by Allison Reid | Mar 17, 2021 | International Quilting Day, Piecing tips, Works In Progress
Well! This was a bit of a surprise! To allow the fibres to shrink before cutting and piecing I pre-washed a piece of white cotton from IKEA I wasn’t expecting the colour to change! I mean it’s white, there’s no dye to bleed! My husband knows a thing...
by Allison Reid | Oct 21, 2020 | Quilting Techniques, Walking Foot Quilting, Works In Progress
Working on UFO’s is very satisfying! My current WIP (Work In Progress) became a UFO way back in July 2018. I suspect I couldn’t figure a way of quilting over or around such a variety of 6″ blocks so abandoned the quilt top along with a pieced backing...
by Allison Reid | Oct 14, 2020 | Fabrics, Modern quilts, Projects, Quilt Design, Works In Progress
As hoped I have been able to spend more time in my sewing room. I even missed the screening of The Great British Bake Off in order to progress my patchwork projects! (I know! The sacrifices made for this hobby of ours!). 🙂 I’ve completed the patchwork top of the...
by Allison Reid | Sep 2, 2020 | Quilt Alongs, Quilt Blocks, Quilter's Color Quest, Quilting Community, Works In Progress
Saturday is long gone so I won’t even pretend to make this post a regular Saturday Quilting Bring & Share but, never fear, at the end of the post there are some links into the quilty goodness shared by our Worldwide Quilting Community. My blog posting...
by Allison Reid | Mar 18, 2020 | International Quilting Day, Quilt Alongs, Quilting Community, Works In Progress
Well! What a week! So many plans and events scrubbed from our diaries along with the pain of having to keep away from elderly and vulnerable family members and friends just when we most want to give and receive comfort from those we love. Here in the UK we have been...