It’s been quite a while since I shared a finished quilt here! This Poplars Quilt is a bit special as not only is it my biggest quilt ever it’s also been many years in the making. And its the first quilt to have it’s photo shoot enabled by a telehandler! Let’s go back to the …
I’m a little later than usual for my annual ‘quilts of the year’ round-up post so this one will also include exciting news for 2023. A restrained amount of quilts for me in 2022 which include 4 charity quilts and 3 quilts made for The Thread House Club BOMs (one of which was also a …
My teaching travelling trips have now slowed down (after a big post-covid catch up) and I am enjoying being at home this summer and getting on with some new projects. Some of which are still too secret to share much about, but read on for a sneak peek or two… One thing I can shout …
It’s been quite a while since I last posted, I hope you’ve not been missing me too much! I have been fulfilling a lot of teaching obligations which date back two years and were all cancelled due to covid. This has kept me very busy, and though I have been making progress on various ‘class …
Back in June I shared my latest batch of 6 donated Social Bite Village quilts in this post. At the same time I put out a call for some more quilts and you lovely generous quilters answered! Two weeks ago I dropped off 16 quilts! Thank you so much to all the wonderful donors. Now …
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 …
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 …
I have big news about my plans for 2020! This year I will be moving my main teaching studio from our Edinburgh store to a new building at Shangri la Farm we were live! As many of you will know my husband, Jonathan, builds Tiny Houses at Tiny House Scotland. We have our own NestHouse …
GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!! Thank you so much for all your entries and for all your great suggestions for a ‘dream team’ retreat faculty. A special thank you to all those who suggested ME! Flattery will get you… well nowhere in this giveaway actually as Mr Random Number Generator picked the winner!! And the winner …
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 …