Link Love: Have a Break

Some times you’ve just got to laugh, right? Last week our 6yo went off to the school holiday program at his school and went to a local trampoline fun place thingie. I was nervous about sending him because the temperature that day was forecast to hit 40 degrees celsius and I was worried about him getting heat stroke. Turns out, what I should have been worried about was him hurting himself and the people in charge not treating it seriously.

While he was there he had a fall on the trampoline mats (which none of the carers witnessed) and hurt his arm. He wouldn’t let anyone touch it, he was crying and in a sign that something was truly wrong he didn’t want to go back to bouncing. They let him sit out the excursion before bringing him back to the school and then calling the third number on our contact form to let us know he’d hurt himself. Not that we should come get him or that they were seeking medical assistance, but that he’d had a fall and was currently icing his arm.

I rushed down there to pick him up and took him straight to the ER. Turns out he’s fractured his arm/elbow (they’re waiting on a second round of X-rays later this week to confirm). As a mother who already has a stupid amount of guilt about sending him to school holiday program (something I only do because he begged us to go and I compromised and sent him for a couple of days a week) this has just pushed me well into the camp of “you’re not going”. It’s not that he hurt himself, that could happen to anyone, it’s that they failed to treat it adequately. The poor kid did 4+ hours of no pain relief or medical intervention. It kills me.

Looking on the positive side – I was able to get down there, he was able to get medical assistance and I can structure my work day to accomodate having him with me. Plus, now I get to spend time with him playing Lego, Minecraft, reading and just being dorks before he’s off back to school in February.

So, if you’re keeping count at home this is two ER visits in under a month. Gotta love kids! I hope your week has less ER visits then mine! *wink* Wishing you a week filled with love, laughter and much fabric fondling!

A: Loving these on-point blocks in the Pink Lemonade Quilt. Click here to read more.

B: Love how impactful the repetition of this quilt block is in the Rhinestone Quilt Pattern. Click here to read more.

C: Fat Quarter Shop have joined forces with Art Gallery Fabrics to offer the Starling Quilt Pattern for free and it’s a beauty. Click here to read more.

D: Allison at Cluck Cluck Sew has a great tutorial on how to make her Evergreen quilt. Click here to read more.

E: This song has come on shuffle a couple of times this week and it always gets me singing and smiling. Click here to get up and dance.

F: I’m totally making this for our week day sandwich rotation. Click here to read more.

I love to share the cool things that I find during my week of surfing the internet window-shopping and splurging. Here’s my top 4 from this week:

A: I’m making: I have been stalking the release of this pattern ever since Lindsey first hinted at it and now it’s here! I have my copy and I’m planning fabrics. Click here to purchase this on Etsy.

B: I’m fondling: I added this bundle to my stash over Christmas. The colours are vibrant and make the perfect blenders. Click here to purchase this on Etsy.

C: I’m loving: I also splurged on prints from this collection by Anna Maria Horner – you can’t go wrong with a beautiful floral. Click here to purchase this on Etsy.

D: I’m blushing: This bundle of pretty pinks are just perfect for stash enhancement, or maybe as ice-cream in a certain pattern… just saying. Click here to purchase this on Etsy.

The response to doing a Scrappy Trip Around the World Sew-along was overwhelming and so I’ve spent time this week organising our first (informal) sew-along of 2019. You can find out all about it, including the pattern details, colouring sheet, fabric requirements and quilt inspiration by clicking here.

You can find the latest information about the following events by clicking the on the relevant link below:

I love seeing the quilts and projects that are made during my sew-alongs or from my book and I’ve decided I’m going to start sharing them with you all so that you can see the amazing work being done within this fabulous creative community. If you’d like to have your work shared please reply to this email with 1 photo of your work made during one of my events, from one of my patterns or from my book. Make sure the image is well lit and clearly shows your work so people can truly appreciate your handy work. Include the details of what you’ve made and it could end up on my blog and in one of my newsletters. If you have any questions, reply to this email and we’ll get it sorted together.

Have you got an event, a charity drive, a pattern release, a class schedule or something else that you think my community would be interested in hearing about? Why not drop me a line and let me know – I’d love to share it with my readers. Click here to email me.

Kristy at Quiet Play has kicked off 2019 with a bang. She’s launched her own FPP pattern club and it’s a corker. Click here to find out more.
My brother has just launched his podcast, “You Think Too Much”. The first episode is about social media for small businesses (among other things) and it’s an interesting listen. You can find out more by clicking here.
Laura at PreQuilt has launched a quilting game app called Copy Quilt. Be prepared to get addicted. Click here to find out more.

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