I few weeks back I started this year’s The 100 Day Project. I have been planning to join in for the last few years but never got my act together in time. This is the 10th anniversary and I had an idea ready to go so I jumped in. And I am having so much …
Back in January I finished 3 quilts. Now it’s March and I’m finally getting around to posting about them here! And one of them has already won a prize! I wrote about The Thread House Academy, our new online teaching platform, in my last post and this, followed by the Scottish Quilting Show in Glasgow …
After a huge amount of work over the last few weeks I am delighted to announce the opening of The Thread House Academy, our new online teaching platform! Karen, Lynne and I have knocked our (hand knitted) socks off getting this ready. There were times when we thought it was beyond us but we pushed …
Back in May I wrote a post all about the Freehand Rainbow Applique class I had taught at the Making Zen Retreat and the cushions I’d made with my class samples. You can read that post here. I’d already became a little obsessed with the rainbow applique and had completed two cushions and a coaster. …
Today I’m delighted to share a new finished quilt! This is Intertwined and it’s made from all my Improv Flowers Workshop class samples, plus some extra details. I’ve been teaching this class since 2017 when it was a workshop choice at that year’s Stitch Gathering retreat. The initial spark was a class I took with …
It’s been quite a while since I last posted, I hope you’ve not been missing me too much! I have been fulfilling a lot of teaching obligations which date back two years and were all cancelled due to covid. This has kept me very busy, and though I have been making progress on various ‘class …
Yes it’s yet another pony! You saw the beginnings of this one in the Part 1 post last week and here he is all brought to life and looking gorgeous! Welcome to Part 2 of the Patchwork Pony Sustainable Sew Along. I hope you are all ready to sew your pony parts together. But if …
Welcome to Part One of the Patchwork Pony Sustainable Sew Along!! We will begin by concentrating on creating our outer panels for the pony. Firstly a HUGE thanks to everyone who has purchased the pony pattern! I was overwhelmed by the response and will have a lovely big donation for Create and Sustain ready to …
It’s been a while since I had a project in a magazine but now, just like buses, two have landed at exactly the same time. One is quilting and the other is embroidery which adds a nice balance to this post. The first one is my Landscape Wardrobe mini quilts as featured in the latest …
What a productive start to the year I’ve had! In this post I’m going to be showing off this first batch of charity orphan quilts, telling you about The Golden Bobbins and reporting on my current Moxie quilting practices and some recent troubleshooting. Let’s start with The Golden Bobbins. This is the name of my …