Today I am sharing a new quilt finish along with news of the workshops I will be teaching at QuiltCon Together next year. Yes I am now part of the QuiltCon Faculty! QuiltCon wisely decided to change their 2021 physical event (planned for Atlanta) to a virtual one, which means everyone can get involved no …
Have you seen the beautiful ‘Andra Tutto Bene’ Rainbow mini quilt that the Aurifil team are sharing? Inspired by the stories of Italian children who turned to art as a means to cope with new restrictions and drastic changes in their day to day lives. They adopted a few simple words to spread hope and …
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 …
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 …
Well I survived Festival of Quilts! I am taking a bit of a break this week to recover but I thought I would just pop in to share a link to my latest Sewing Quarter appearance which was on Sunday. You can watch me sewing both my Feathers quilt (below) and my Scandi Stitch Pillow …
I am so excited to announce that I have a new Aurifil Thread Collection! This is my third collection box and this time I’m concentrating on their gorgeous 12wt wool threads. It will be officially launched at Festival of Quilts next week but we actually already have stock available to purchase right now at our …
It’s May the Fourth and I’m heading to a wedding reception tonight. It’s the wedding of one of my students, Suzanne and her fiance Scott, who are big Star Wars fans, hence the date they decided to tie the knot! I’ve become very fond of, and proper lifelong friends with many of my students over …
It’s been quite a few months since I last had a pattern in a publication. Last year I stopped taking commissions for magazines so that I could concentrate fully on my new book. But since the beginning of the year I have been non-stop sewing for magazines and this is the first to be published. …
I am currently in a high state of excitement due to my forthcoming trip to QuiltCon in Nashville next week! This will be my 3rd QuiltCon after Savannah in 2017 and Austin in 2015 and I’m sure this one will top those previous trips due to even more UK pals travelling with me, and even …
Ta-dah!! It’s finished and revealed! I’m delighted to share my Vintage Home BOM quilt with you today. The latest issue of Today’s Quilter (number 41) is out today and as well as featuring yet another stunning Lynne Goldsworthy cover quilt, you will also find instructions for completing the Vintage Home quilt. I’ve kept the setting …