i’ve recently signed up with a ‘mini-quilt’ swap group on flickr, and i am having such fun with it. i sent my first swap package off about a week ago, and now that my swap partner has received it i feel i can post pictures.

what i am most excited about is that i designed this little quilt from scratch. i’d never done that before! the patching was pretty straightforward, and nothing to get too excited about, but i think the stitcheries are a bit special.

i hope my swap partner, two cheese please, enjoys owning it as much as i enjoyed designing and making it!

love, essie xoxo

i love the internet. i really do. there are so many resources at a crafter’s fingertips. ideas, stories, tutorials and patterns from every corner of the world.

like this one, for example:

i made this quilt for my mum, using a pattern called ‘olive rose’ by valori wells - you can download the pattern here. it was an easy pattern to follow, and relatively quick to put together- the only tricky part was choosing all the different fabrics (there are over 30 in there!), but it was also fun to hunt them down

i thought i might share some of the other free patterns i’ve found in my travels:
~ the ‘freshcut’ quilt by heather bailey
~ the ‘bohemian’ quilt by anna maria horner
~ a pointy kitty by hillary lang of ‘wee wonderfuls’
~ ‘the easiest bag you’ll ever make’ by leanne of ‘leanne’s house’
~ a party garland by the purl bee

have you found any great patterns online lately?

love, essie xoxo