A month or so ago I started a lovely new community project called the Forthline Project: “The idea was inspired and developed by a group of experienced craftworkers, supported by the Edinburgh Shoreline project.The finished creations will be combined so that the whole Forth shoreline story can be displayed in whole and/or local sections. The …
It’s a long time since I made a quilt with Kaffe Fassett fabric and I had forgotten what an uplifting joyful experience it can be! This quilt was destined for the issue of Today’s Quilter that coincides with Festival of Quilts so it always need to be a bit of a showstopper. And what better …
These last few weeks I feel like I’ve finally caught up with all my long lists and have therefore had a bit of time for a play! I think it’s because I am not teaching quite as much this term or it’s because I am getting better at saying no, but somehow I actually have …
As we are just over half way through I thought it would be nice to have a catch-up with my Block of the Month for Today’s Quilter magazine. Every month I design two blocks inspired by my surroundings at Shangri la Farm, the seven acre smallholding where I live. The blocks are accompanied by a …
I spent last weekend with my extended family celebrating my niece, Sarah’s, 40th birthday (I was very young when I became an aunt BTW!) at her amazing party. Of course I left it till the last minute to make her a present. Obviously she has already had a quilt from me (21st birthday) and numerous …
I have a couple of different quilts on the go at the moment which aren’t for publication so I can share some WIP posts about them. This first one is quite exciting as it’s the first public commission I have ever had. One of my students, Morag, is a teacher at a local catholic primary …
When I was asked to design the new Today’s Quilter Block of the Month I’ll admit to being both proud and nervous, seeing as I was following on from my quilt hero Jen Kingwell! Jen’s BOM was absolutely stunning so I had my work cut out! I had asked the TQ editor (another Jen) whether …