Jo Avery – the Blog

The Gathering Blooms BOM Begins!

The Gathering Blooms BOM officially starts today with the publication of issue 94 of Today’s Quilter!  I wrote a whole post about this new BOM a few weeks back which you can read here. Please note that the 60% off subscription offer is still valid but of course you won’t get your first issue with

Gathering Blooms BOM

I have something very exciting to share with you today. I am about to take over the Block of the Month slot in Today’s Quilter!  This will be the third time I have been the TQ BOM designer and I think I may have said ‘never again’ after the last time. But then I had

Flower Pot Tumbler Quilt

It’s been a while since I’ve had a quilt in a magazine so I’m delighted to share the Flower Pot Tumbler quilt as featured in the new issue (91) of Today’s Quilter. This issue also includes a supplement with four absolutely stunning star quilts designed by Lynne Goldsworthy! I have been hoarding a stash of

Two Finished Flower Quilts and a Moxie Report

I have two finished flower themed quilts to share with you today! Both were quilted on my Handi Quilter Moxie and I have again learned a huge amount. So in this post we’ll be exploring the quilting of my Journey to the Centre of a Flower quilt and my new version of the Bedding Plants

Bedding Plants QAL 2 – The Daisy Row

Welcome to part 2 of the Bedding Plants Quilt Along! I can’t tell you how happy it’s made me to see all the beautiful rose blocks popping up in my Instagram feed over the last 2 weeks, thanks so much for getting involved everyone!  I’m also loving the little community we have going on in

Temperature Quilt and Temperature Embroidery

I have finished my Temperature Quilt top!  And I have started a Temperature Embroidery! I started the ‘Weather Bubble’ Temperature Quilt just over a year ago on 28th March and finished it yesterday 5th April. Each row is 17 squares and there are 22 rows (the closest I could get to 365 days). You can

Wedding Bells Quilt

I have a new quilt to share with you today, and this one made the cover of the latest Today’s Quilter! This quilt seems extra special due to the fact I have made so few full-sized quilts this year. This is the only magazine commission I have made and it was due to be the