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Easter is Coming

And the Chickens are getting ready for an Easter Egg hunt. I have made these fun chickens for Alice and Robyn as a quirky alternative to an Easter Basket. Now I need to work out how many eggs I need to hide. Easter this year though may be a little difficult as we are inContinue reading “Easter is Coming”

Looking forward to Spring

Christmas is a distant memory, but unfortunately cough and sniffles linger on. So it is time to look forward to Spring. Shoots and buds are appearing in the garden and I am looking forward to see what has survived the winter or not been eaten by mice. They seem to have a liking for alliumContinue reading “Looking forward to Spring”

Nearly There

Yesterday was the last session for the Folded Fantasy quilt at Tudor Rose Patchwork. It has been 6 months of hard work from my students and the results of their efforts can be seen in the beautiful quilts tops they have made. I love seeing how different the pattern looks in different colour ways. AllContinue reading “Nearly There”

Mini Quilts

Teaching patchwork and quilting over many years has left me with lots of samples and demonstration pieces. Some are more complete than others and some are step by step “Blue Peter” type part finished samples. There comes a time when all of these part finished samples need to be made into something. A couple ofContinue reading “Mini Quilts”

How Time Flies

I can’t believe it has been so long between posts and I have to apologise to anyone waiting to hear more of my story. You will know that the last few years have been full of downs and ups and it has taken me quite a while to get my mojo back. I have beenContinue reading “How Time Flies”

Kenyan wax print fabric

I have recently returned from a wonderful safari experience to Kenya. Although the main focus of the trip was the wildlife of the Samburu, Masai Mara and Lake Naivasha National parks, I couldn’t help but to hunt out some traditional African textiles. As we had travelled with only hand luggage we were limited on packingContinue reading “Kenyan wax print fabric”

Ambleside Block of the month course update.

This course started in February at Tudor Rose Patchwork and I can’t believe that we are already half way through the blocks. The pictures in the gallery below, show how beautiful the quits are going to look just from these first two blocks. There is such a variety of colour schemes, from cool and monochromatic,Continue reading “Ambleside Block of the month course update.”

June’s Table Runner

Just before Easter June purchased the Greta Table Runner pattern from my Etsy shop. Off the pattern went from the UK to Kansas, and I wasn’t expecting to hear anything unless it didn’t arrive. Well, it must have been sent by the fastest carrier pigeon the postal service had, as it was only a fewContinue reading “June’s Table Runner”

And it’s off to the printers

The Star Table runner has been one of my most popular patterns over the last few years, and so it is time to give it a makeover. It was previously named Borrowdale Star, but it is now just Borrowdale and it has been given a fresh look using the dragonfly fabric and the blue andContinue reading “And it’s off to the printers”

Green, Blue or both.

As a patchworker, quite a lot of time can be spent choosing just the right fabric for a project. This week I bought some fabric – just because I liked it – and now have the task of trying to match it with fabric from my stash. This lovely print gives lots of choices forContinue reading “Green, Blue or both.”