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May Pattern of the Month

This month I have been reworking and making more appliqué patterns, so it is appropriate to choose some of them for the pattern of the month. The appliqué outlines are numbered to show the order the pieces are placed. I have included instructions for bonded appliqué, although they are suitable for traditional needle turned appliquéContinue reading “May Pattern of the Month”

Never stop being creative.

Whenever we go on a short trip we seem to find examples of quilting. At the beginning of March we spent a few days touring Dumfries and Galloway. We spent a day in the lovely artist town of Kirkcudbright where we met Joshua Miles, a wonderful printmaker, who took time to share his process withContinue reading “Never stop being creative.”

April Pattern of the Month

April Pattern or should I say Patterns of the month are the popular Twisting Bear and Tropical Bear blocks. I designed these two blocks for a block swap challenge during covid. I gave seven of my patchwork friends a challenge during the lockdown period. We each had to design a new block by merging theContinue reading “April Pattern of the Month”

Grasmere Quilt and Cushion Patterns

When I designed the Grasmere quilt I was influenced by those lovely tiles you may still see in Victorian houses. The hall is an undervalued area of our homes, a passage into the main part of the house. By adding wonderful tiled floors it became a space worthy of beauty and a welcome to theContinue reading “Grasmere Quilt and Cushion Patterns”

March Pattern of the Month

Spring is certainly on its way by the number of daffodils I am seeing whenever we go for a walk. Some are the very tiny miniature daffodils and some much taller, but they all have that beautiful golden glint that you spy from the corner of your eye. To celebrate the arrival of Spring inContinue reading “March Pattern of the Month”

Illusion Blocks

One of the last lessons I gave before stopping in person teaching was about illusion blocks and patterns. This included patterns such as Storm at Sea, Bargello, Tumbling Blocks and Log Cabin. All can give wonderful illusions of depth, movement and curves even though they are all straight line blocks. I experimented with producing anContinue reading “Illusion Blocks”

Newlands Table Runner

The Newlands Valley lies between the villages of Braithwaite and Buttermere. The narrow pass is one of my favourite road trips especially in the between season, summer to autumn when the hills are turning from the purple bilberries to the orange of the autumn bracken. I remember many happy walks up the hillsides picking bilberriesContinue reading “Newlands Table Runner”