UK Quilters
Hi All Just a quick blog for you all today. At the recent UKQU Bloggers quilting retreat, I was introduced to cutting using a strip ruler. There are many brands out there but the one shown below is typical of most. It has grooves every 1/2 inch to allow you to cut out many…
Guess who’s back, and found her sewing mojo !! MEEEE! I recently attended the long awaited Annual Blogger retreat where we were treated to a number of free gifts to use and review. The first of these was a super cute fat quarter pack called Cherries Jubilee from the CRAFT COTTON COMPANY We were also given…
Hey All I know that I have been very quiet over the last year, and my followers, I am really sorry. 2020 was a year that did not happen for me. emotionally it was a bad year and I found working from home a difficulty thing to adjust to. Even though I was not driving 15…
I recently saw this super cool Jean quilt and thought that I really wanted to give it a go. Image from:Â http://apassionatequilter.blogspot.com/2010/06/finished-denim-quilt.html I don’t own may jeans that I wanted to cut up, so I did a shout out to all my friends and family. I was in luck as my sister donated a whole suitcase…
Hi All just a quick blog for you all today. Spoiler alert: Its not quilting so please forgive me!! Before COVID-19 became the big bad wolf I was going to submit a mixed media piece to a local Eisteddfod (that has now been cancelled) . I decided that even thought it was cancelled due to…
Following on from the Christmas Song Challenge, I was keen to try a new challenge. This time it was landscapes. When someone was given the Humber bridge I was gutted. As a daughter of a Humberside/Yorkshireman, the Humber bridge is really iconic. However, instead I was given the Severn Bridge, which is a good alternative!!…
As I said in my first post in this series, In 2020 I want to explore the history of Welsh quilting and the techniques and designs that shape modern day quilts. As part of this, I bought several old wool blankets, from charity shops and eBay, to use as batting/wadding, in the same way quilters…
I was very lucky to be asked to review a new range by Makower, called Sunny Bee. I am a total sucker for dots, bees, daisies and sunflowers.  This range features all of these elements, so frankly I’m in heaven. Sunny Bee by Makower, is a gorgeous range due to hit stores in February. It’s…
Hi All As I am sure most of you regular readers are aware, three years I moved from Milton Keynes to North Wales. Now I am settled in to my new home and facing my fourth winter, it got me thinking about the tradition of quilt making in Wales. This blog marks the start of…
Hey all I know, I know it has been Months since I last blogged. What can I say; my Blogging Tag N.S.F.W. is kinda accurate. Sewing has taken a bit of a back burner recently. When I saw there was a bloggers mini quilt competition I jumped at the chance of getting my sewing on.…
When a few books became available for review I jumped at the chance of reviewing this book. I am really inspired by textile techniques from the Far East (in particular Japan) as well as anything that recycles / upcycles /Â reuses scrap fabric. After all, fabric is not cheap. As you can see by my…
Hey everyone Is it just me or has Summer finally arrived? I hope you are getting the opportunity to enjoy the sunshine. You know the saying about things coming in threes. Well after years of not going to London, I have had to make 3 separate trips to the big smoke in 3 weeks. I…
