Helen got in touch to tell me about the BrisStyle Christmas markets in Hamilton on the 13th of December. It looks to be a fabulous collection of shops so if you’ve taken the handmade pledge this year and are maybe running a bit short for time (as if!) then it might be an excellent opportunity to pick up some Christmas gifts for friends and family. Location: Hamilton Town Hall, Cnr Rossiterand Racecourse Rd, Hamilton, Brisbane Date: Saturday 13th December 2008 [...]

A couple of days ago I discovered the joys of paper piecing, it’s something I’d seen before but I’d written it off as being too much work and too time intensive, allow me now to take that all back! I made up Sonja Callaghan’s Gnomlette within half an hour and the results are, if I do say so myself, absolutely awesome. There’s a bit more info about it and some more pictures on my personal blog. Looking around the wonder [...]