Today we woke to a miserable sleety day. It was trying so hard to snow but it was too warm so it has just turned into one of those grey winter days. However even the grey day cannot dampen my spirits today and several of my friends have braved the weather and popped round withContinue reading “A Talented Bunch of Friends”
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And the Winner is
Elizabeth Coulson Congratulations Elizabeth. The fabric bundle will be with you soon Thank you to everyone who entered the competition. Bev
Monday 30th November
How quickly time is going by. It seems like it was not time at all when I launched the Spirit of Flight competition and it has now closed. This afternoon I will be checking and double checking the entries putting them into a hat, and doing the draw. I will be in touch with theContinue reading “Monday 30th November”
And it’s Wednesday again
The weeks fly by even though we are in lockdown and here we are again with my midweek musings. I am finding that I am waking extremely early these days. I don’t know if age has anything to do with it, but it is a blessing and a curse. It gives me time to planContinue reading “And it’s Wednesday again”
Sunday’s Sewing
I now know how the contestants on the Sewing Bee feel, when presented with instructions which could be written in ancient greek. I thought that I would finish the jacket for Robyn and everything was going well until I came to finishing the sleeves. The instructions tell me to pull the sleeves through the gapContinue reading “Sunday’s Sewing”
Midweek Musings
After the busy weekend workshop it was nice to have a couple of days off. I spent some time at my allotment and managed to harvest the last of the turnips, some carrots and sprouts for a stew. Nothing beats a stew on a cold day and I think we may be in for aContinue reading “Midweek Musings”
Gosh it’s Friday 13th.
Are you suspicious? I don’t think I am but sometimes find myself acting in ways which would indicate that I am – not walking under ladders, cracks in the pavement etc. Quilting superstitions include – never make a quilt with 13 blocks, which I think would look odd even if I was tempted to tryContinue reading “Gosh it’s Friday 13th.”
New IGTV Channel
Over the last couple of weeks I have been working on a series of patchwork basics videos which I am releasing both on my new IGTV ( Instagram TV), bevmayo_quilts, and YouTube. I will be covering lots of patchwork blocks and techniques which will go together to make a modern sampler quilt. Videos already releasedContinue reading “New IGTV Channel”
To Cut or Rip Fabric
Todays blog post is going to be different to the one I had planned. I was preparing projects for the next couple of weeks, one of which is the Christmas dress for Robyn. I unwrapped the fabric which I purchased a couple of months ago ( I had left it in the plastic bag toContinue reading “To Cut or Rip Fabric”
Spirit of Flight Fabric Competition
To celebrate the launch of my IGTV channel, I am giving the chance for one person to win a fabulous fabric bundle from the Spirit of Flight collection by Josephine Wall for 3wishesfabric.com. Bevmayo_quilts IGTV channel The prize consists of this wonderful panel – measuring approx 42″ x 34″ ,and seven fat quarters of complimentaryContinue reading “Spirit of Flight Fabric Competition”
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