Jo Avery – the Blog

Finished Vintage Home Quilt Reveal!

Ta-dah!! It’s finished and revealed! I’m delighted to share my Vintage Home BOM quilt with you today. The latest issue of Today’s Quilter (number 41) is out today and as well as featuring yet another stunning Lynne Goldsworthy cover quilt, you will also find instructions for completing the Vintage Home quilt. I’ve kept the setting

Vintage Home BOM Quilt Along – Month 10

Well I promised you a big block this month and I’m delighted to present my Vintage Sewing Machine block! This is the only block this month and though it looks quite complicated it does break down into 4 manageable sections (with a little bit of applique detail to finish). We are already up to month

Vintage Home BOM Quilt Along – Month 9

We are moving into the sewing room for month 9 of the Today’s Quilter Vintage Home BOM Quilt Along! I hope this will be a fun month for everyone.  The row of spools above is such a nice quick project, and it’s a lovely way to showcase different prints. And then we have two button

Vintage Home BOM Quilt Along – Month 8

It’s that time of the month again – phew the weeks seem to speed by at the moment! Yes it’s month 8 of the Vintage Home BOM Quilt Along, and we have finally moved out of the kitchen and found ourselves a little light. This month’s blocks are a table lamp, complete with pleated shade,

Vintage Home BOM Quilt Along – Month 7

I can’t believe how well timed this month’s Vintage Home BOM Quilt Along block is!  When I planned the commemorative mug block I had in mind the forthcoming wedding of Harry and Megan, but then on the day that I shared the block online it was announced that Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, had given birth

Vintage Home Quilt Along – Month 6

Month 6 already! We are now half way through this QAL! This month it’s time for some plates.  This was a tricky one because basically they are just a circle, so I struggled coming up with a design until I remembered portholes, a very versatile technique that I learnt from Lu Summers at the first