Today I’m delighted to share my finished Tiny Improv World quilt. The quilt top was finished during the first lockdown when I put together many collected sample pieces from all the Tiny Improv Streetscape classes I had taught. I actually didn’t have quite enough (having made plenty into puches and bags!) and so I needed …
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 …
I have two finished flower themed quilts to share with you today! Both were quilted on my Handi Quilter Moxie and I have again learned a huge amount. So in this post we’ll be exploring the quilting of my Journey to the Centre of a Flower quilt and my new version of the Bedding Plants …
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 …
Welcome to part 1 of the Bedding Plants QAL! We’ll begin by making the Rose Row. I’ll be sharing step images and tips as well as instructions for making the first of my new small projects, the Rose Cross Cushion! But first let’s take a look at some of the other issues that might come …
Last week I delivered 12 quilts to the Social Bite Village in Edinburgh as part of the Quilt Drive I started two years ago when the village opened. You can read all about the Social Bite Village, the quilt drive, and my involvement with it in this post. I was recently sent a report with …
It’s time for another Moxie Report! As I am sure I have mentioned before, there is such a lot to learn about using a long arm quilting machine. The more I learn, the more I realise there is still to learn, which really suits me as I am happy to take my time and master …
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 …
I’m a huge fan of Heather Black’s quilts and loved her first book, written with Daisy Aschehoug, ‘Quilt Modern Curves and Bold Stripes’, so I was delighted to be given a preview digital copy of Heather’s new book, ‘Design Make Quilt Modern’. I have to say that I was immediately impressed by Heather’s ambition with …
I’ve just completed my third quilt finish on the Handi Quilter Moxie! I’m going to be sharing the story of this quilt as well as another ‘Moxie Report’ on my long arm quilting progress. This quilt was begun back in 2018 when I started to make blocks along with the Splendid Sampler 2 book and …