FREE
Express Post upgrade
on Australian
orders
over $50!*

I'd love you to join the These Clever Hands 'Sweet Something' Quilt Along fun! This quilt along will run at an easy pace for twelve weeks, with some great giveaways along the way. It is a fabulous opportunity to connect with other quiltmakers, ask questions, share tips & learn from others. The quilt-along fun will begin November 1, 2021 & finish January 25, 2022. Given that it will run across the holidays, the pace is relaxed. My hope is that you will enjoy the journey & not

Week Twelve - 11-17 Feb, 2021 it's time to finish assembling your quilt top! once you have your quilt top together, style a picture of the entire quilt top - maybe hang it on the wash line, in your garden, at the beach, over your verandah railing... be creative! share the picture on Instagram & tell us how you feel to have your quilt top completed & what plans you have for quilting it important: remember to use the hashtag #everythinggoesquilt in your post Final post - once y

Week Eleven - 4-10 Feb, 2021 it's time to finish assembling your quilt top! I have scheduled two weeks to do this. Take your time with it & you will have a better finish for it. I tend to rush this stage, in my impatience to finish. However, I took my time with this quilt - ironing as I went & pinning to ensure it came together nicely. if you do get your quilt top together this week, please read the following steps - if you don't get your quilt top together this week (& that

Week Ten - 28 Jan - 3 Feb, 2021 it's time to finish making your blocks! take a count of how many blocks you have so far & deduct that from 113 - that's how many you have left to make. If you've kept up with the schedule then you should have 15 to go. lay out some or all of your blocks to date & share a colourful, creative picture of them on Instagram, using the hashtag #everythinggoesquilt in your post check in with your QAL buddies - let's cheer each other on in this last we

Week Nine - 21-27 Jan, 2021 14 more blocks this week How are your strips going? Do you need to replenish your working pile with some added strips? I needed to refresh my strips as I got close to the end of making my blocks. Lay out this week's blocks & take an overall picture of them. Then, using your phone filter, change the picture to monotone or black & white - this is a great way to see the overall values in your blocks. That is, it helps to see if you have enough contras

Week Twelve - 14-20 Jan, 2021 aim for 14 blocks again this week (we're nearly there - next week is our last week of block making!) style another picture of your work in progress - any way you like this week share the picture on Instagram & tell us what your plans are for your quilt - is it to be a gift?; is it for a bed?; is it for a wall?; is it to thrown on the floor for little people to play on?; is it destined to join a mountain of other quilts that are loved, but not use

Week Seven - 7-13 Jan, 2021 WE'VE PASSED THE QAL HALFWAY MARK!! aim for 14 blocks again this week - we've passed the half way mark of our QAL now! time to style another picture of all of your blocks so far - lay them out on the floor & take an overall picture - I'm sooo excited to see them all! share the picture on Instagram & tell us how you feel to see all of your blocks laid out - is it excitement, relief, a little sadness (if you have no more blocks to make - I know that

Week six - 31 Dec, 2020 - 6 Jan, 2021 Happy New Year! Here's hoping that 2021 is a whole lot better than 2020!! Keep on with your block making - your aim for this week is another 14 blocks (if you have fallen behind that's okay, just aim for a few extra each week). style a picture of your blocks that show us something of where you sew (do you have a sewing studio, a corner, or perhaps you share the dining table?) share the picture on Instagram & tell us about your sewing spa

Week Four - 17-23 Dec, 2020 AND MORE MARVELLOUS BLOCK MAKING! Christmas is all but here, so if you simply don't want to make blocks this week, then that it perfectly okay. There is plenty of time ahead to catch up. Remember, it's your quilt, so "Everything Goes"! This week's Instagram homework: style a holiday themed picture of your blocks to date - perhaps lay them out on the floor with your Christmas tree in the background, or stack them up next to a special decoration. Ma

Week Three - 10-16 Dec, 2020 MORE MARVELLOUS BLOCK MAKING! Are you hooked too?! I've had so many lovely messages from QAL participants who are loving this make. The resonating message is that many of you are enjoying immersing yourselves in a project where they don't have to make decisions. I think that we might all have decision fatigue at the moment. And, at this time of year, a stop-start, without fuss, project is ideal. I know that I too loved simply sewing. Not constant

Week Two - 3-9 Dec, 2020 ARE YOU READY TO SEW??!! Firstly, I apologise for the confusion around the hashtag not being able to be followed - Instagram & politics... Anyway, fingers crossed this will change soon. I will keep reposting all of your posts on the @everythinggoes_qal in the meantime, so be sure to follow that account for the time being. It's time to start the stitching fun - sewing your blocks. We're aiming for slow & steady, holiday friendly scrappy sewing. It's o

Week One - 26 Nov-2 Dec, 2020 (or, join us as soon as you can - late arrivals welcome!) A huge, happy hello to you all! Thank you for participating in my very first QAL. I'm so excited & can't wait to share our "Everything Goes" quiltmaking journey. There will not only be new stitching friends to be made, but also plenty of giveaways & some exclusive QAL special offers. As I have already flagged, this QAL will be at a relaxed pace. It's generally a busier time of the year, b

Join me for the These Clever Hands "Everything Goes" Quilt-Along. This fun & easy quilt-along will run at an easy pace for twelve weeks, with some great giveaways along the way. It is a fabulous opportunity to connect with other quiltmakers, ask questions, share tips & learn from others. The quilt-along fun will begin on November 26, 2020 & will run through to February 17, 2021. Given that it will run across the holidays, the pace is relaxed so that we can enjoy the journey &