‘Move along please’: 4 projects on the go!
Venturing beyond my comfort zone to get down to some free motion quilting
Venturing beyond my comfort zone to get down to some free motion quilting
It's 2016! Christmas is over - how did that happen? And how come all the preparation and the big day itself are already fading memories? It really does seem a lot longer than just seven days since 25th December! Despite the time whizzing by there have been happy,...
This weeks finish is a large cot quilt. The fabrics were chosen by a friend who searched for fabrics that were suitable for a baby girl - but didn't feature the colour pink - whilst referencing the family's love of the seaside and sailing. Moda's 'Daysail' fitted...
Half-term holiday week is drawing to a close here in the UK. Although the school holidays no longer make a huge impact on my weekly schedules there is still a different feel about these breaks and I tend to be motivated to do a few jobs and activities that wouldn't...
The craziest thing happened last week: I ordered a patchwork and quilting book from Amazon; it duly arrived; and I didn't look past the book's cover for three whole days! Distraction levels must be turned up very high indeed to prevent me making a cup of coffee and...
First of all, a big thank you to the community of quilty bloggers for responding so readily to my plea for assistance with some machine quilting issues I was experiencing last week. So helpful and encouraging :-) I've continued working on the Monsters and Aliens quilt...
Attaching borders to a quilt with bias edges.
A log cabin quilt FINISH and a building project in progress
Here in the UK we are drawing to the end of a three day, bank holiday weekend. For me and my little household it has been an easy-going extended weekend. At the end of last week I'd finally got the space and time to quilt the infamous 'quilt in a day' log cabin...
A reflection on a beautiful sunrise, and making a quilt sandwich without worry!