Finding Fifth

Tiny snippets of my life in paper crafting, quilting, sewing, organising, DIY, faith, sensory processing disorder, autism, aspergers, chicken raising and gardening.

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Sunday, 7 August 2011

More Gypsy Skirts

My daughter just loves the two skirts I made last month. The gypsy skirt pattern means that she can twirl and they flare out. She loves the ...

Friday, 5 August 2011

Halloween Projects

Last year my mother made a fabulous 'Halloween' quilt from a kit called "Spooks on Parade" from 'Keepsake Quilting...

Wednesday, 20 July 2011

Lessons in Futility

Every school holidays I fall into the trap of futile sorting. No not my fabric stash...but Lego pieces. You think I would learn that it is a...

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Astor Manor D9P is finished!

Although I finished the front of the quilt more than a week ago, the back was finished only tonight. Normally a quilt back involves calcul...

Monday, 18 July 2011

Gypsy Skirt and Scarf

This weekend I wanted to do a small dressmaking project. I needed some headspace from the piecing of the back of the AMD9P quilt...and also ...

Tuesday, 12 July 2011

Un-sticking and Un-picking

I was given sage advice from my mum warning me never to quilt when I am tired or not in the right mood...that's when mistakes happen. I ...

Tuesday, 5 July 2011

Astor Manor Reprise

My mum, Audrey (the Grandma of Grandma Macs Quilts ) came down to look after my boys last week so that I could attend a 3 day course run by ...

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About Me

Finding Fifth: I am a stay-at-home mum to Duncan 9, Tristan 7 and Frances 5. We live on a 5 acre property on the Alstonville Plateau of the Northern Rivers. I like to garden, raise chickens and sew. And I abhor injustice.

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