But at this moment, as I take a backwards glance and find myself joining the two ends of this circle, from Yorkshire to London to Moscow to Paris to Stockholm and back to Yorkshire, I feel blessed to be able to say.... it is truly, a perfect circle.
Read MoreMy big summer project this year has been a Pineapple quilt. It's a very traditional block and having made a log cabin quilt last year, I decided that this year I would tackle the pineapple. I used a pattern by 'Fig Tree quilts' and it was a dream to stitch. I had originally thought I would use all orange pineapples, but couldn't resist adding some colour to keep it interesting to work on.
Read MoreLast Christmas, a dear quilting friend of mine (thanks Karin in Aberdeen) sent me a small pack of four vintage New York quilt panels that she had found on her holiday in the US. I was thrilled to bits with them and they have been sitting on my sewing table, squeaking at me for several months. Finally, over the summer holidays, I thought they would be a nice project to work on. After some thought, I decided to use them to make placemats and was pretty pleased with the result.
Read MoreMaking Embroidery Modern
