Jo Avery – the Blog

Yo-Yo Trio

  Issue 11 of Love Patchwork and Quilting is now on sale, so I can now show you the project I designed for it It’s a trio of yo-yo pieces – a throw, a cushion and a framed picture. Jen, the editor (who we all got to hang out with at FQR!) had seen this

Boho Pom Pom Cushions

Issue 10 of Love Patchwork and Quilting magazine should have hit the newstands by now here in the UK. As usual it is packed to the gunnels (what are gunnels?) with amazing projects and fabulous fabric and quilty eye-candy! Lynne has got not just 1 but 2 amazing, jaw-dropping quilts in this issue (how does

Swatches Quilt 2.0

I have this other little project in Love Patchwork and Quilting magazine this month (issue 9) – the Swatches Quilt. This is a version of this mini quilt… …which I made last summer. You can read about how I came up with the idea here. I always thought it was a neat concept and so

Feathers Quilt

I can’t tell you how much I have been longing to show you my Feathers Quilt! I made it for Love Patchwork and Quilting Mag a few months back and this issue finally hits the newstand today. And I made the cover again this month! So chuffed!!! This felt like an important commission as the

Gossip Girls

Issue 7 of Love Patchwork and Quilting is currently dropping through subscriber’s letter boxes (though not yet on the news stand), so I think it is now safe to share my skittle dolls with you. The photo above is from the magazine, I always love the way they style things. And they do look like

Cathedral Window Cover

At last I can share this quilt with you that I made back in January. And I’m so ecited that it’s the cover quilt on this month’s Love Patchwork and Quilting Magazine (out today!)! Eeek!! This was quite a big project as not only did they want a quilt with a matching cushion, but they

Clamshells – rinse and repeat

First off I want to thank you for all the beautiful, heart-felt comments you left after my last post. They were all so comforting and supportive and I really appreciate you taking the time to leave them. Also a special message to KAY. Kay, you have been leaving lovely comments on my blog for a

Love Patchwork and Quilting?

What’s this odd looking thing, I hear you ask…? I do have a good reason for showing you a photo of a weird chicken stick in a blogpost all about a new magazine, but you’ll have to read on to find out what it is! Have you heard about this new modern patchwork and quilting