Welcome to my stop on the Moda all Stars ‘All in a Row’ blog hop! Lissa Alexander had the brilliant idea of a creating a book full of individual rows designed by the Moda designers which you can use to make your own unique quilts. There truly is a row for everyone here. All the […]

Calling all cat lovers! I have a quilt pattern just for you! Now you can can make your very own jointed, moving cat template and use it to create a unique quilt with cats sitting, playing, prowling or simply lying in the sun all over it. My quilt has nine cats because they have nine […]

Happy New Year! I’m back with exciting news for all members of my email club: I’ve been very busy designing our very first exclusive club quilt-a-long pattern! Each month you’ll receive a free applique template for a wildflower and full instructions on how to piece your beautiful quilt together. I’m using some oddments for the […]

As you know, my next fabric line for Moda (due in shops Spring 2016) is based on my ‘The Wordsmith’ book which is all about pressed flowers from a precious bouquet, saved letters and little notes, collecting memories and stitching them into cloth to make quilts to snuggle under and tell your stories with.   […]

This dainty Gypsophila print from my ‘The Wordsmith’ fabric collection is a particular favourite of mine. As ever I drew and painted from life and sent Moda the original drawings and the resulting fabric is as close to looking at my original painting as it’s possible to achieve. I have a glamorous vintage dress with […]

Wordsmith (n.) one who creates with words ‘The Wordsmith’ is about cherishing the simple things in life. It’s about love letters, little notes and finding pressed flowers in favourite books. Now’s the time to quieten your mind, gather your memories and slowly piece them together with beautiful fabrics to create a lasting cloth to be […]

My next fabric collection for Moda, ‘Nocturne’ should be in a quilt shop near you (if you live in the USA) or very nearly there (if you live in the UK). Nocturne is my first fabric collection to have it’s own special quilt patterns which you can order from your quilt shop too. Sadly, despite […]

The Festival of Quilts, the biggest quilt show in Europe is just around the corner. I’ll be there on my Stand G4 so please come by and say ‘hello’ to me, my Mum or my sister (if you’re very lucky you can say ‘hello’ to all of us!) I’m also teaching a 3 hour masterclass […]

Hello, it’s Betty here. Some of you may already know me but in case you don’t I’m Janet’s dog and I am very pleased to have finally been given the opportunity to tell you about all the work I do here behind the scenes. Preparing for Quilt Market is always a busy time for us […]

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