I’ve got my embroiderer’s hat on for a change today. As quilting is pretty much my full time job these days I like to think of other crafts like embroidery and crochet as my hobbies. But also sometimes I combine the two for an embroidery commission. I first designed this passionflower pattern a couple of …
We are moving into the sewing room for month 9 of the Today’s Quilter Vintage Home BOM Quilt Along! I hope this will be a fun month for everyone. The row of spools above is such a nice quick project, and it’s a lovely way to showcase different prints. And then we have two button …
My working life is roughly divided into four parts: MyBearpaw Studio and Shop Stitch Gathering Retreat The Thread House Retreat Quilting/Sewing Patterns for publication I always joke that I’m part of the gig economy as I need to run at least four businesses to survive! Actually I am only partly joking and sometimes I can …
I have three new book reviews to share with you today! I’ve even used one of the books to make a gift and I’ll be sharing that too. The first one is a new e-book by one of my favourite embroidery designers Carina Envoldsen-Harris. Carina taught at the Stitch Gathering a few years ago and she’s …
I have had an absolutely fantastic response to my call-out for quilts for the Social Bite Homeless Village project! Thank you so much to all the quilter’s who have so far sent or promised quilts. So let’s have a look at some of this latest batch of charity quilts, and we’ll start off with a …
I can’t believe how well timed this month’s Vintage Home BOM Quilt Along block is! When I planned the commemorative mug block I had in mind the forthcoming wedding of Harry and Megan, but then on the day that I shared the block online it was announced that Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, had given birth …
Yes that is a bit of a mouthful for a quilt title! Today I am taking part in an ‘instagram tour’, this is like a blog hop but on Instagram. But because I still like to tell my ‘quilt stories’ over here, where there is more room, I am blog posting too. Miss Mustard Seed …
Month 6 already! We are now half way through this QAL! This month it’s time for some plates. This was a tricky one because basically they are just a circle, so I struggled coming up with a design until I remembered portholes, a very versatile technique that I learnt from Lu Summers at the first …
I’ve waited such a long time to share this quilt with you! My Compass Spin quilt was finished last September, but due to the vagaries of magazine publishing it is only just being published today! It’s a simple version of a traditional compass block made from Denyse Schmidt’s Washington Depot collection by Free Spirit Fabrics. …
Back in November I posted about the 2018 Aurifil Designer of the Month programme and the exciting fact that I was one of this year’s designers! Well my month has come round already – eeek! The theme this year is ‘The Places We Go’ and the palette is Black and White and a Colour. This …