Every time we work on a patchwork project, we accumulate off-cuts of fabric. Maybe some of the larger pieces will be easily incorporated into another project, but what about the small pieces? The scraps that are too big to throw away, but not big enough to be useful on their…
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Latest finish…..
A few years ago I thought I would make a Bookshelf quilt for Sara and her husband Lee. I printed some family photos onto fabric, I gathered up some ribbons and braids to add to the fabrics to look like book bindings. Started to cut fabrics for the books, the…
Social distancing…
With all the social distancing happening at moment, it has to be hard for the children to understand why they suddenly and for who know how long can’t spend time wth their grandparents. One of my granddaughters asked me “if we are self isolating properly and Grandad and you are…
New Pattern: Chloe
This beautiful quilt was originally designed as a mystery marathon quilt. It uses a main feature fabric, which could be a novelty print, a big floral pattern or something similar. This makes it a perfect project for a fabric that might be a little different to what you would usually…
New Pattern: Easy Peasey Quilt
Easy Peasey really is an easy quilt to make, and it looks fantastic. It uses 16 fat ¼s and 80cm of fabric for the first border and binding. Each block uses just two fabrics, but due to the way that the blocks are cut each quilt made from this pattern will…