Link Love: A Cautionary Tale & Explanation

If an army marches on it’s feet this little gnome marches on her laptop. I have been without a fully functional computer since Tuesday last week and it’s put a massive spanner in the works. Intellectually I knew my computer was important, but I didn’t really understand just how important until this week. It’s happened at the worst time as well with a massive deadline and document to review on top of all the other commitments I have. But I can’t complain I was fortunate enough to be able to replace it on Friday afternoon and then have HUBBY spend all day Saturday trying to get it up and running.

Even with all that good fortune I’m a further week behind on everything and I haven’t been able to do any computer based work (like blog, write tutorials, respond to emails, etc.) since Tuesday. I’ve been relying on HUBBY to do what he can for me, but he was away from home all last week and so that wasn’t a lot. It’s meant a few things that you probably need to be aware of:

• My Marti Michell Mini Quilt Tutorial which was supposed to go live on Friday has now been postponed until this Friday. It means you’re going to get two tutorials on the same day, mine and Tonya’s (from The Crafty Mummy). I’m sorry to those that were looking for it and I hope the wait is worth it.
• I have over 12,000+ emails in my inbox. In the move to a new laptop for some reason my mail client has put all the emails in my inbox instead of sorted how they were and it’s meant I need to go through and find everything again. I’m really sorry if you’re waiting on an email from me, I’ll be on top of them by the end of the week.
• If you’ve been wondering where I am on social media – I’ve been rocking back and forth in a corner – I’ll be back this week (I’m guessing Wednesday… *wink*)

That’s it in a nutshell really. This week is going to be all about the scramble to get back on top of things and make my new computer feel like home. I’m really lucky and I don’t think I’ve lost anything (always back up!) and we were fortunate enough to be able to replace it, it’s really just an inconvenience and really (really!) poor timing.

The loss of a computer has also meant a pretty boring week. I didn’t get much sewing done as I was out of the house for most of the week and if I wasn’t I was trying to get my online world back together. But, the coming week is going to be HUGE! With my mini quilt and the #100Days100Blocks event kicking off you’re going to be tired of seeing my handiwork! I can’t wait. *evil laugh*

I hope you have a fabulously creative day!

FUN THINGS TO CLICK ON

• In a great example of others making the most of the unexpected, check out these fabulous baby quilts from Molli Sparkles. Click here to see more.
• I managed to bake last week and I made this amazing Double Chocolate Banana cake. Super moist and super rich; it was lush! Click here for the recipe.
• I loved this raw and thought provoking post from Juliet @Tartankiwi. What are your thoughts? Click here to read.
• This is the closest you’ll get to me celebrating the Olympics (I don’t do sport), a fabulous mug rug from Sew Lux Fabric. Click here for the tutorial.
• This fabulous butterfly pillow from The Sewing Loft delivers a great impact and it’s so easy to do. Click here for the tutorial.
• Be still my beating heart! Kirsty from Bonjour Quilts has done it again with this amazing Colour Explosion Quilt. Click here for the tutorial.

COMMUNITY CORK BOARD

• Looking for a swap with a difference then check out #cfcblockswap which is being run by Alison from Cotton Factory in Ballarat. Unlike other swaps where you have to curate your fabric with this swap you purchase the swap package from Cotton Factory which includes fabric, pattern and a return envelope. So easy even I could do it! Click here to find out more.
•  If you love English Paper Piecing and you’re keen to try some new shapes and possibly win a whole stack of amazing fabrics, then head on over to Tales of Cloth and read this post. Click here for details.
• Have you heard about the Modern Makers Retreat? Three quilty friends had an idea of a fantasy weekend away – where they could sew all day (and night!), gossip and eat delicious food with like minded makers. Follow them on Instagram as they celebrate modern design. Find out more by clicking here.
• The Berry Quilting Retreat is happening on 27 & 28 August 2016 and the line up looks amazing. Jen Kingwell will be teaching there and for her wisdom only it’s worth attending. You can find out more by clicking here.

SPONSOR MESSAGES

• If you’re like me and you like to dabble in more than just sewing and quilting creative work then check out these free downloadable papers from Sizzix. Great to use in any graphics work you might be doing (like blog banners)! Click here to get your free papers.
• Fat Quarter Shop have released their new monthly subscription service: Sew Sampler. It looks amazing and I love that unlike other subscriptions this one comes with all the information you need to make a quilt. Each month contains a quilt block recipe card that you can use to make a full 12 block quilt. Genius! You can find out more by clicking here.

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