AbbieAnneWhere to start?……. at the beginning, as an eager beaver beginner, scarred stiff when I looked at the displayed quilts, would I make something so wonderful and complicated, could I make even?! ……for many years I was just a visitor, jostling, bumping, stretching through between others, ferreting into low corners of stands to see what…
Category Archives: Mystery Quilt
Mystery Quilt(s), Updates and stuff and NEW stuff!!
Hello Everybody!! Life’s been happening at a rate of knots again, where has January disappeared to?? I’d like to update you all on a few things and introduce my new Mystery Quilt to you……. Abbie Suggests 2019 Challenge is well under way, if you wish to join us please message me for your personal challenge!…
Abbie Suggests…..a 2019 challenge for you but also keeping it a mystery!
I was busy reading a thread on the UKQU Facebook Page about BOM’s and Mystery Quits for 2019. Lots of interesting suggestions and links to all of us Designery-types (including me putting my pennyworth in!). I’ve had an idea, I think it will work large scale, we’ll find out shall we?!! Let me put you…
Cats and threads and ribbons……. a few words of warning…..
It was raining quite heavily overnight in Cornwall, well to be honest it was chucking it down! Wind, rain, loads of noise, cold and horrid basically……. I was awake about 4.30, so I truddles off into the front room to do a bit, as you do, gave the cats a few treats on the way…..a…
In Full View!!!…….
The Mystery Quilt is no longer a Mystery!!!……… and……. breathe!!! As promised, it has loads of colour & balancing and improving techniques based on an English Country Garden using Makower’s fabric range ‘Linen Texture’. It’s really rather nerve-racking this Mystery Quilt Stuff!! It’s always so much fun watching others take your design and make it…
The Mystery Continues……..
A Colourful Outlook on Life has reached block 8 with block 9 posting out very soon……. how quickly this year has gone!? I really am having trouble comprehending where the time has gone!! If you want to join us with the Mystery it’s never too late! Patterns and kits are available from my shop here…
Mystery Two!!! …….Rubies & Cream BOM!
I’z very excited and a bit surprised even! I’ve been busy working on my next Mystery Quilt BOM for UKQU. I believe in and am known for, making ‘design developments’ throughout my patterns and classes, in fact my regular students shout it back at me frequently! ………What has happened with this latest design has astounded…
Bondaweb & Mystery stuff!…….
Hi Everybody!! Its not such a lovely day weather wise in North Cornwall today, but it is perfect for a bit of patchwork and blogging me feels!! 😉 The jolly Bods, the ‘powers that be’, asked me to do a review of Bondaweb……well, what happened woz…….. an applique wall-hanging with loads of intricacies, (no point…
June Mystery Days….
Hello Everybody! We’re in June, we’re on Block 5 of the Mystery Quilt and things are looking fabulous everywhere!! There are some stunning blocks being made……some with kits that are looking a lot like the original quilt, including very wonderful stitcheries (far better than mine!)….. and some with your own choices of fabrics which are…
Continuing Mystery’s and their preparation for the quilting Public….
block 4 and some amazing work being produced! Well done all those taking part, there’s beginners and not so beginners amongst you and you’re all doing fabulously! I’m loving the fabric variations and everything!!……… It’s never too late to join us, patterns are available in my shop on this site…….. *************************************************************************************************************************** I…
Mystery Block 2 & Dragonfly 3 now available……….and STUFF!!!
Hi Everybody!! I hope you’re all well?…… ……..there’s too much of this coughing lark going on for my liking, I’ve been laid up with bugs! I had to cancel going to the Duxford Show before the weather had even kicked in. Not a jolly thing, but it has allowed me to get on with…
Here we go!! Mystery & BOM’s away!!!
Amazing!! Yep, that’s you’s! Such a take up of the Mystety Quilt, be it patterns or kits. Thank you! And it’s not too late to join us. You should all have had your patterns and instructions…….may I just say?….. ACCURACY and TAKE YOUR TIME! (apparently I just shouted that at all of you, seems capitals…