Having really enjoyed the discipline of machine patch working I wanted to be able to do more, so I bought an acre of cutting mat and a rotary cutter. Whoops! Since our indulgent weekend of sewing I have started another quilt top using the same Mandy Shaw pattern, it is almost ready to be backed and quilted. This one is destined to join the tapestry cushions and joyous colours on my sofa. In the mean time I have also adapted the pattern and made a baby quilt for a wedding gift for friends who are expecting their first baby in February. Rather than cutting the blocks in a crazy paving style I adopted a simple geometric design… And chose the softest shades of stone, duck egg and cream with just a tiny ‘pop’ of red in the chicken fabric and to use in the skinny border and bindings. I’m rather pleased with my... read more
Hi there, it’s been a while! What a whirlwind the year has been, but guess we probably all feel like that? I won’t bore you with tales, or excuses for my absence from the blogasphere, merely move on and tell you what’s been going on in the studio. We recently hosted our first ever quilting and patchwork workshop. The lovely Josie from The Patchwork Dog and Basket was our guest tutor and led a weekend workshop of quilting newbies down a dark and dangerous path of addiction, into machine patchwork and quilting techniques. I feel the need for a little back-story at this point: Back in the summer I started teaching a morning class in Lewes at the aforementioned Patchwork dog, in dressmaking. Each week I would try and slide through the shop without looking at any of the fabrics for fear of bankrupting myself. Once in the workroom, beautiful quilts... read more
