I have finished my Temperature Quilt top! And I have started a Temperature Embroidery! I started the ‘Weather Bubble’ Temperature Quilt just over a year ago on 28th March and finished it yesterday 5th April. Each row is 17 squares and there are 22 rows (the closest I could get to 365 days). You can …
It’s ages since I posted about embroidery and I realised that I hadn’t even shared the exciting news here about my forthcoming book ‘Modern Crewel Embroidery’ which is due out in October. Since my Moxie arrived I’ve been very taken up with quilting but in the background there is always some embroidery going on and …
I’m a huge fan of Heather Black’s quilts and loved her first book, written with Daisy Aschehoug, ‘Quilt Modern Curves and Bold Stripes’, so I was delighted to be given a preview digital copy of Heather’s new book, ‘Design Make Quilt Modern’. I have to say that I was immediately impressed by Heather’s ambition with …
As I’m sure most regular readers are aware I run a small business, The Thread House, along with my two quilting friends Lynne Goldsworthy and Karen Lewis. Being a self employed crafts person can be quite a lonely business, especially during this current crises, so having friends to turn to and share any problems with …
Back in March, before the world went crazy, I received an invitation from Aurifil Thread to join their band of Aurifilosophers and become one of their certifed educators. The Aurifilosophy programme started a couple of years ago and is now being expanded beyond the USA with new Aurifilosophers appointed in Canada, Australia and the UK. …
EDITED on 21st September: Congratulations to Marjory Bald who won the Giveaway! Commiserations to everyone else, but thanks so much for entering, and I hope you will all order the book anyway! Marjory I will contact you by email. Carina Envoldsen-Harris is a talened and proilific embroidery designer with a number of books under her …
A few weeks back I told you about The Thread House Club and our Folk Dance Quilt. Since then I have finished my version of the quilt and caught up with my two partners, Karen and Lynne. Last week Karen came for a visit while on holiday in Scotland. We knew this was the perfect …
Lockdown brought all sorts of challenges but also some new opportunities and one of these was the chance to take an online class with the amazing Irene Roderick along with my Edinburgh MQG buddies. Irene lives in Austin Texas and starting offering her ‘Dancing with the Wall’ workshop as a Zoom course during lockdown. Our …
I have a new quilt to share with you today, and this one made the cover of the latest Today’s Quilter! This quilt seems extra special due to the fact I have made so few full-sized quilts this year. This is the only magazine commission I have made and it was due to be the …
Today I am sharing a new quilt finish along with news of the workshops I will be teaching at QuiltCon Together next year. Yes I am now part of the QuiltCon Faculty! QuiltCon wisely decided to change their 2021 physical event (planned for Atlanta) to a virtual one, which means everyone can get involved no …