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

Can’t wait to see you all again in a couple of weeks. Last year was great fun and was so inspiring being able to learn from each other.

Oh bless her! Not many 7 year olds know what a pterosaur is, this 60+ lady didn’t either… good old Wikipedia soon provided some insight about flying lizards!

Oh bless you, I love being the naughty one with my tongue placed very firmly in cheek! Quilting should be a joy not a competition!

Thanks for that view of the UKQU quilts Lyn Butler. Recognise most of them from the previous competitions. A cornucopia of wonderful ideas and talent .

In complete love with this new range, I am still hoarding lots of Moda Shibori & other hand dyed Indigo fabrics from the amazing Tracy Fox, so this will be an option for making reversible quilts where the backing will complement the front. I really like the way you have shown the different arrangements for the finished blocks.

There is no cure known to any avid quilter or their partner. Tell Christmas visitors you are doing panto and re-enacting the Princess and the Pea fairy story by making them climb onto a fabulous bed layered with quilts! I love your “Explore the Unknown” quilt for made for Quilts for Care Leavers … Fabulous by the way xxx