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.
Thought that I would share this lovely wall hanging with you. This was not made by me but by my friend Sarah. Sarah only works in linen and works often in an abstract way; however in this instance she has taken a traditional block and put her own twist on it. She quilts with thick …
It is so lovely to see signs of Spring breaking through and some little clumps of snowdrops have appeared in my garden. They are such delicate little blooms but always a joy to see. These small quarter circles were pretty simple and came together quite easily. Here they are all pieced together in another round: …
For World Book Day, I thought that I would share with you my most recent book purchase. This is “Quilting With Liberty Fabrics” written by Jenni Smith. It is a hardback book in a slip on case with 224 pages of content.The book contains a little history about Liberty and then history of the fabrics. …
Its so lovely to see some warmer and sunnier days. I so love being outside and it always makes my daily walk so much nicer when the sun shines.I have a project in Love Sewing magazine this month. The magazine actually comes with two free dressmaking patterns so is pretty good value if enjoy making …
I am slowly adding to my medallion quilt and making it up as I go. I added a very narrow border to the flower centre and then decided that a chequer board round would work well. Lots of nine patch blocks in pink and green. The pink is pretty bright but hopefully I can tone …