The majority have spoken

Thank you to those that got back to me about yesterdays post, and the decision was…..   Black.So  when I got in this morning I starting cutting out the black squares to go with the batiks and stripped them together.  I didn’t want to make a huge quilt so decided to do four rows of Continue reading »

Got carried away

So you know how it is when you suddenly decide that you are going to do something and then it all changes to something completely different.  Well today was one of those time.  Late this morning I decided that I would go into the studio and catch up on a couple of sample quilts that Continue reading »

Borders

Well the borders are on and now its ready for quilting, which won’t be until after next week when I’ve been to the Festival of quilts as I need to collect a batch of threads, one of which will be for this quilt. I am going to use the Superior Rainbows Zebra thread.  Its one Continue reading »

Swirlygigs

Well its been some time but I thought I had better get back to my sons quilt, which if you remember I started a couple of months ago.  For various reasons I hadn’t been able to work on it, but today I thought I would get back to it.  So I started sewing all those Continue reading »

Soft under foot

I have found these floor tiles in Costco and put them under my machine. They are anti-fatigue so are great for standing on for long periods of time.  I have also finished the cats quilt and had the final Linus quilt on and of since my last post. I have ha d loads of problems Continue reading »

Pebble dashed

At last I have finished off the micro pebbles on the cat quilt.  It took me longer as I kept getting side tracked and the heat this week has been almost unbearable.  But they are done. Now I just have to do three more border feather sets and its done.  Unfortunately I couldn’t finish it Continue reading »

A new ‘Old’ friend

Look what I have found, isn’t it brill.  I have been trying to find one for a while now, and last weekend I found one, but was only able to bring it back this weekend.  It needs a good clean and a little bit of TLC but its in full working order and it has Continue reading »

Colourful …

Just thought I would show you a few (very few) of the threads I have.  Fab aren’t theyTomorrow I will show you my latest purchase. A little number I recently found.   Continue reading »

Raining cats and dogs…

It seems to be raining cats and dogs in the studio at the moment.  The cats are on the frame at the moment and I have to say that all that micro pebbling is driving my eyes a bit batty, must remember to blink occasionally!! The other cats that I posted about have been finished, Continue reading »

Almost there

What a fabulous weekend we have just had, so hot for a change.  I went to our caravan with one of my sons and we had a fab time in the Lake District.  This is a picture from the van early Saturday morning.What a view, and we very often get the RAF fighters practicing over Continue reading »