I first designed this little bear back in 2012. I had recently started designing embroidery patterns and my first was ‘Boris and his chicken’. This was the year of the first Fat Quarterly Retreat in London and I was taking part in a ‘sample swap’. In this swap you made 4 of the same handmade …
I can’t believe it is already two weeks since I was in Nashville! Since I got back I’ve been busy catching up with quilt deadlines and being ill with what I suspect was a ‘plane lurgy’, so it has taken me longer than I expected to write up my 2019 QuiltCon report post. The photo …
I am currently in a high state of excitement due to my forthcoming trip to QuiltCon in Nashville next week! This will be my 3rd QuiltCon after Savannah in 2017 and Austin in 2015 and I’m sure this one will top those previous trips due to even more UK pals travelling with me, and even …
I’ve had a bit of time away from quilting deadlines since Christmas and this has given me some space for experimentation. This started when I needed a Christmas present for a neighbour and so I stitched a couple of panels of scrappy improv for a pouch. I used up the odd left over class sample …
Last weekend I hosted the third Thread House Winter Retreat alongside my dear friend and partner Karen Lewis. This is a residential weekend of sewing, fun and friendship held in the middle of beautiful countryside near Bristol, England. You can visit the retreat page on our website here and read about last year’s retreat here, …
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 …
My lovely friend Karen Lewis has produced this beautiful book, Wabi Sabi Sewing, and I am delighted to be one of the stops on her ‘book hop’ today. The book, which is published by Sew and So, came out in August and I have been really enjoying exploring all the projects and finding out about …
Last Sunday was the 6th annual Stitch Gathering! Every year I organise this one day event which is held in Edinburgh in October. Around 90 quilters come together for a fun filled day of sewing, chatting, shopping, learning and sharing! This year we had some new teachers such as the amazing Karen Lewis (seen here …
Welcome Splendid Samplerers! Over the last few months we have been working our way through the first 20 free block patterns for the Splendid Sampler 2 Sew Along. Finally it is time to reveal my block and I am so excited to share it with you! I also have news of an amazing fabric bundle …
This year’s swap item for the Stitch Gathering Retreat is a pincushion so I thought it would be a good idea to round-up all my favourite pincushion tutorials and patterns for inspiration and help. I’ll also be showing off new pincushions I’ve just finished plus favourites I’ve been gifted over the years. But let’s start …