Finally my bird applique blocks are ready to buy as individual patterns! It’s been a long time coming but I finally got my act together and with the help of an amazing ‘pattern elf’ (you know who you are!) I have managed to produce four bird patterns which have just been released. I already had …
And so we come to the end of another year, in fact to the end of a decade! I love to look back at all the quilts I have made over the last 12 months, it’s a great way to round up the year and get ready for the new one ahead. What I notice …
I’m just catching my breath after a very busy October and popping in to share some news. Last week I was in Houston at Quilt Market and Quilt Festival, What an intense whirlwind that was! If you want to check out the photos I took of some of the incredible quilts I saw check out …
Introducing Bear Paw Parade! This is a new quilt that features in issue 54 of Today’s Quilter which is out now. I made this quilt using the beautiful Murmur fabric by Valori Wells that Free Spirit sent my at the start of the year. It’s lovely to be able to finally reveal this …
I have a new quilt to share with you today! This is Harvest Festival which is featured in the new issue of Today’s Quilter (53), out today. No cover quilt for me this month and rightly so as my quilt couldn’t compete with that stunning log cabin from Lynne Goldsworthy! Instead you will find my …
I’m so pleased that I can finally share this special quilt with you. This is my Avery Garland quilt which I made for the new issue (52) of Today’s Quilter, which comes out today in the UK. And it made the cover! It’s a mixture of English Paper Piecing and applique which I started back …
I’m super happy to have a quilt on the cover of Today’s Quilter after a long break! In fact it’s been a long time since I had a quilt project actually in the magazine. After spending the last few years designing their Block of the Month series and then working on my book I haven’t …
After a six month absence I am back in Today’s Quilter this month. And I think they must have missed me as they’ve announced me on the front cover! They’re are a few quilts coming up over the next few months but I’m starting back with a small project. It’s this Harbour Scene Picture! I’ve …
It’s been quite a few months since I last had a pattern in a publication. Last year I stopped taking commissions for magazines so that I could concentrate fully on my new book. But since the beginning of the year I have been non-stop sewing for magazines and this is the first to be published. …
I have a quilt finish and it is only 11th January! In fact I finished this a week ago but as it’s for a gift I have been waiting to post about it. This is a very long running WIP which I can trace back (thanks to this wonderful blog archive) to the summer of …