I had my very first international business trip the other week when I went to Houston for Fall Quilt Market! It was the most amazing, inspiring and exhausting few days. I stood on the Moda stand with my ‘Hearty Good Wishes‘ fabric. I talked in Schoolhouse. By the way, I am never ever watching […]

So, today it’s the turn of the whales and fish! Here are my original drawings and ideas and then the fabrics themselves. Isn’t it interesting to see how each design evolves and changes? I started sewing with my fabric yesterday and well, I can’t describe it neatly but it’s quite a feeling.       […]

I can show you my Moda fabric! I thought you might enjoy seeing how each of my fabric designs came about- from my sketchbook to the finished fabric and so today I’m showing you the ships design. I decided to design some fabric to co-ordinate with my second book ‘Hearty Good Wishes’ and spent quite […]

Welcome to you if you’re here from the Moda blog, and thank you for visiting me! And if you’re here because you often are, well welcome to you too of course, but I have to tell you that I’ve been keeping a hugely exciting ‘dream come true’ secret. I’m a Moda designer! I might say […]

I’ve been invited to share one of my favourite quilting books with you for Moda’s Book Lovers day. I bought ‘Country Quilts’ by Linda Seward for inspiration when we were slowly restoring our first home- a tiny little Victorian house. You see I’d decided that our bed needed a hand made quilt and the only […]

the summer quilt from my new book ‘A Field Guide- quilts for all seasons’ Well, only 8 sleeps until the Festival of Quilts! I’ve got a new book and an artisan apron pattern to launch this year (if you’ve heard me talk or been to a workshop you’ll know the apron I mean!) and am […]

I’ve started to think of this as my big blog and instagram as my little blog. It’s really quick and ‘come as you are’ over there. I like to be more considered here. Which explains why I’m there far more than I’m here. Anyway, I’m here now. This will be a large wall hanging similar […]

So, despite my best efforts I’m a day behind on my quilt. And I’ve still got the binding to slip-stitch in place. Never mind, the deadline was self-imposed anyway. I thought I’d show you the sleepie clips I use to hold the binding in place before I sew it. They’re simple to use, they stay […]

So, this is my job for today: design the quilting pattern, layer up and then start hand quilting my new Spring flowers quilt. The only cloud in the sky is that the whole quilt has to be finished for Thursday morning. Good bye, bed.  

hand quilting teaching at The Quilt Room and Didlr-ing. I have not been doing any housework. None. So now you know what I will be doing…