Karen purchased one of my patterns for the quilt – A Taste of the Orient and has been beavering away on it during the lock down. It is a quilt that uses a number of different techniques including piecing, applique and foundation piecing. I love the colour scheme and the beautiful fabrics that she has

Yesterday I taught a workshop at Tudor Rose Patchwork in Bedford. This was my first face to face workshop for ages and it was so good to be back. Everyone was so happy to be there too. We spent the day working on star blocks. These blocks will form part of a quilt called Hearts

I love making zippy pouches as I think that they are super useful for all sorts of things including cosmetics, stationery, masks, small toys, cards, sewing items etc. The list is pretty extensive. I have just made four using this lovely collection of fabrics called Pamper from Makower. I love this collection with its little

I purchased a bundle of fabrics called Rebel Girl designed by Lysa Flower, from Sew Hot and had been deliberating what to make with them for some time but finally settled on a design which I kind of made up as I went along. I added a cream background fabric and a plain black fabric

It is so lovely to be getting bookings again for face to face teaching. I have been adding the details of the classes and the venues to the Day and Evening Classes page on the website so if you are interested in a class do check there for information. This is one of my new

I have been working on several visible mending projects recently and have really enjoyed finding ways to mend garments. I have written a feature for Love Sewing Magazine Issue 92 where I explore different techniques for visible mending. I cover eight different skills for mending with step by step photos. The pinafore here had a

My quilt Scrappy Crosses has made it to the cover of this month’s Patchwork and Quilting magazine. It is a great scrap busting project as only small amounts of fabric are needed for each block. I have used scraps of solid fabric with a grey linen effect background fabric. The magazine as always contains lots

My Medallion quilt is now finished. I added a round of some retro styled appliqued flowers and then a narrow plain border and a wider plain outer border. I sent the quilt off to be long arm quilted by Cut&Alter and Abigail has made a fantastic job of it. She has quilted it with a

The flying geese are all stitched together and now added to the quilt. Think I might add an applique row next. Perhaps some flowers?

I have added another round to my Medallion quilt. I don’t seem to be able to make a quilt without adding a few triangles. I love a triangle! I have added a border of flying geese to the quilt and have used the colours and fabrics randomly.