Thanks Christine. It was a bit of an experiment both in terms of using the “Twisted Pinwheel” acrylic template, and making the duvet cover, just relieved it worked!

Thanks so much Jane, I did get a bit worried when I saw the sheer size of the quilt top you start with …. but it worked out fine ….

Love this idea, will be joining in xxx

Love it! Jiggling obviously worked marvellously

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…[Read more]

Ordering one now!

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…[Read more]

It works! 5 mins from slash the shrink wrapped corpse to lights plugged in and working. Sprout Gate took longer but we’ll worth it when I saw the disgusted look of horror on my husband’s face xxxx

You have not seen my Merry Sproutmass …..coming soon 30th Dec to a blog page near you!

Lovely poem!

Totally amazing, so much creativity!

As always incredibly inventive and well executed. I live in a town which had the last battle of the civil war. We no longer have a spire on our church as that got destroyed in the battle, but still have a canon ball embedded in the wall!

What an amazing and inventive interpretation. Well done Jane!

Lovely memories and story and you were not the only baby to be left outside a shop in their pram. I was left outside the International Food Store in Horley in a brand new Silver Cross pram one afternoon. She only remembered when my father came home from work in the evening & they both walked a mile into town to hopefully retrieve me. In my…[Read more]

Can’t wait to see Deborah again in the next few days, hope she likes my blog!

Not so difficult, I have made fabric friends worldwide … Treasures that make life more rewarding and relevant …. people that provide joy and support … We all have different agenda’s and motivation and goals…. I am just grateful that we join up to make a difference. Happy Friday xxxxx