basic pattern is available free in my QQA e-zine. However mine has a few changes due to the fact that I sewed half a row on in the wrong place and decided not to take it off so I edited my quilt borders to add that mistake row.

You can download the four 2026 issues of my QQA e-zine here: 

https://adventurousquilter.yolasite.com/Quarterly-E-zine.php

The background is a mix of white solids, white on white prints and low volume prints which is perfect and delightfully scrappy!

Betty the chihuahua approves!

Total number of hexagons: 1230

Board Game Adventures Quilt Design

 Today I completed phase one of designing my Board Games Adventures Quilt Design. 

I'm really happy with the result. 

It's a long way from being available for purchase though. People see a design image and think oh wow that must be available. But in truth designing the quilt is the easy part, it only takes about 12 to 24hrs for me. However the next phase is pattern book drafting and pattern optimisation which is a much more time consuming phase! Then of course the pattern needs testing, editing etc. 

It takes me years to get designs saleable! 

Are Orphan Blocks Wasting Space in Your Studio!

Then get to work sewing them in to quilts for donations, gifts or just to display or snuggle under!

I have drafted a booklet that can help you learn to make the best of any number of orphan blocks and it is FREE to download!

To give you an idea of what is inside here are the first 5 pages of the 49 page booklet:

You can download now from my website!

https://adventurousquilter.yolasite.com/

Sew Day

I usually only get one day a week in my sewing studio and ordinarily I like to focus on my own big projects but today it was a catch up day instead. 

I crossed four jobs off my to-do list. 

1. Tote Bags x3
2. Dog jacket repair
3. Microwave heat pack 
4. New dog jacket for Betty

The tote bags turned out well:

The dog jacket repair: 

The dog jacket was originally made with scraps from a project, then was worn every winter for twelve years by our spoodle (he passed late last year) and is now worn by Jordy our Pomeranian x border terrier foster dog.

The microwave rice pack:

And I made our foster chihuahua Betty a new dog jacket because she only had one and I wanted a spare for wash days. I forgot to get a good photo of her teal scrappy dog jacket but here she is almost snoozing in it.