At the beginning of the month I had my annual visit to Festival of Quilts at the NEC in Birmingham. I've been attending the Festival each year...
Perfect patchwork
Come to the wonderful Lickey Hills with Green Man Quilts
Come to the wonderful Lickey Hills with Green Man Quilts! They were once a Royal Hunting reserve belonging to the Manor of Bromsgrove. ...
I will go through Hell and High Water …..!
We often talk about going through hell and high water to deliver on our promises. I hadn't expected it to be quite so literal! This is my car. It...
Thinking about a Long Arm quilting set up?
.At Festival of Quilts in August I went to have a look at the "Play Area" for the Grace Long Arm Quilting machines and frames. The stands were a...
Advent Calendar
I have had so much fun creating an Advent Calendar for you. I have always loved creating these for my children, creating a quilted reusable calendar...
Sharing the love
There is little that I love more than getting notification that one of my past students has signed up for one of my freebies. It is all about...
A quilting get-away
Oh My Golly Gosh!! Such excitement coming up! Come and join me at Thirkelow Cottage and Studio - Arts and Crafts Courses for a quilting get-away,...
A Note on Accuracy and Improv work
In Patchwork and quilting a big thing is made about accuracy. Your seam allowance must be a precise quarter inch wide; your blocks must be...
Launching a Pattern – Going Underground
Quilt pattern design – from idea to finished work.
Project Progress – Taking PHDs from To Do to Ta-Dah !
I know that you are just like me, with projects started in workshops that never got finished; a list of quilts that are planned and not started, and...