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Back to Norfolk Island, Quilts, Crafty Reads and Cats

Hello and welcome to Friday. Phew, we made it. Today I have the final photographic chapter of the most excellent Norfolk Island Quilting Retreat. If you missed Part 1 of my adventures you can find that post right here. Let’s get on with it – we have a lot of photos to get through! Norfolk …

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Views on Norfolk Island

Norfolk Island Quilting Retreat

Hello there! It’s been a while between posts but I’m back to tell you about a recent quilting adventure. A Week on Norfolk Island I spent a week in mid July on Angie and Kristy’s Norfolk Island Quilting Retreat and had a fantastic time. Norfolk Island is a small island in the south Pacific, roughly …

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Diamonds Are Forever, Quilts, Great Links and Cute Cats

Welcome to the weekend, dearest readers. Plenty of fun stuff to share with you, so let’s get on with it, shall we? Settle in with a cup/glass of something delicious and read on. Completing a Diamonds In the Deep Quilt Top For those following along at home I’m sewing up a queen size of my …

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3 trimmed blocks for my Diamonds in the Deep quilt. This quilt uses changing blocks to create an ombre affect across the quilt. A two-colour, modern quilt that will give you a new appreciation for the humble log cabin quilt block. Diamonds in the Deep is a quilt pattern by Bonjour Quilts.

Diamond Quilt Blocks, Your Quilts, Fun Links and Cats

Happy Sunday, my friends! Here’s the latest from the sewing room of Bonjour Quilts. Find yourself somewhere comfy, grab a cuppa and take a moment for yourself. Still Sewing My Diamonds Quilt Blocks I’m doing well with my queen size Diamonds in the Deep quilt. There are four different block types in this quilt and …

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Organise your strips for your Diamonds in the Deep quilt with either clips or rubber bands, with a label. This will help prevent you accidentally sewing the wrong strips in your quilt blocks. Diamonds in the Deep is a quilt pattern available from Bonjour Quilts.

Starting a Quilt, Your Lovely Quilts, and Two Sleepy Cats

Well, here we are at the weekend again. Can you believe it’s nearly the end of February? We’re already 2 months into 2026 and my brain still thinks it’s Christmas. But enough of my calendar inertia, let’s crack on with the latest news from Bonjour Quilts. Starting My Next Quilt As I mentioned in my …

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Scrappy Log Cabin Ribbons quilt by Bonjour Quilts. A PDF quilt pattern with instructions for 5 quilt sizes: baby, throw, twin, queen and king. Use up your scraps, jelly rolls, F8s and FQs in this fun modern quilt pattern.

Finally, the Log Cabin Ribbons Quilt Pattern!

Hello, hello and welcome to the weekend update from Bonjour Quilts. Read on for all the news! The Log Cabin Ribbons Quilt Pattern If you’re on my email list you’ll already know that my Log Cabin Ribbons quilt pattern is finally listed in my shop. This pattern is a scrap and FQ buster – but …

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The Log Cabin Ribbons quilt pattern - quilt blocks laid out on the floor before being sewn together. These log cabin blocks are sewn with scrappy fabrics in yellow, orange, hot pink, cobalt blue and navy. Pattern coming soon from Bonjour Quilts.

2026: What on Earth…?

Hello to anyone who still drops by…welcome back to the New Year! Not even 4 weeks in and already 2026 has proven a doozy, hasn’t it? Sheesh, what a bunfight. I’m surprised by the number of disasters, natural and manmade, that’ve already unfolded. And that’s saying something given how crappy last year was! I don’t …

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Citron yellow and low volume scrappy log cabin quilt blocks destined for a Log Cabin Ribbons quilt, throw sized, by Bonjour Quilts

Starting Another Quilt Top, Great Links and Cute Cats

Welcome to the weekend, dear friends! It’s time for another update on everything happening here at Bonjour Quilts. Sit back, relax and enjoy the read. Another Scrappy Quilt Top I’m hoping to have a new quilt pattern ready for debut for the November sales, but I still haven’t sewn up the cover version. I started …

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