Di Mill

Thursday Inspiration

 

 

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Take care....Di

 

 

Tuesday Trackdown

Five things I'm loving in blogland this week:

 

1. I love a blue and white quilt and this one is great. You can read about it here

 

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2. Lovely quilt block designed by Charise. Pop over to her blog to read all about the block and  get the pattern.

 

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3. How cute is this??? If you go over to this blog you will find full instructions (though written in another language there are photos of every step)

 

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4.  This is so sweet. Upcycling old suitcases is definitely a trend at the moment so it's exciting to see all the ideas that are popping up on the web.

 

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5.  Do you love owls as much as I do??  This DIY artwork bought a smile to my face - very sweet. Go to Daffodil Design to read all about it and get the know how - great instructions.

 

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Take care...Di

On the road

A beautiful way to start the day - breakfast on the beach!

New eBook

As the new fabric ranges arrive, I'm always eager to see what quilt projects have been designed around each one. I've always got my fingers crossed that there is a great quilt pattern to go with the range. This time we are in luck as there is an abundance of great quilts to make. I've collected many of them and published them into an eBook so that it's easy for you to browse through them all.

 

Open publication - Free publishing - More craft

 

It's taken a bit of time but I'm happy with the result. Most of the fabric ranges are being delivered near the end of the year so this gives you plenty of time to plan ahead.  I will be working on my Christmas eBook next as we have an abundance of Christmas ranges this year and so many fantastic projects to make.

Enjoy....Di

 

 

Loving the chaos!

It's chaos at my place at the moment. I usually try to keep my house tidy but right now...I can tell you....it is far from tidy.

Luke arrived home yesterday morning from his trip to the USA. He had a ball and this is all there is to see of him....a half unpacked bag and loads of washing. He hotfooted it out the door to see his mates and play his regular Thursday night game of touch footy (as that is how you deal with jet lag when you are 19).

I am a massive believer in travelling around this beautiful country of ours and overseas. I think travelling teaches you life lessons that you can never learn in any school or work place. Although Luke learnt many things....as parents we also learn when our children travel.

I learnt....

• he will ring me when he is lonely
• he will ring me when he is stressed
• he will ring me when he needs money
• he will ring me at 5am when he's angry with me and tell me that the sports store I researched in Vegas was miles away and cost him $96 return in the taxi
• I don't mind when he rings :)
• he will still ring me when he's having a good time and everything is fine but no where near as often.

I want my children to fly...go wherever they want to go....travel the world and experience life.....follow their dreams. I don't need them to need me....but it's nice to know that they will call me when they do! :)

 

There is chaos in the rest of my house as it is full of fabric samples and cards as all of our new ranges have just arrived. My dining table and kitchen bench are covered with exciting new samples, and I am filled with excitement as I try to decide what promotions and marketing I'm going to do -which ranges I like and will sell well, which ranges already have great project ideas that need to be presented...the list goes on. My head is overloaded with so many ideas at the moment....chaos!

I have so many projects and ideas happening in my brain at the moment it's hard to know where to start as I want to work on all of them. So today is a planning day, a schedule day, a "get your but into gear and put your thinking cap on"  day.

I've got almost all the new ranges uploaded onto the website so you can have a look. There are some beautiful ranges and I have my favourites already. Let me know which ranges you can't wait to see in the stores.

I'm off to try and get some of this chaos under control.

 

Take care....Di

 

 

 

Thursday Inspiration

 

 

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Take care...Di

 

 

Tuesday Trackdown

5 things I'm loving in Blogland this week:

 

1.  Fabric photographs....love it! Pop over to Stitched in Color to see more photos of these polaroid style blocks.

 

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2.  Lovely quilt by Sewing by Stephanie. Go to Stephanie's blog and see more detailed photos. There is stitching around every leaf.

 

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3.  How cool does this bedroom look - beautiful toile classic print quilt teamed with modern cushions.

 

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4.  Great new dress patterns by Kay of Sew Serendipity that have been released for the USA Spring season.

 

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5.  Here's a cute way to use up a heap of buttons - DIY button calendar!

 

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Take care....Di

My New Website

I'm very excited to let you know about my new website. It's taken many hours of blood sweat and tears but it's finally up and running and I'm over the moon. It's simple.... but I like it and hopefully you will too. Although my main focus was to build a site that my customers (patchwork & quilting shops) would find beneficial, it's a public site so I hope you will enjoy it as well.

 

The site is just a baby at the moment and it will grow and mature as time goes on. At the moment it has many of the fabric ranges that I sell on display and you can browse by style: floral, Asian, modern etc, or by fabric company: Anna Griffin, Clothworks, Maywood, Northcott, In the Beginning etc.

 

There is also an Inspirational eBook section where I have uploaded the first of many ebooks. In this eBook I have 3 colour palettes from the Northcott Colorworks Solid range and mood boards to match the palette as well as a simple quilt. There is not a pattern for the quilt but if you know the basics of patchwork, you will probably be able to work it out. The quilts are a single block that is repeated. If you would like a pattern for any of the quilts, please contact me and I will see what I can do.

 

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I have lots of ideas of how I want this website to grow so it's exciting times ahead.

 

Take care....Di

 

 

Thursday Inspiration

 

 

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Take Care....Di

 

 

Tuesday Trackdown

Five things I'm loving in Blogland this week:

1. A great tutorial on how to make a summer sleeping bag. Pop over to Rachel's blog Stitched in Color to find the instructions.

 

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2. I love the simplicity of this quilt. The colours are gentle and subdued but the apricot shade adds some punch. A very traditional quilt style in a modern bedroom....lovely.

 

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3. I definitely need one of these. I constantly have a mess of magazines and notebooks stacked up on my bedside table or the floor! This little caddy would be the solution to this messy little corner.

 

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4. I love seeing chairs or sofas upholstered in a combination of fabrics. Sarah Richarson in one of my favourite interior designers and the two fabric chair looks great in this space.

 

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5. Anyone who sews alot usually has a stash of fabric and it can be frustrating at times when you are in a store and you see some fabric that gets your creative juices running and you are trying to think about what you have at home that may work with it. This Stash Organiser just might be the solution. Pop over to Sew Daily to read all about it.

 

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Take care....Di