What a great review, I would love to have a play with this machine, but alas, it’s not in my price range boo hoo!

Val, what a get blog/review on the new Janome M7. Carl was happy to show me that machine on my visit last December. I am a Jamome fan and would of loved to of been in your shoes, you lucky thing.

What a fabulous resource, Chris! There are so many books, when I was a new/apprentice quilter, I didn’t know what does or does not help. But your blog really spells it out.

Brilliant that Carol was able to show the finished quilt to Carl from Panicos, it was lovely. I have Already read her Blog. Love your purchases. As a Moda designer I love Robin Pickins and have some of that range already on order from Shelagh Folgate at Moda Fabric Treasures. I will have to find Japan Crafts online because I love that charm pack with Shibori inspired fabric. I have already bought the ruler that Juliet Nice designed for UKQU but it will be interesting to see what you and Andy come up with in the future.

Thank goodness the weather was so bad…or I would have been off down the “stuff shop” fast as lightning after seeing all these lovely patterns.

The building is fascinating. We hated it when it appeared with its ‘old bicycle wheels’ struck on the outside but when it is lit up in the evenings it is stunning. The inside, and the roof terraces, are clean and inviting with lots of comfy seating places to read your books or just contemplate the world or view the exhibitions. Rumour had it that they had run out of money to stock new books so it isn’t rammed to the rooftops – but technology plays a part in that, this is a fab design and looks lovely in the picture frame Sue. The frame reinforces the clean lines seen on this modern building. Well done – it is a lovely representation! .

What lovely quilting! It certainly complements your accurate design. Angles and curves all in one place. I really enjoyed reading this blog. It brought back many memories, as I used both the lovely old Reference Library ( when I was a student) and the Central Library. This was new then (when taking my Finals in 1974). I was rather shocked that it was being replaced after only 40 years and very amused to see that the upside-down ziggurat has been replaced by a another, right-side-up ziggurat!

Challenging but fun! Lots of ideas spring to mind-weddings, births, special anniversaries. So nice!

What a brilliant bit of kit! Like all the best ideas-so obvious when you think of it….but you never do! You genius! I could have done with it before Christmas when I made a complete hsq quilt!

Brilliant idea Juliet 🙂

Ordering one now!

Excellent! It is the little things that make all the difference.

How nice! More access to books without buying and storing them. Bring it on! I will be eagerly awaiting your blogs.

Before I started doing Patchwork and Quilting again after a break of over 35 years I was an avid Cross Stitcher. I designed cross stitch embroidery professionally, and still have hundreds of resource books and art books. I have had a cull of all my fiction paperbacks and given those to charity shops, but I still have all the art books and all my quilting books left. I fear another cull is now necessary and that is going to be a toughie. The one book I will never give away is my Enid Blyton “The Magic Faraway Tree which Is from my childhood, which was a considerable time ago.

I’m really looking forward to your future posts about quilting books you own, though I fear it may lead me to searching online to find copies of them for myself!

Interesting!! Can one still order last year’s BOM, now we know what it looks like???

Oohh, that sounds really fascinating. I do love scraps.

That looks brilliant Juliet. I shall try to keep up

That is a really lovely design. I can see lots of people seeing lots of possibilities for it…anniversaries, birthdays, weddings, memories!

I love these Juliet, will try and have a go soon

Thank you Juliet. Another challenge to complete

Such fun!

Love it!

Lovely poem!

Aww!