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 …
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 …
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 …
Today is my stop on the book hop for That Handmade Touch, a stylish and practical book by Svetlana Sotak. I have been reading Svetlana’s blog for years now and feel as if I know her well despite us never having met IRL. I also enjoy her beautifully restrained Instagram feed full of gorgeous bag …
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 …