UK Quilters
I’m writing this a week before the Bloggerati retreat – and it could well be the last Bloggerati retreat. I feel sad should this be the case, as the retreat has given me the chance to meet like-minded people and to establish some firm friendships. The impending trip also brings a few feelings of guilt…
It is finally happening, my husband and myself are about to impart on our first whole week holiday without the children, whom are now adults. It is five past six on a cold early February morning. There is nothing but darkness outside the windows of the coach. This is not my usual place to blog…
The people at the Bowes Museum in Durham are preparing for re-opening with a brand new exibition of quilts – but of course many of them will have needed the care and attention from the conservation team. They have created two videos showing some of the work by their textile conservator, Cecilia Oliver which goes…
Long story short.. well probably not, ……. ok definitely not, but I do sometimes at least try, and then go off on one of my bonkers meanders. This one is probably one of the most bizarre ones to date, and believe me that takes some doing! Topics in no particular order include …… Poppies, Face…
It seems a life time ago that we attended the Bloggerati Retreat and already there are plans afoot for the next one. The last retreat was precious time for me to concentrate on sewing, something I don’t often enjoy with a busy job and other obligations. Not only did I have time to sew, it…
Earlier in the month I wrote about the generosity of quilters. We all know what comfort a quilt can bring and that is why so many of us quilters make for others. There are many different charities you can support that offer quilts to people, from newborns to the end of life and everything in…
We all know that we can’t always put pictures of cats and dogs on, or even near, finished quilts or goodness gracious sleeping on sewing machines, quilt sandwiches, disrupting cut out bits on the floor, because the pictures are frowned on or banned on most of the major worldwide FB quilting groups or other online…
Continuing the Series…. Controversial? Moi? This is Part 2. Be warned there is MUCH worse to come in the future including Cats, Dogs, and of course Kittens. Errr …. did I actually mention Ducks? Never mind all will become as clear as mud in due course 🙂 We all know that we can’t always put…
We all know that we can’t always put pictures of cats and dogs on, or even near, finished quilts or goodness gracious sleeping on sewing machines, quilt sandwiches, disrupting cut out bits on the floor, because the pictures are frowned on or banned on most of the major worldwide FB quilting groups or online forums.…
