Welcome to Block 10 of #quiltandshine Quilt-along… Block 10 – Friendship We all need friends in our lives, to let us shine. Take time to reach out to your friends and family and talk… Be the reason someone has a smile on their face today…. #bekind Block 10 is ready for you to download at… Continue reading Quilt and Shine – Block 10
Super excited to share with you my news… one of my quilts is inside the March/April issue of McCalls Quilting magazine – the best of American Quilting! and its out NOW… This issue is packed with eye candy quilts and inspiration, and inside you’ll find my ‘Cosy Friendship’ quilt. Its using the beautiful Linea collection… Continue reading exiting news…
This week I’ve had so much fun getting creative, coming up with some simple Christmas craft ideas, you can the kids involved with, so head out this weekend and stock up on Christmas crafts… These items are all available from groves, for more information for your local stockiest, please email stockistenquiries.co.uk Follow my step by… Continue reading Christmas Inspiration…
Oh my goodness, is anyone else starting to feel the pressure of Christmas… I’m wonder if you’re a ‘buy early and get everything wrapped, well before the big day’ kinda person, or are you a ‘last minute, fly by the seat of your pants’ type? Every year I say I’m gonna be organised, and every… Continue reading The countdown is on…
Hello… welcome along to the Island Batik November challenge, this month we have been asked to make a lap quilt or bigger using special quilting tools – rulers, templates and dies. Earlier this year, all the Island batik Ambassadors received a AccuQuilt ultimate cutting machine – wow… right!! … I know , I couldn’t believe… Continue reading Island batik Ambassador – November Challenge…
October’s Island Batik challenge is called ‘Top it off’. The challenge is to create a holiday runner or table topper, using a applique technique… I instantly thought of Christmas, my late Nan’s favourite flower at this time of year was the poinsettia, I chose these beautiful fabrics; Plum, Storm and Sky from my Island Batik… Continue reading Top It Off…
The inspiration inside this months sewing and quilting magazines is sure to get you busy at your sewing machine… I would love to tell you where you cab find some of my tutorials this month… Inside this months issue of Love Sewing, you will find my ‘Let it Snow’ cushion. Using the beautiful Christmas fabrics… Continue reading Christmas and Autumnal Inspiration…
