Finishing touches

Spring Flowers

Having had a busy couple of weeks, writing patterns, recording videos and preparing new projects it was lovely to spend time in the garden and on my allotment. The daffodils are providing a lovely splash of colour and it took all my will power not to cut a few for the house. This is theirContinue reading “Spring Flowers”

Fabric Auditioning

Over the last couple of weeks I have spent a lot of time in the studio piecing the block swap quilt. The seam ripper was my constant companion as I kept changing my mind on border widths and fabric choices. This is not how I usually work and so was a new experience. Improvisational piecingContinue reading “Fabric Auditioning”

Covered Buttons

I mentioned in my last post that I was using covered buttons as a finishing touch to the bolster cushion and I have been asked for step by step instructions to make them. I used 38mm metal buttons by Prym and covered with a piece of thin wadding. I glued this in place with aContinue reading “Covered Buttons”