Starting your own Modern Quilt Guild Chapter in the UK
I’ve written a piece all about starting a local MQG group for the Love Patchwork and Quilting website, check it out here…
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Scraptastic Tuesday – the first time!
For ages now I’ve been meaning to post about and link up with Scraptastic Tuesday, hosted by the wonderful Nicky and Leanne, but I’ve never been able to get my act together. If I am using scraps I forget all about it and if I remember it then I have nothing scrappy to show! But …
Porthole Pirates Quilt
This was a lovely fun quilt to make with the most adorable fabric. It’s my third quilt for Today’s Quilter, in issue 6 which is out now. And I really enjoyed making a quilt for a child for a change. I love that cover quilt by TQ regular’s Pam and Nicky Lintott. And the eagle eyed …
Sophie Update and a Crochet Cushion
Back last Spring I started the Sophie’s Universe CAL 2015 and wrote about it here. I was getting on quite well but got distracted and stopped for about 4 months! The problem with this project is that you really need to give it your full concentration (rather than what my sister calls ‘mindless’ crochet, where …
Save the Date!!
It’s official! This year’s Stitch Gathering will be on Sunday 25th September 2016! Tickets will go on sale in March! Sign up for notifications on the Stitch Gathering website http://stitchgathering.co.uk/ Looking forward to seeing you in Edinburgh in September!
Sewing Room Rebooted!
I spent the first half of January having a massive clear out of my sewing room and a move about of furniture around the house. This has resulted in me at last having room for a design wall!! I have been looking forward to sharing photos of the finished room with you. How pretty does …
New Bedford Disappearing Nine Patch
I have a bit of a backlog of stuff to share over here which hasn’t been helped by the longest period of dark, miserable winter days I can remember which makes decent photography very difficult! Finally we had a bit of frosty brightness and I managed to get a few shots of this Disappearing Nine …
Biscornu!
I have to admit that I didn’t know what a Biscornu was before I was asked to make one! But then I don’t think I’m the only one, have you heard of it before?! Well it turns out it’s this odd shaped cushion, and I actually owned one (made for my by my lovely pal …
Modern Applique Garland
How lovely do these photos look taken in the Autumn sunshine! Meanwhile in the present depths of our Scottish Winter I have forgotten what the sun looks like! It has been grey, wet and miserable for so long now and with no hope of a reprieve in the near future *sigh*. So I am firmly …
On The Radio!
Hi Everyone, just a quick post to tell you that I was on the radio this afternoon talking about the Farmer’s Wife QAL and the online quilting community – and it wasn’t too cringey! That’s me in the studio after I finished the interview. It was actually a lot of fun and I think I …