We’re one-third of the way into the QAL and block three, in it’s simple nature, is a firm favourite of mine the more I look and admire it!

It really is such a lovely, neat block to make where the tall houses just dominate the design in a pleasing way! This one would look great with some dense floral prints for the houses and contrasting colours for the roofs. Add in red doors and you’ve got the making of some lovely London-style town houses! Fab! read more

 I found this kit on sale earlier this year and couldn't resist it.I never looked at the instructions until the other day and KRIKEY! I am completely overwhelmed and intimidated! I know this is a piece of cake for many of you, but HOLY SMOKES!The quilt is rather small at 51 x 60, but there are 20 pages of pattern instructions. These fabrics are great and I know I will love the quilt,

Today, we’re dashing to recolor the Dashing Quilt Pattern from Coriander Quilts in the Delightfully Yours collection by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics for the brand new Jump for Joy Quilt Kit. Named for its stellar combination of star blocks and churndash blocks, this quilt pattern is a great way to showcase lots of scrappy fabrics! Keep reading to explore this joy-filled recolor, and to watch a video tutorial that will have you confidently churning out these blocks in a dash.

Jump for Joy Quilt Kit

The Jump for Joy Quilt Kit includes 30 Fat Eighths, background fabric ...

Halloween is getting closer, and I have a few small quilty projects planned to get done before then. I have shared a few freemotion designs in the past that suit the scary season, and I will share them again below.

This weeks’ design is called Hair, maybe not specifically named after Cousin Itt from the Addams family, but if the shoe fits…! The random and free-flowing design Hair looks just like ghosts flying and tumbling through the air, don’t you think? Maybe it makes you think of flowing water or kelp too. The edge to edge design Hair is ...

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Ever had a project you had to make that you couldn’t get going on because you were bored with it before you started it? 

And it’s not an awful thing—this is the secret project I mentioned starting a few blog posts back. A few weeks ago, it was in limbo. 

So I mentioned in that post that I was thinking of proceeding on a different path and only for the purpose of making it easier. I should say there is nothing hard about this project, it’s more about being bored with it right out of the ...

I had such a busy doing nothing in particular weekend that I almost forgot to update my blog! Firstly, I had quite a few quilts to do at work then I went in on my day off to quilt the strippy quilt that I made myself from fabrics bought at Malvern last autumn.

One of the customer quilts was a vintage 1980s hand pieced quilt that its maker was finally persuaded to get finished. The filigree design really lifted it I think. 

My own quilt was done with a modern baptist fan design and neon pink thread. I considered adding ...

 Richard Scarry books were a favourite of my children and then the grandsons. So many things on every page to point to and talk about. We had to make a rule with younger daughter, Beth, that she couldn't choose one of Richard's books for a night time read in bed book. She was the one so reluctant to give up on the day and she still makes the most of her busy days starting with a very early morning run.  

We had geese flying overhead yesterday and turkeys trotting through though not in a cute little red car ...

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On today’s episode Vanessa is gather her supplies and materials to prep for her next pair of quilted sneakers. So, join her and chat about what materials you’ll need to make your own pair and what you want to do to get started on your sneaker making journey.

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My next OBW project is this panel is Wild Garden by Nicole Tamarin for Lumin Fabrics.

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If you didn’t know this about me, I am a very deliberate person. When making a quilt for a person, sometimes it takes me years to come up with the design and color options for that specific person. This one … Continue reading →

I've been busy, and it’s a good thing.

I am forever prattling about my never-ending quest for knowledge and techniques for the crafts I love, mostly textile related. For a long time I have wanted to get back to sewing clothes for myself, and it finally happened in July.

I took a class at Stitchin’ Post to make a t-shirt using my new serger/cover stitch combo machine. I used the Concord Tee pattern by Cashmerette. The class was all day, and I had a blast. We started with tracing our pattern and, by the time the class ...

It was a productive weekend! I had several projects keyed up for a finish this weekend. A few were gifts, but one was selfishly a project I had been planning to try (just for me) for a while. I tried my hand at couching last year with some limited success with my mini Xmas trees. Couching is a technique where you incorporate decorative threads, cord, or yarn on the surface of a fabric. You stitch it in place with other finer threads. In my case, I feed my yarns in with my longarm when stitching a design. The first time ...

It is exactly a year since I ran away from home to Devon and lived in an old caravan until I found my wee cottage. I have now experienced all of the seasons, including what seems to be an early, wet autumn. The conkers on the trees in the park are huge. Nessie and I are now familiar with the regulars in the park, including the 2 resident geese. I was glad that I invested in a decent second hand raincoat and have now added some reflective heat-press flowers so cars can see me in the dark. 

I have done ...

I’ve been busy! In the midst of the busy-ness, I’ve completely ignored posting what I’m doing, but I’ll fix that now. First of all, a quilter who moved away had donated some fabric to the guild. I used some of that fabric to make three different quilt tops that will be quilted by someone else […]

Let’s do another zigzag design, which also works in sashings and borders. This week’s design is named Coral.

This design is based on fat curls and echoes and it can transition corners without stopping and breaking thread.

This whimsical design is very suited for projects with themes like the ocean, the sea, nature, octopus tentacles, kelp, coral, marine animals, ferns, and the forest.

Pattern Tutorial

The design can be quilted in any direction, horizontal, vertical or diagonal. In the tutorial drawings and video footage you will find all of these angles used.

In this tutorial I will use ...

Wind me up & watch me go! Has anyone seen Leonardo? Steampunk Mona is Leonardo da Vinci’s version of AI. Someone greased Mona’s gears and now she is looking for Leo!

Steampunk Mona Lisa is from Rubin Design Studio and eQuilter. She measures 29″ x 44″.

There was much more color in this panel than I expected. I cut my strips 3.25″ to yield 5″ finished hexies. I got 176 hexies to play with.

I played with the hat for a while but decided to leave it alone.

The Hollow Cube 60‘s in the section represent the ...

These three 8″ x 8″ bears are great for incorporating into a child’s quilt, a table runner, or used as a repeat for a larger project. The three are all different patterns emphasizing the different head shapes that make these bears distinctive. They are meant to be pieced using the folded Freezer paper technique, but other methods work well too. The patterns are simple enough to be weekend.

The pattern comes as a PDF download for you to print, small enough to print on one sheet of paper. Click here for the $8.92 pattern. You can pay with ...