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 …
Yes… that IS me and Kaffe Fassett! This year my Festival of Quilts adventure began (at 8am!) with an appearance on the Sewing Quarter. And if you read my last post you will already know that the other guest that day was none other than the legendary Kaffe Fassett – one of my biggest design …
What an exciting week I am having! First up you can hear me talking to the adorable Pat Sloan on the American Patchwork and Quilting Radio Podcast! I felt so honoured to be asked to chat to Pat on her show. Through the Aurifil DOM and the Splendid Sampler 2 projects that we’ve been working …
Today I am revealing a brand new quilt! This is my Giant Button Card quilt, made for the RJR Fabrics ‘What Shade Are You?’ Blog hop! Every week RJR Fabrics feature a quilt made by a different quilt blogger using their gorgeous Cotton Supreme Solids. They approached me earlier in the year and I was …
Well I promised you a big block this month and I’m delighted to present my Vintage Sewing Machine block! This is the only block this month and though it looks quite complicated it does break down into 4 manageable sections (with a little bit of applique detail to finish). We are already up to month …
I have six beautiful new donated quilts to share with you but first I wanted to talk about the opening of the Social Bite Village! The official launch happened over a month ago with a gathering of all the folks involved in the project plus lots of media and local dignitaries. I attended with Jonathan …
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 …
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 …
It’s that time of the month again – phew the weeks seem to speed by at the moment! Yes it’s month 8 of the Vintage Home BOM Quilt Along, and we have finally moved out of the kitchen and found ourselves a little light. This month’s blocks are a table lamp, complete with pleated shade, …
I am delighted to share my Colour Box Quilt today! It’s a pattern in the latest issue (61) of Love Patchwork and Quilting magazine and I got a lovely surprise when it arrived this week to find that it had made the cover! Even more so because I thought it was destined for issue 62! …