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Patchwork Pony Sustainable Sew Along Final Round Up Post

We have come to the end of the Patchwork Pony Sustainable Sew Along and it’s time to wrap things up and share some of the amazing ponies and unicorns! And I’ll be revealing the winner of the grand prize! It’s been a wonderful experience hosting this sew along and I’ve been really moved by all

Patchwork Pony Sustainable Sew Along Part 3

Welcome to part 3 of the Patchwork Pony Sustainable Sew Along! And for this last tutorial post we will be taking our ponies and unicorns to the grooming parlour! If you are not at the embellishment and accessory stage yet then that’s absolutely fine, there is still plenty of time. Please do sew at your

Patchwork Pony Sustainable Sew Along Part 2

Yes it’s yet another pony! You saw the beginnings of this one in the Part 1 post last week and here he is all brought to life and looking gorgeous! Welcome to Part 2 of the Patchwork Pony Sustainable Sew Along. I hope you are all ready to sew your pony parts together. But if

Patchwork Pony Sustainable Sew Along Part 1

Welcome to Part One of the Patchwork Pony Sustainable Sew Along!! We will begin by concentrating on creating our outer panels for the pony. Firstly a HUGE thanks to everyone who has purchased the pony pattern! I was overwhelmed by the response and will have a lovely big donation for Create and Sustain ready to

Wardrobe Landscapes and a Flower Power Embroidery

It’s been a while since I had a project in a magazine but now, just like buses, two have landed at exactly the same time. One is quilting and the other is embroidery which adds a nice balance to this post. The first one is my Landscape Wardrobe mini quilts as featured in the latest

Patchwork Pony Sustainable Sew Along!

Get ready for exciting news about a brand new ‘sew along with a difference’ that I’m launching today! The Patchwork Pony Sustainable Sew Along will start in February and run for a month. In this post I will be sharing all the info you need and answering all those questions you have. First off, what’s

Watermelon Eyelashes Quilt and a Moxie Update

My first quilt finish of 2022 is called Watermelon Eyelashes. This is quite a long post as I’ll be discussing how you can put too much pressure on yourself and become paralysed by it. So buckle up! This quilt begun almost a year ago after I taught my Journey to the Centre of the Earth

2021 in Quilts

Happy New Year! And goodbye to 2021 whose main redeeming feature was being a bit better than 2020! To carry on a decade long tradition I’m greeting 2022 with a mosaic round up of the quilts I made during the last 12 months.  For this photo collage I’ve included some mini quilts as the 10

Scattered Stars Embroidered Pillow

Here’s a bit of festive embroidery to ease you into the Christmas period. Plus I have some exciting embroidery related news to share in this post so please read on… This is my Scattered Stars Pillow which uses star shapes and jewel colours to create a cushion that looks good at Chrismas but can be