I had two lovely ladies visit me last week who brought along the quilts they have been working on in a class held not to far away from my home.  They have been working on them for a while but now they are finished and wanted them quilting on the long arm as they couldn’t Continue reading »

The duck egg blue if finished and off the frame.  I have decided though that I need to break out my better camera as there are a few fabrics that my cheaper one does not like.  Although the better one will not fit into the handbag.  🙁  Anyway, so that you get the idea of Continue reading »

Yesterday I told you about a lovely little quilt that was headed for the frame today, well here it is.It is a beautiful duck egg blue and browns that really complement each other.  I am using a variegated Superior thread which runs like a dream, and a cream bottom line that is almost invisible on Continue reading »

Well all four of the quilts I featured previously are done and are ready for collection.  This is one of the the same quilts in a different colour way.Its amazing how different they all look despite the fact that they are all the same quilt.  The other two are black and white which again look Continue reading »

This next week is going to be a busy one.  I collected a quilt top earlier in the week and one of my customers brought me 4 quilts to do.  Here is a picture of one of the four.  They are all based around the same pattern but differ in colour and have a variety Continue reading »

Today I spent the day at The Cotton Patch for a Linus Charity Sew-in day.  It was a really good turn out and we managed to make and quilt a lot of quilts.  We were visited by Stuart and Ann from the Great British Sewing Bee who gave us a hand as well.  Here is Continue reading »

What a fabulous weekend away with lots of friends. Now, Belgium is the home of Beer and Chocolate, and, well, it would be rude not to sample as many as possible whilst over there wouldn’t it, and we didn’t want to upset anyone as we want to go back next year.We stayed in Leuven which Continue reading »

I am currently working on a little quilt that I have been commissioned to make, but unfortunately it is a secret as it is a Christmas prezzie, so I can’t unfortunately show you any photos at the moment, but I might be able to later.I am also going on a little jollie this week.  Every Continue reading »

This is a customers/friends quilt that I have had on the frame for a couple of days now.  The centre is a heart created with the embroidered flowers and the design is by Jenny Haskins.  Each of the sets of flowers has been outlined and the heart has been cross hatched in the centre.  The Continue reading »

Now how many of us know someone that is named after this cute little engine. Saw it this weekend and couldn’t resist snapping it.  Continue reading »