“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” – JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings Since giving birth to the CUTEST baby girl on the planet, I’ve had to sort of….renegotiate…my relationship with time. There’s not much of it for quilting projects right now! Luckily, she …
I love hearts! This Half Square Triangle Heart Quilt is one of my favourite projects. I got the idea from Instagram when I was looking for a fun and easy project that I could finish relatively quickly. This half square triangle post by Tamara Kate @tamarakatedesigns looked perfect. One Saturday afternoon I made one heart. …
Important Notice: we’ve needed to postpone our April Quilting and Dressmaking Retreat due to the Coronavirus. We’re rescheduling the Retreat for November 2020 and will confirm the dates in the next few months. If you’ve signed up for the April Retreat we will put you on the list for the November Retreat. Participants will be …
At the moment I am so excited I could hug everyone I meet. Not only have I become an Ambassador for JUKI, I have also been asked to join the JUKI Club as a guest contributor. And I thought last year was a good sewing year. For those that do not know me, my name …
We’re a bookish family. When we moved house, we struggled to find the right place to set up our bookshelves. Consequently, most of our books have been stuck in boxes. We decided to get a custom shelf built to go around the sliding doors that lead to the conservatory. Something a bit like this. But …
I’m sure my sewing story is a common one…. until recently. I’ve sewn for longer than I can remember. My home was a place where sewing was normal, it had been a necessity for the women in my family in the post war years and then a hobby, as RTW became more accessible and dressmaking …
Hello Emily here. I saw this adorable flannel, called Sugar Plum by Heather Ross for Wyndham Fabrics. I knew it would make really cute pyjama bottoms for my kids. Hobby Craft offers a super simple pattern, that would kit out the whole family. But for this project I’m keeping it to the kids. I wanted …
An easy sew at home Halloween costume of Dorothy from The Wizard Of Oz I really wanted to share with you a simple way to create a fun girls Halloween costume out of an item you may already have. Like a lot of British schools, our children have a girls summer uniform which consists of …
Pumpkin fields As you can see, the fabric reminded me of the pumpkin fields. I loved the wildflower and weedy background and the repeated yet varied shapes of the pumpkins in all different sizes were just begging to be stitched over! Piecing the quilt I decided to use the Mischief Night fabric as a wide …
January is a time for new beginnings. Many quilters use January to get out and get on with our old projects and often to begin something new. Quilting is BIG. There are so many things to make and so many different ways of making them. The possibilities are endless. There are exciting projects, new fabrics …
