I can't believe how close we are to Christmas! It's been a weird (and not particularly wonderful) couple of years and that can affect how many of us feel about the festive season. It's got me thinking about some of my memories of past Christmases - and I've realised how many of those are linked … Continue reading Crafting Christmas Memories
Depending on how the Omicron variant of the coronavirus will develop (sigh …), here are some ideas for places to visit to get some quilty inspiration whilst schools are closed: Image by The Bowes Museum https://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/Exhibitions/2021/North-Country-Quilts-In-Celebration-of-New-Acquisitions The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle (yes, that Barnard Castle …) is a lovely small museum of arts and … Continue reading Exhibitions to visit in the holidays
Almost exactly a year ago (in the 2020 Christmas blog posts) I shared three things which had inspired me – something to read, something to watch and something to make. I’m sharing the same again this year, so whether you’ve got 10 minutes, an hour, or a whole evening free, hopefully there’s something here to … Continue reading Read, Watch, Make – 2021
The amazing thing about this project is that is 'no stitch', but looks like patchwork! I first saw one of these when I was lucky enough to win one in a Quilters Guild tombola. I made it my business to find out how it was made and today I am giving you a link to … Continue reading NO STITCH DECORATION
For the next three weeks, until 'the Big Day', there will be two items a week to hopefully spark your interest. The first post is a project - 'IMPROV CHRISTMAS TREE BLOCK'. This is a great technique and some have found it a bit addictive. Me for instance!! As you can see, it makes a … Continue reading CHRISTMAS IS COMING!
We're coming towards the end of the summer as well as our theme MEND which we've really enjoyed exploring with you! Let us know what you've enjoyed? Today we're sharing a couple of links with you from the magazine Selvedge. The magazine have also been exploring the theme Mend and they have some interesting articles … Continue reading Mend – some inspiring and interesting articles to get you thinking!
As part of our Summer theme of 'Mend', today's post highlights a project that might keep you occupied if the remaining weeks of the Summer holiday don't turn out to be all that sunny. Rachel's post 'Mending for the Soul' discussed the positive benefits sewing can have for mental health and to calm anxiety. If, … Continue reading The Loving Earth Project
When the theme of mending was decided by the team a while back, I knew straight away that I wanted to share my journey of using sewing to help mend and sustain my mental wellbeing over the past couple of years. It's definitely been a tough year for us all and I think even the … Continue reading MENDING FOR THE SOUL
Here at Youngish Quilters we're focussing on the theme Mend. Over the summer we're going to explore this theme in all sorts of different ways. Today we have a wonderful sewing tutorial to share with you. Have a go at making a Snack Pouch, taught by Gill Towell. Sewing is a fantastic way of improving … Continue reading New Young Quilter video workshop!
With 'MEND' as our theme, I thought I would share some of my mending with you. I have enjoyed the process of mending things far more since a few years ago I heard about 'visible mending'. My friend showed me a mend on her woollen winter coat. The coat was red, the mend was green! … Continue reading A Few Mends of Mine
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