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...
Festival of Quilts 2024
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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...