Jo Avery – the Blog

2018 in quilts

It’s time for my annual look back at the quilts I made in 2018. Last year I managed to fill a 16 square mosaic with my 2017 quilts so it appears I’ve been slacking a bit this year! In reality I have actually been much more productive than this but alas I can not show

2017 in quilts

I just read the 2016 version of this post where I said I wanted to slow down my quilt production in the following year and have a little more time to spend with family and friends (and myself) . Well though I still managed to fill a 16 square mosaic, a lot of the quilts

2016 in quilts

Well 2016 has been quite a stand out year, and not always for the right reasons!! But on a more positive note… Look at all the quilts I made!! Yes I was pretty busy! And though I am very proud of all the lovely things I made (well most of them anyway…), I think I

Goodbye 2015… hello 2016!

A quick look back at 2015 and a bumper crop of quilts! This isn’t even all of them as I have 3 more that I haven’t/can’t post about yet! So it’s been a very productive sewing year for me and now it’s on to 2016 (blimey, already?!!) and I’m pretty sure that will involve lot’s

January Sale at myBearpaw!

A happy New Year to all my dear readers! While I’m getting myself revved up enough to a write the first blog post of 2016 I thought you might like to hear about our ‘just launched’ sale… January Sale now on!! In store and online! 50% off all Christmas fabrics and bundles! Fat Quarters from

2014 Review

Hello 2015!! I hope you all had a good festive period and are now ready for the New Year! Whilst I am keen to get on with 2015, I always find this is a good time of year to look back and review any achievements from the past year. So I have been compiling a