Over the last few years I’ve tried a few crafts, enjoyed them and then they inevitably end up as an Etsy shop which then means making more than one of anything and getting stressy busy at holiday times throughout the year and burdened with obligations. This happened with my jewellery and my chocolates and I chose to stop [...]
October 27, 2012 – 8:18 am
If you’ve not heard of the Bloggers’ Quilt Festival, it’s a bi-annual showcase of quilting bloggers’ best work. I’m going to bore you all to death by entering my very first show quilt that you’ve seen a million times in various stages of completion- unless you’re new here, in which case this post is for you. [...]
October 11, 2012 – 10:21 am
I designed this sampler quilt on EQ7 for Festival of Quilts next year… It’s 73 blocks in total. I thought I’d better make a start and casually do a block every so often- I’ve tacked down some pieces for applique , I just need to sort out the arrangement again slightly and needle turn them by [...]
August 16, 2012 – 8:18 pm
This is a very image heavy post- just so you know You might want to get a cup of tea before you continue… I hope you enjoy it, it’s taken well over an hour to put together! Today I was up stupid early (before dawn during summer) to work on a little agency merchandising job [...]
It’s finally done, the binding is on, the sleeve has been sewn onto the back, the paint has been set, my label is attached and it’s in the post… I’ve pretty much dedicated my weekend to this quilt. Aside from housework, a jaunt to Morrisons, a nap, reading Giant George’s book, watching Snakes on a [...]
I have finished quilting Penny and Fletcher for the Festival of Quilts and I am going to bind it today- in white as that’s the only thing I can see working. I thought about black but I think that will show every little stitch gone wrong when it comes to the very top of the [...]
I am blogging a lot this week. I’m sorry for clogging up your blog readers Anyway I just wanted to show you some new samples that came from Spoonflower, which means I now have more fabrics up for sale in my Spoonflower shop- yey! In real life I prefer the blue tinge background seagulls- it’s [...]
The competition entry top is nearly finished…. all the dog sections are stitched together now. There’s a few bits left to sew that I added on afterwards when I found I left ridiculous gaps. That’s what you get when you’re trying to be thrifty and at the same time guess how something should look just [...]
Sorry, I couldn’t resist- the actual main applique is fully stuck together now for my FOQ entry Dogs
I decided at the end of last week to enter this year’s Festival of Quilts in the Pictorial category. I’ve never entered a quilt competition before (you could say I’ve never made a quilt without flaws too) and I’ve also never made a pictorial quilt which makes this decision slightly crackers, but nevertheless it gave [...]
