Jo Avery – the Blog

The Splendid Sampler 2 Quilt is finished at last!

I’ve just completed my third quilt finish on the Handi Quilter Moxie!  I’m going to be sharing the story of this quilt as well as another ‘Moxie Report’ on my long arm quilting progress. This quilt was begun back in 2018 when I started to make blocks along with the Splendid Sampler 2 book and

2020 in Quilts and more

It’s time for my annual round up of quilts made in the last year. And what a year! Not for the quilts, as there has been so few against my usual tally, but for all the changes and trauma that we have had to watch or participate in. It’s strange to think that last New

My Splendid Sampler 2 Day!

Welcome Splendid Samplerers! Over the last few months we have been working our way through the first 20 free block patterns for the Splendid Sampler 2 Sew Along. Finally it is time to reveal my block and I am so excited to share it with you! I also have news of an amazing fabric bundle

Small Projects and News

My working life is roughly divided into four parts: MyBearpaw Studio and Shop Stitch Gathering Retreat The Thread House Retreat Quilting/Sewing Patterns for publication I always joke that I’m part of the gig economy as I need to run at least four businesses to survive! Actually I am only partly joking and sometimes I can

The Splendid Sampler 2!

Did you take part in the first Splendid Sampler project a couple of year’s back?  It was a fabulous success, so a sequel is on it’s way! This started off as an online Sew Along and ended up as a book published by Martingale. Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson are running things again but this