Happy National Pet Day! Make sure you give your furry friends some extra cuddles today...I’m sure you’ll all agree they make the perfect sewing companions - even if they do distract us and sit on our quilts! 🙂 On this special day, we thought we'd share this cat quilting project with you from Sew Mag! https://www.sewmag.co.uk/free-sewing-patterns/cat-block-quilt
You will need. The card should be quite stiff. Cereal box card is too floppy. Cover the card on one side with double sided tape. Carefully remove the cover paper. Cut your string to create your design. Don't cross the string over itself - keep it level. I have used a bead for my … Continue reading Easy to make printing blocks
The kiss block is my new favourite patchwork block - I'm absolutely obsessed with it! It's so modern which I love - and it looks great in a wide range of fabrics. It's also really easy to make. I thought I'd share the instructions so you can become obsessed with it too! These instructions are … Continue reading Kiss Block
It's World Book Day today! In honour of this event, I will share one of my latest obsessions: wonderfully illustrated (children's) books. There are some gob-smackingly gorgeous ones out there, and here are some of my favourites. I find them very inspirational in terms of colour, blocking and lines - I am thinking of copying … Continue reading World Book Day
Last week saw QuiltCon take place in Nashville, Tennessee. QuiltCon is organised by The Modern Quilt Guild in the United States - and they claim it is the largest modern quilt show of its kind. The show includes quilts, workshops and lectures and brings together modern quilters from all around the world. I was lucky … Continue reading Modern Quilts in the USA
Hi there! I can't believe we are in February already. Christmas feels like it was six months ago and already my New Year's resolutions are starting to slip. The fact that this year's resolutions have dissolved into thin air got me thinking about resolutions that I had actually accomplished over the past few years. A … Continue reading My First Art Quilt
I'm just going to geek out completely for a minute and tell you about my favourite Christmas present. I'd been eyeing up this book, Wild Colour by Jenny Dean, for a while; it was being reprinted at the time when I wanted to buy it, which, although I had to practise patience for a while, … Continue reading Wild Colour
This project involves using an iron with Bondaweb (or similar), To make a picture similar to this, choose some bright fabrics and add some Bondaweb or similar to the reverse of each. Follow manufacturers instructions for this. Cut some background fabric and a piece of wadding. Mine is 6 inches square and I … Continue reading Little Fabric Collage
Would you like to take part in our next competition? The YQ AGM Challenge is open to all Young Quilters aged 5 to 18 years old. The 2019 YQ AGM Challenge theme is 'Magical Adventures'. This theme is inspired by Region 10 where the AGM will take place in Nottingham. Region 10 has a history … Continue reading Magical Adventures
Of course many of us make personal resolutions for the new year but what about making a quilting resolution? Why not set a creative goal for yourself this year? Finish that project you've been meaning to complete or learn something new! We'd love to hear your resolutions, leave us a comment below telling us what … Continue reading Happy New Year!
