A keyfob ‘stitching snack’
We have a concept in Dutch, the ‘tussendoortje’. It translates roughly as ‘inbetweenie’ and usually refers to a quick snack, or a short break in the usual run of one’s […]
A quilted drinking-water-bag bag
Something a bit different! One of my husband’s hobbies is gliding (soaring/sailplaning). He needs to take a substantial amount of water to drink on long flights, so he has two […]
Easy Does it! Lap-quilt Complete
Well hello everyone! I can hardly believe it is nearly the end of June and we are almost half way through 2021! Since I last posted on my blog I […]
Disappearing 16-patch table topper
On a wintery Sunday a little while bacK I was tidying the studio and came across some charms squares left over from a previous projeI a A small experiment between […]
Design wall update no. 11
The Easy Does It! quilt is off the design wall and I’m making good progress with piecing the top, but nature, (or a quilter!), abhors a vacuum, so it’s time […]
Memory Quilt: part 6, quilt reveal
Finally, the reveal of the finished memory quilt! I actually finished the quilt, made primarily from my late father John’s shirts as a gift for my mother, at the beginning […]
Design wall update no. 10
I haven’t had the opportunity to post on the blog in the last few months – I’ve been working very long hours (although I am of course grateful to still […]
Making face coverings
I have been busily quilting the Memory Quilt (more on that soon) but at the end of May I also sat down with my stash and made a couple of face […]
Rescuing my Holiday Handbag!
Something a but different for a quick post. As regular blog readers may know, I don’t only do patchwork and quilting, I also embroider, sew household furnishings and clothes and […]
Memory Quilt: Part 5
Finally, a Memory Quilt progress update! As I mentioned in my last post, I have been very busy with my day job, and quilting has unfortunately had to take a […]
