An exciting announcement on Tula Pink’s ‘Tula Talk’ this week – there’s to be a skill building sew along ahead of the Nebula BOM starting in January 2021 called Journey 2 Nebula. It’s being run by Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts, the designer of the Nebula quilt, and features 6 of her smaller patterns such as pillows and table toppers. Hex N More ruler by Jaybird Quilts Super Sidekick ruler by Jaybird Quilts Particular to these patterns are the use of two of Julie’s specialised rulers (although templates are included with the patterns). These are the Hex N More and Super Sidekick and are also t ..read more

I’d hoped that 2020 would be the first year I’d attend The Festival of Quilts, billed as Europe’s premier Quilt show and held annually at the Birmingham NEC. Unfortunately, like all these kind of things that have been cancelled and postponed now, that’s just not possible. Fortunately, they’re running a virtual version of the festival instead. Called Beyond The Festival of Quilts, over 4 days between 30th July and 2nd August 2020 there’s a whole host of virtual workshops and masterclasses as well as galleries and a shopping hub to have a nose around. I haven’t booked any of the masterclasses, a ..read more

Subscribers have received an email notification from CEO of TN Marketing, Cal Franklin, confirming that the Bluprint brand will be changed back to Craftsy. Whether or not they’ll revert back to the same logo, we’ll have to wait and see. In a positive move that shows they are already listing to subscribers and their community, the site will relaunch of 1st September under it’s original brand name and include not only the features from Bluprint, but also new content such as live events and hobby related travel programmes. As previously confirmed, all subscription services, course materials, and ..read more

#virtuallogcabin Whilst watching The Creative Craft Show Live on Facebook last weekend (see the post), I viewed a conversation with textile artist Dionne Swift. During the interview, Dionne mentioned a collaborative project she’d conceived earlier during lockdown to create a virtual log cabin quilt in order to foster a sense of community amongst quilters/crafters during this very strange and unnerving time for many. Virtual Log Cabin Quilt page from Dionne’s website Along with her friends at The African Fabric Shop and with the help of a design by Janice Gunner (former President of The Quilter ..read more

The Facebook page for The Quilting spot is now up and running. I’m only slightly more up on using Facebook than I am WordPress, but I’m aiming to post regularly. Please visit to keep up to date with what’s grabbing my attention and as well as project progress updates. Pop by now and don’t forget to like my page! https://www.facebook.com/thequiltingspot ..read more

The weekend of 4th and 5th July 2020 saw the first Creative Craft Show Live aired via Facebook. Like many craft shows at this time, this event which is usually held in April in London (as well as other cities at different times of the year) was changed to a virtual version in order to try and bring at least some of what we all love about craft shows to us in the safety of our own homes. Lynette Jasper Debbie Shore The show was presented on Saturday by Lynette Jasper of Pretty Gets Gritty and by sewing legend Debbie Shore on the Sunday. Each day had a packed schedule of demonstrations as you ca ..read more

Recently, I randomly came across a local live quilting event on Eventbrite hosted by The Southern Maltings, a community space in Hertfordshire dedicated to making creative experiences and activities available to all. Titled ‘A Beginners Guide To Patchwork’, it caught my attention and as it was due to stream live within in a couple of hours, I contacted the organiser directly to see if I could join and she managed to squeeze me in. Fiona, the host and a chairperson at The Southern Maltings, has been instrumental in creating a programme during lockdown called The July Festival where people are ..read more

Well, for fans of the online craft education platform Bluprint (formally Craftsy), today’s announcement that TN Marketing have acquired ‘certain assts’ of the ailing business will come as very welcome news indeed. Having signed up for the annual subscription (albeit at a discounted rate), only to be told soon after that it was the end of Bluprint was disappointing to say the least. Probably not as much however as for those subscribers who have purchased 100s of classes over the last decade (and there’s plenty of them out there!). The home page on Bluprint has been updated with the latest comm ..read more

Soooo… this’ll be my first blog post then. Not just the first on The Quilting Spot, I mean my actual first. Ever. You’re reading this, so that’s one objective ticked off already – to share my quilting thoughts, musings, projects and progress with likeminded quilty souls like you (note how I didn’t say ‘journey’ there. It was really tough, but I resisted). In the first instance, it’s a place to document my experience of the challenges, successes and inevitable frustrations and failings that come with this amazing craft. At this point, in common with so many others at this time, I have found my ..read more

An exciting announcement on Tula Pink’s ‘Tula Talk’ this week – there’s to be a skill building sew along ahead of the Nebula BOM starting in January 2021 called Journey 2 Nebula. It’s being run by Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts, the designer of the Nebula quilt, and features 6 of her smaller patterns such as pillows and table toppers. Hex N More ruler by Jaybird Quilts Super Sidekick ruler by Jaybird Quilts Particular to these patterns are the use of two of Julie’s specialised rulers (although templates are included with the patterns). These are the Hex N More and Super Sidekick and are also t ..read more