Jo Avery – the Blog

Granny Blanket QAYG Quilt

Here is my newest project for Love Patchwork and Quilting magazine! Some of you may be surprised at the simple, sparse look of this quilt, as usually my quilts are a little ‘fancier’. But read on and you will find out why I wanted to make it so much. Issue 23 is now available and

Granny Squares Quilt

It always takes me a while to get round to these popular quilts that are quilt-a-longs etc.  I’ve loved the Granny Square quilts from afar for a while now (especially the one Lynz made which was part of our Scottish Modern Quilt Exhibition last year) but never got round to making a whole quilt –

Edinburgh Modern Quilt Guild

I’ve been meaning to post about this for ages. The Edinburgh Modern Quilt Guild is now well and truly established! That’s us above at meeting number 3, the first in my new studio, during our tea break (with cake of course!). We’ve had number 4 since then and have quite a few projects on the