The Splendid Sampler
Happy Splendid Sampler Day! Exactly a year ago today we all started on a splendidly challenging patchwork adventure. Where ever did that year go? It’s not every year you get two presents a week, but that is exactly what happened during our Splendid Sampler year! I have made about 40 of the […]
Aurifil Designer of the month
Hello and welcome! I am pleased to tell you that I am Aurifil’s designer of the month for January 2017. The year is off to a great start! Every year Aurifil and Pat Sloan invite twelve designers to create a special, unique block for you and host a quilt-a- long for the whole year. And […]
Pat’s mega fun book tour
Hello and a very warm welcome to my stop on Pat’s mega fun book tour! I’ve known Pat for a few years now and she is one of the kindest, generous, supportive and encouraging quilters I know. Pat has written another (her 33rd!) book which sets out to teach us all how to machine quilt. […]
And the winner is…
It was so much fun to read all your lovely comments, some from old friends and lots from new to me ‘Splenderettes’! Welcome one and all. And now to announce the winner of my ‘More Hearty Good Wishes’ charm pack…. drum roll please…. goes to comment number 19 (as chosen by the random number generator) Congratulations Syke […]
Top of the Hill
Can you believe we’re already halfway through our Splendid adventure? Well, I’ve got around 30 blocks made so far and am really pleased with them. Some have been rather challenging to say the least and all of them have made me go slowly and actually use my ‘textbook’ techniques as learnt many moons ago. Here’s […]
A little tip for you
I like to use a dry piece of soap to mark up quilting lines on dark fabric. The drawn lines show up clearly, don’t rub away like chalk can and don’t harm the fabric in anyway either. You can easily sharpen the soap with an ordinary table knife and if your soap happens to be […]
Wildflowers quilt-a-long
We’re half way through our wildflowers quilt-a-long already! Here are our flowers so far, one for each month and more to come. If you’d like to join in, it’s not too late simply sign up for my free newsletter and you can be creating your own wildflower quilt too. Sign up here […]
Joe’s quilt
My eldest son Joe (14) after years of refusing to have a quilt on his bed suddenly asked me if I would make one for him. Well, I didn’t need to be asked twice! He chose the fabric himself from my Moda collections and asked for a simple zig-zag quilt. After much thought and consultation […]
Pottery
Chief of Everything and I have been going to pottery classes every Thursday morning and love it! We have a fabulous teacher called Lucy Burley who is very gentle, encouraging and generous with her knowledge. Do pop over to her website, I’m sure you’ll agree that Lucy makes the most elegant and sophisticated work. I […]
Lori Shawl
Did you know I trained to be a knitwear designer? Well, I did and back in the day could design lace, intarsia, cables and garments and all sorts. These days I still love to knit but always chose simple, off the shelf projects that require no thought from me whatsoever and the Lori Shawl fits […]