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
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
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
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
No machine required here - this is mainly hand-stitching, plus some ironing. Once you get the hang of these origami Christmas decorations, you won't be able to stop making them!! Top tip - try making this with paper first so you get the idea of how to make it (you won't need to iron or … Continue reading Origami Christmas Decoration
I'm one of those people who responds really strongly to colour. I love bright colours, the brighter the better, mostly! Pink and orange is my favourite colour combination, and subtlety is not really in my palette. However, it has been such a beautiful autumn so far, and I can't help but be drawn to some … Continue reading Colour
It's exactly 6 weeks to Christmas today! To celebrate we are giving away a festive freebie to prepare you in the run up to Christmas! Search Press book publisher have kindly given us the book below for one of our YQs to enjoy. To enter, please email your name and membership number to youngishquilters@quiltersguild.org.uk The … Continue reading 6 weeks to Christmas! Festive freebie…enter now
It may seem a little tricky to begin with, but once you've got the technique for this fabulous biscornu pincushion, you won't be able to stop making them. They are great as gifts for crafting friends, or you can - like me - make them in a range of fabrics to suit every season in … Continue reading Biscornu Pincushion (especially for Halloween)
Hi - Sarah here - I don't know if you remember, but just a few weeks ago I was frantically trying to finish my Festival of Quilts entry. I gave you a sneak peak of my work at the end of my post where you'll have seen some of the circles I was adding to my quilt. … Continue reading Circle OBSESSED
