A little round up of finished projects by students from some of my workshops @tudorrosepatchwork 1. Curved piecing quilt by Sue 2. Sound waves quilt by Jenny T 3. Stained glass patchwork bag by Jackie 4. In the Frame quilt by Jenny J 5. Beach bag by Jenny J 6. Shopper bag by Jenny T 7. Strips that Sizzle quilt by Sandra Fabulous effort everyone. #patchworks #stitch #fabric

Thank you to Icknield Quilters for having me today. We spent the morning working on textured blooms and stitched these small 3D appliquéd pictures in hoops. Great work everyone. #texturedblooms #3dfabricflowers #appliquedflowers #applique

Yesterday I visited the New Horizons textile exhibition in Baldock, Herts. It’s a small but beautifully curated exhibition. The artists have worked to the theme Variations and there is a wide variety of interpretations to this theme. I took just a few pics of my favourites and they are as follows: 1. Autumn Walks by Teresa Dunn 2. Hidden Forest by Teresa Dunn 3. Full Garden by Stephanie Pettengell 4. Scapes by Connie Gilham 5. Apologies but didn’t get the maker 6. Details of the exhibition It closes on Saturday if you are thinking of visiting.

Of course you have to go shopping while at FOQ and I had to have this gorgeous bundle of fabrics designed by @julianatextile I need to come up with a quilty plan for them. Any suggestions?

A selection of photos of the winning quilts at FOQ. Makers details after each pic. My favourite is the sphere. The piecing is so detailed and how on earth do you construct a ball! Congratulations to all the winners. It’s been a visual feast. #quilting #quilts #patchwork

Festival of Quilts. Isn’t this a beautiful thought provoking exhibition?These are from the Cherrywood Poppy challenge. #festivalofquilts #poppy

Day one of the Festival of Quilts and it’s been super busy. I’ve taught five workshops so haven’t had any time to look at the quilts or shop! I’ve had fun meeting lots of lovely people. However as I was rushing past, this amazing quilt caught my eye so had to take a quick photo. Such a great message. The maker is noted in the second pic. #festivalofquilts #quilting

I have my stamps ready for the stamp swop organised by @sarahashfordstudio at the Festival of Quilts. In fact these are the ones I made for last year and I never got to use them as I was so busy teaching. Hopefully I will have better luck this year. Looking forward to catching up with everyone very soon. @thefestivalofquilts

Our Medallion quilts are looking fabulous. An appliquéd round to go and then some borders. WIP from students @poppypatch2015 #medallionquilt #patchworks