I retreated to the sewing room with the idea that I wouldn't work on any patterns or kits or plans, but that I would just sew something for our home. It took me all of 30 seconds to decide what. Sitting in a basket on my cutting table for the last few weeks has been Elizabeth Hartman's Greenhouse pattern.
Read MoreWe have a new little one just arrived in our extended family and I wanted to make her something special. Hot on the success of my patchwork Santa, I turned to my Tilda books for inspiration. This time it was the a little elephant in the Tilda Studio book that caught my eye. Her books never fail to entice me into making something as they are so beautifully presented.
Read MoreNot only would this make a very special gift, but you can make it entirely your own with more or less embroidery and you can use the machine or do hand work to complete the pattern. There is a free tutorial on tutorials page if you would like some help with making one.
Now that they are all finished, I think they look so lovely all together. What a great idea for a playroom or a family room - something for everyone I hope.
Read MoreMeanwhile, I have two new patterns up in the Etsy shop. They are part of a series of 4 'hashtag' patterns and I hope you will like them. I love this modern way of organising things in the digital world and hashtags seem to be so much part of life now that I decided to use them for a collection of patterns which reflect different emotions. #Remember and #Explore are the first two patterns.
Read MoreHi everyone,
Hope you have managed to find your way over here from my old blog. 2018 seems like the right time for a change...
Read MoreEvery year, it gets to just before Christmas and I wish I had made a Christmas quilt....every year. But this year, I actually did it!
Read MoreI mean, seriously....isn't he just darling?!?!?! In fact, this statement would apply to just about anything in the book that he came from - the latest book from Tilda's Tone Finnanger, 'Sewing by Heart'. I think the only way to describe it is 'divine'. Glorious photographs of beautiful hand made things with a Scandinavian flavour - it is an all year around book, with projects for every season.
Read MoreI love this time of year....the colours....the chilling air, the early morning sparkle of frost, pulling out favourite sweaters and making soup, but most of all I love the promise of Christmas. I think winter is the season that I love the most, although I don't believe this was always the case.
Read MoreThe brief was, Paris themed with pale green/turquoise. The fabrics were easy to select. I chose the backing first. This may seem a little unusual, but the more quilts I make, the more I am sure that the backing is a key piece of the jigsaw. Beautiful and bold backings really make the whole project just fantastic and in this case, allowed me to set the Paris theme and the colour way.
Read MoreHello,
I just wanted to say that I had such a wonderful time at Ally Pally and that 'Ruby' did too! We met so many interesting and lovely people, with fantastic talent, from all over the world and it was inspirational in very many ways. Thank you to all my family who were amazing and came to help and support me in my first big show and big hello's to all the wonderful customers who visited our stand.
Read MoreIt seemed all incredibly random to me this afternoon and I put them up on my design wall and pondered over it for sometime. It was always an experiment for sure..... and cutting up vintage linens that are mostly rather tatty seems such a worthwhile project, but in order to upcycle - it has to be cohesive and the end result has to be useful.
Read MoreJust wanted to say a big hello to all the lovely stitchers we met at the Manchester 'Stitching, Sewing & Hobbycraft' Event last week. It was my first show, so I was full of trepidation when we arrived at the venue....
Read MoreMaking Embroidery Modern
