I’m delighted to announce a NEW Sew Along! Last February I launched my Patchwork Pony pattern and hosted the Patchwork Pony Sustainable Sew Along. It was so much fun and afterwards I had a lot of requests for a repeat SAL. And then my good friend Ali suggested adding antlers to the pony and making …
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 …
Get ready for exciting news about a brand new ‘sew along with a difference’ that I’m launching today! The Patchwork Pony Sustainable Sew Along will start in February and run for a month. In this post I will be sharing all the info you need and answering all those questions you have. First off, what’s …
EDIT: Thanks to all who linked up their Bedding Plants finishes and entered the giveaway! The winner is number 17 Pen Sprawson. Huge Congratulations Pen!! Please email me your address. Commiserations to the rest of you but you are all leaving this experience with some beautiful finished (or nearly finished!) quilts, so that’s well done …
We have reached our final flower, the crocus! If you have got this far in the Bedding Plants QAL then well done! I am just back from a gruelling yet wonderful trip to Festival of Quilts where I was teaching, giving lectures, working on both the Handi Quilter and Aurifil stands, and hanging out with …
Not only is this the post for row 5 of the Bedding Plants QAL it’s also a tutorial for making my Project Pouch! We are motoring through these rows and are up to the tulips. This is one of my favourite rows to look at but not actually to sew as I’m really not that …
Part 4 of the Bedding Plants QAL is the FAN FLOWER! Everyone did so well with their poppy blocks and managed all those curves perfectly. So now it’s time to dip our toes into the FPP water… I know FPP can be scary for some and TBH it can be tricky at first. I have …
We’re back for part 3 of the Bedding Plants QAL and for this row of poppies we will be concentrating on curves! Curve piecing is one of my favourite techniques and I’m looking forward to sharing my ‘one pin’ method with you in more detail. The small project for this row …
Welcome to part 2 of the Bedding Plants Quilt Along! I can’t tell you how happy it’s made me to see all the beautiful rose blocks popping up in my Instagram feed over the last 2 weeks, thanks so much for getting involved everyone! I’m also loving the little community we have going on in …
PART ONE OF THE QAL CAN BE FOUND HERE PART TWO OF THE QAL CAN BE FOUND HERE (CONTAINS NEEDLE-TURN APPLIQUE TUTORIAL) Finally, after a year of broken promises I am ready to launch the Bedding Plants QAL!! This is actually the first Quilt Along I have ever hosted and there is a surprising amount …