UK Quilters
So, guess what! This is the first time ever, in my whole life, that I have written a blog. It’s exciting (for me at least) and, with a bit of luck and a following wind, enjoyable for you. Shall I tell you a tiny bit about me? I’m a crafter! I’ve been crafting, one…
Just a heads up for everyone, my next Mystery BOM (Block of the month) will be starting very soon!! The fabrics are picked, the design is in my head…….. just got to make it and write a few patterns now!! Those who know me know, I never really know whats going to happen with a…
I used the same pattern I drew for my Painted Lupin blog to make a second Lupin for the Garden Flowers Blog Hop 2020. Yes, I am that lazy;) The pattern includes lupin stalks going right and left, one bigger than the other, plus two different sized leaves. You can change the size in your…
When we were asked to do the music themed quilts, it was all good fun. There wasn’t a lot of pressure on us as it was all down to personal interpretation of the song. So the Bloggers asked for another challenge. Its great fun, and this time we were asked to create our quilt interpretation…
Not one to shirk at a challenge I thought a song title quilt would be an interesting one. Esp in the lead up to one of my fav times of year. So I accepted Sylvias call out to the bloggeratti. Excitement mounted as I waited for my title. It plummeted to below ground when I…
March is upon us and the months are flying by, well to me it feels that way. This month’s block is slightly different. As it is reverse appliqué, this entails layers of fabric sewn together and sections cut out from the top layers. I hope you all had chance to purchase and find some good…
Welcome back. This final piece is my favourite of all the pieces, it is also the most simple. Inspiration and design I took my inspiration from Venetian masks or rather the feathers on them for this piece. A reverse applique sample. I started by planning on making gauntlet type fingerless mitts. Made a trial for…
After my introduction to all the beautiful fabrics available (see my first blog if you haven’t read it already), I realised this passion for quilting was beginning to seriously develop and I started to think about how to extend my knowledge. Up to this point, I’d felt quilting was quite a solitary hobby – I…
