I’ve finished and given the last quilt of 2021 to a dear friend. This quilt is made of vintage given fabric, I believe from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. It’s a simple four patch block alternated with a square. I used this quilt as a 100 day project, the idea…
I had a large amount of half square triangles which were offcuts from quilts I had made previously. It’s fun to make a bonus quilt and it’s satisfying to use leftover pieces from former projects. It appeals to my enjoyment of up-cycling and recycling. I made this quilt during Lockdown…
This was the main quilt I made during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. With almost three months off work during the lockdown I had a lot of extra time to sew. It is a Thimbleblossoms pattern called Night Sky. My Australian namesake gave me the Australian flora and fauna fabric.…
The daughters of Zelophehad were five sisters - Mahlah, Noa, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah and their story is in the Bible (Numbers 27). I really like this story, it’s a kind of smash the patriarchy thing. They were going to lose everything as their father didn’t have a son to…
In all the projects I made this year I was interested in using materials that I already had. In this piece of work I used a bag of offcuts of fabric which had Bondaweb on the back of them left over from creating lettering for banners which I have previously…
I had a lot of owl fabric left over from previous owl projects and I decided to add some different woodland creature material to the mix and make a quilt for a friend who is an animal lover and enjoys the great outdoors. Whenever I make a quilt my dog,…
After a five year break I am back in the textile studio. I am taking a creative development course at Studio Eleven in Eastbourne. The course is on one Friday per month which fits in well with my day job. During my first session I dyed fabric in Opal Fruit…
I just got back from a trip half way round the world, I went to Australia to visit my dear friend and namesake. I wanted to take her a quilt, something which showed off the best of Britain. I made a red, white and blue quilt using the Moda Bakeshop…
I made this quilt for a couple who are getting married this weekend. The coloured material is hand dyed by myself and some by Jo Lovelock whose fabric I greatly admire. [caption id="attachment_733" align="aligncenter" width="3024"] Early morning Eastbourne[/caption] This piece is quilted with one of my all time favourite quilting…
I wanted to make an heirloom Christmas quilt, a cover my husband and I could put on our bed every festive season. I chose the pattern Winterkist Snowballs Quilt by Lynne Goldsworthy which I found in an issue of Fat Quarterly e-zine. I looked for a design with large uninterrupted…
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