by Allison Reid | Jun 2, 2017 | Birthdays, Civil War quilts, Curved Piecing, Fabrics, Family, Foundation Paper Piecing, Free Motion Quilting, On-Line Classes, P&Q Books, Quillow, Tablerunners, Works In Progress
I won’t be coy: It’s my birthday today! Family and friends have lovely ways of making this day special for me; phone calls, visits, cards, gifts and days out, along with a lotta love 🙂 And, without intending to be morbid, life expectancy being what it is,...
by Allison Reid | Dec 30, 2016 | Christmas, Family, Inspiration, Sorting and Storage
I have had a long hiatus (what a strange word, the ex-nurse in my head always associates it with ‘hernia’ :-)) in publishing blog posts. This has been due to an unfortunate event, namely the loss of our home internet connection for an entire ten days in...
by Allison Reid | Oct 14, 2016 | Fabrics, Learn, Local Quilt Groups, Modern quilts, On-Line Classes, Projects, Quilting Techniques
Hurrah! Another start/stop project has wound up finished! In fact rewind to July (not that long ago in the parallel universe where UFOs move in and out of sight like trains rolling through a station) and revisit my attendance at a Christine Porter workshop entitled...
by Allison Reid | Aug 20, 2016 | Blogging, Garden, On-Line Classes, Works In Progress
I am feeling a bit overtired this week: largely my own fault for trying to keep up with Olympic action. The time difference between Rio and the UK is only 4 hours but this has lead to some unscheduled late nights! And the tension some of the events create does not...
by Allison Reid | Jul 8, 2016 | Foundation Paper Piecing, Garden, On-Line Classes, Quilt Alongs, Sugar Block Club 2016
Way back in January I was easily tempted into following not one but three 2016 QALs. The block of the month Sugar Block Club by Amy Gibson has had some enjoyable challenges, drawing me out of my piecing comfort zone. In March I coped with a bit of machine applique but...