Today I am sharing a new quilt finish along with news of the workshops I will be teaching at QuiltCon Together next year. Yes I am now part of the QuiltCon Faculty! QuiltCon wisely decided to change their 2021 physical event (planned for Atlanta) to a virtual one, which means everyone can get involved no …
Earlier in the year I had been planning a series of ‘Sew-in Days’ at my shop to start making this year’s quota of quilts for the Social Bite Village Quilt Drive, but of course like so many things these couldn’t go ahead. This is a charity quilt drive that I started 2 years ago to …
Have you seen the beautiful ‘Andra Tutto Bene’ Rainbow mini quilt that the Aurifil team are sharing? Inspired by the stories of Italian children who turned to art as a means to cope with new restrictions and drastic changes in their day to day lives. They adopted a few simple words to spread hope and …
I’ve started a new project which I am finding particularly helpful in these difficult times. A month or so ago the Modern Quilt Guild sent a ‘call-out’ for Temperature Quilts for a special exhibit at QuiltCon 2022. You can read more about it on their website here. I have wanted to make some sort of …
One week into Lockdown here in the UK and it feels like things are settling down a little. It’s still an incredibly strange and sometimes scary time but I have not had to make the same adjustment as others. I usually work from home anyway, as does my husband and our children are grown and …
Since I wrote my last blog post our whole lives, and yours too I am sure, have been turned upside down by the Corona Virus crises. I planned to write a post today about the things I am doing to deal with all the changes and keep parts of my business going. But after a …
New Patchwork and Quilting basics is now officially published and starting to arrive with quilters so I think it’s about time we celebrate this with a BOOK TOUR! I’m kicking things off today with another look inside the book, a new make, and news of a giveaway. Then I’ll be handing over to my quilty …
I’ve long been an admirer of Rachel Hauser’s beautiful quilts and a reader of her excellent blog Stitched in Color. I was thrilled when I got to meet Rachel IRL at Festival of Quilts last year. Rachel’s quilts have a wonderful sense of colour and use an eclectic mix of fabrics that always appeal …
I’ve just recently got the news that my book is going to be ready in time to launch at QuiltCon! I’m very excited about this as I’m going to be in Austin too next month! This means I will be able to do book signings at the C & T Publishing stand and also at …
Happy New Year! It feels good to be getting back to normal after the festivities and I am delighted to share what I have been working on over the last week or so. Back in August the lovely folks at Oakshott Fabrics asked me if I would like to design something using one of their …