Just snuck in to this quarters Finish-a-long! With just a few hours to go before the deadline I am listing again the UFOs that I failed dismally to finish last quarter. I only managed to finish one of the six projects I listed at the beginning of the year and so I am featuring them …
It’s been a bit quiet in the sewing room recently as I have been busy with our shop move. But I did manage to finish the Hello World pillow for Blend Fabrics. And as I have all my quilts at home at the moment (usually they are hanging on the walls of the craft studio) …
Issue 7 of Love Patchwork and Quilting is currently dropping through subscriber’s letter boxes (though not yet on the news stand), so I think it is now safe to share my skittle dolls with you. The photo above is from the magazine, I always love the way they style things. And they do look like …
If I have seemed a little distracted and not especially productive recently here’s the reason why… Those of you who’ve visited our Edinburgh store recently will have noticed that things are changing. We have been selling off all our homewares and gifts stock and concentrating solely on our myBearpaw brand of craft classes, fabric, wool …
…ON SALE NOW!!! Just head over to the Stitch Gathering website for more info and follow this link to purchase one! Last year was a total blast so we can’t wait to do it all over again, and I’d love even more of my lovely readers to join us this year! We’re delighted to welcome …
Regular readers will already know how much I love Cori Dantini’s fabrics. I have used both of her previous collections to make cushions and wallhangings. Last year Blend Fabrics asked me to make a pillow from Cori’s ‘The Sweet Life’ collection for their booth at Quilt Market. Well they’ve asked me to make another …
At last I can share this quilt with you that I made back in January. And I’m so ecited that it’s the cover quilt on this month’s Love Patchwork and Quilting Magazine (out today!)! Eeek!! This was quite a big project as not only did they want a quilt with a matching cushion, but they …
How would you like a FREE digital copy of Love Patchwork and Quilting? Is that a yes? Well you can just bloomin well have one then! And it’s not any old issue, it’s issue 4, the one with my clamshell cushion on the front cover! As well as tons of other lovely projects and chat. …
While I am waiting for my wrist to heal up and to share some new finished loveliness with you again, I thought I would show you this American magazine, Modern Quilts Unlimited. Following on from our Scottish Modern Quilt Exhibition last August they asked me to write an article about the Modern Quilt Movement in …
I am so excited about this year’s Stitch Gathering! Not only will we get to do it all again, but this year is going to be EVEN better! everyone hard at work in the morning workshops We have changed the venue to Napier’s Craiglockhart Campus. This is situated a little further to the south of …