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Recently I helped Whitby Art Society deliver a day of activities as part of The Big Draw, an annual drawing event to encourage everyone to get creative. I did decorated pumpkins. One of the other ladies did a haunted zig zag book that gave some amazing results. Children’s drawings are so free. I was inspired…
Some of you may have read some of my stories in the past, there were stand alone episodes about breaking an Olfa cutting mat, how to tackle a Moda Scrap Bag, a charity quilt that got taken to Kosovo on an Aid Convoy & the harrowing story of Grenfell and how a group of quilters…
UKQU has a fantastic range of quilting experts from around the country who, once a year, gather together for the ‘Bloggerati Retreat’. The one this year is due shortly in November and we are certainly looking forward to it. Which brings me onto my plan to write a few Blogs on retreats. (Sewing ones obviously,…
I know, I know! I said it was only ever going to be a 5 part series, but I obviously fibbed, (After writing No 5 of 5 ). So here it is …. The Unexpected Part 6. Sorry if you had been heaving a sigh of relief, but basically tough here it is! My previous…
There is to be a Quilt Show in the little market town where I teach (Eccleshall in Staffordshire) and for months I have been (nagging) encouraging my students to get their quilts finished so that they can be displayed. Its all in a good cause, I tell them, its raising money for the upkeep of…
For November we are going to read ‘Twelve Golden Threads: Lessons for successful living from Grama’s quilt‘ by Aliske Webb. Using quilting as a metaphor, the book sets out twelve lessons for a successful and fulfilling life. The story is told by Angela, the mother of Jennifer and Susan. Jennifer and Susan are young…
Firstly let me apologise for not posting for a long long time. My life has been busy to say the least both at home and at work. So I thought I would take you on a journey through the production of my quilt Tranquility, which was placed 3rd in Catergory at Festival of Quilts and…
I found this lovely Christmas Somerset Star after trawling the internet for new ideas for my Christmas themed blog. The original post was on www.sometimescrafter.com and dated back to 2010. I was intrigued by how it all came together and, as I haven’t found anything similar elsewhere, I thought it would be a charming little…
SANTA CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATIONS Here in Spain the Spanish do not celebrate Christmas in the same way as we do in the UK. Christmas Eve is their main event and the Family gets together to have a celebration meal and they generally eat the shops out of Prawns and other seafood!!! Although they DO have…
If any of your friends has any connections to or love of the Scandinavian countries, you can whip up some quick and easy, but still stunning gifts for them with simple appliqué. Technically, Scandinavia includes Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Add in Iceland and Finland, and you’ll have the Nordic countries. However, there is no need…
A beautiful set of fabrics from Makower has been sent for me to play with. What wonderful designs and a gentle soft hand to it. All the usual Christmas suspects are here, snowflakes, trees, reindeer etc, but in very different colour ways. Not the usual greens and reds, but a subtler collection including more unusual…
After making a few snowflakes for the ‘fire and ice’ quilts last year, I became fascinated by their potential. They are beautiful, each individual, symmetric but also flawed, each growing differently but under the same constraints. To make the patterns for my snowflakes, I first looked at close-ups of snowflakes and I just love the…
Judith Clarke
Teresa Barrow
Helen Kent
Chris Franses
Nina
Lynda Jackson
Carol Lightburn
Sue Burford
Sue Griffiths