And so we come to the end of another year, in fact to the end of a decade! I love to look back at all the quilts I have made over the last 12 months, it’s a great way to round up the year and get ready for the new one ahead. What I notice …
My Dandelion Clock quilt is finished and ready to share! This all started when I designed a block for the Summer Sampler 2019 using my Freehand Foundation Piecing technique (tutorial available here). I thought it looked a bit like the quarter of a dandelion clock (a VERY abstract interpretation of a dandelion clock!). I enjoyed making …
I’m just catching my breath after a very busy October and popping in to share some news. Last week I was in Houston at Quilt Market and Quilt Festival, What an intense whirlwind that was! If you want to check out the photos I took of some of the incredible quilts I saw check out …
Sunday saw the SEVENTH annual Stitch Gathering Retreat in a very dreich and rainy Edinburgh. I am just amazed that we have now hosted so many of these! And I know I probably say this every year, but this was the best one yet! And it’s all down to my fabulous team, which includes these …
Introducing Bear Paw Parade! This is a new quilt that features in issue 54 of Today’s Quilter which is out now. I made this quilt using the beautiful Murmur fabric by Valori Wells that Free Spirit sent my at the start of the year. It’s lovely to be able to finally reveal this …
A few weeks ago I delivered another 11 quilts to the Social Bite Village. For those of you new to my blog or can’t quite remember what this is about, check out my Quilt Drive Launch post here. This is the 3rd batch of quilts I’ve dropped off in the past year, totaling 39 donated …
I have a new quilt to share with you today! This is Harvest Festival which is featured in the new issue of Today’s Quilter (53), out today. No cover quilt for me this month and rightly so as my quilt couldn’t compete with that stunning log cabin from Lynne Goldsworthy! Instead you will find my …
Earlier this year I announced that I had written a book for Stash Books which would be published in early 2020. Well I can now tell you a little more about the book and share the cover! New Patchwork & Quilting Basics is a beginner’s book for patchwork and quilting. Over the last 8 years …
Another exciting quilt reveal today! This year I was very honoured to have my submission to design a quilt for the Quilter’s Planner selected. The Quilter’s Planner launched it’s pre-orders a couple of weeks back and last Thursday they started to reveal the 2020 quilts. Today is my day to show off my quilt! Do …
Amazingly a week has already passed since this photo was taken! I am finally getting round to writing my Festival of Quilts 2019 Report post. Okay guys, sit tight, let’s get going, we have a lot to look at! Yes that’s me above being a steward for the first time at the Spotlight@40 gallery. If …