I broke my run on blogging. It is, what it is! I spent Monday afternoon in my shop, waiting for the Smart Meter guys to come to fit, yet another! smart meter. Did they rock up? Blooming no!!! I have stronger words but I won't shock you with those, ha! While I was waiting, I cleaned stuff, nooks and crannies- fabric is a very dusty business. I stopped worrying about the dust a long time ago. I try hard to keep on top of it but it is truly impossi-bubble. I never charge extra for the fuzzie layer though! Seriously, I really try hard to keep on top of dust. I even cleaned the windows, thank ..read more

An excellent start to yesterday. A bit more Quilty water falling from the clouds that put pay to any outside chores and gardening. Quilty Quarters provided a few hours entertainment.  I love sewing with an audio book talking to me, such a relaxing way to spend time. Especially time I thought I would be 'choring'. So here you go.  One more finished and rather fabulous Lap Quilt, sofa throw or wall hanging. It's just a display quilt for me. Hopefully to inspire folk. I changed threads for each colour as I quilted and, I hope you can see, I ran the coloured threads through the wi ..read more

I started the day with high expectations of snapping photos for my blog. There were many interesting quilts being worked on in class and lovely shopping customers brought their work to show and to get help with. But... they all came rolling in so fast, one or two in then two or three out, like a conveyor belt. Everyone gets excellent customer service, I might have mentioned that once or twice and before I knew it, class ladies had all packed up as it was way past closing time for my very own shop. Deb, very kindly, unpacked her quilt so I could have at least one picture. Deb actually pieced t ..read more

There's a bit of a Bunny thing going on in these here parts. Elizabeth Hartman Bunnies to be precise. Maybe it's true about how bunnies multiply, even if they are not real bunnies? The pattern has a few different sized creatures. Meet Farmer Lynda, in her Sunday best!  Lynda is making small bunny quilts, to be used as chair backs, she talks to her bunnies. Meet Farmer Philip, I'm sure we heard Lynda talking to him.  What a smart couple they are. I think They've been sandwiched by now, only in the quilting world can we get away with that statement! Believe it or not, those little ..read more

 We need your trumpets today folks. Both Di and Bev finished their Gaming Quilts. This one is Bev's. She purchased the pattern from Etsy after one of those Rabbit Hole days I was talking about, she was so happy to find the pattern, it's an absolutely perfect gift for a Gamer. It's fabulous and finished and, I think, it has been gifted now, it has a very cool label! Toot toot toot Bev. When Di saw Bev working on her new project on day 1, she immediately chose fabrics to make one for her very own self, for gifting of course. Di chose slightly different colours, I'm sure you have noticed ..read more

 A lovely busy day in my classroom. You won't believe the subjects that are covered during a day, it's very educational and highly amusing.  You can't beat a good giggle to lift your spirits can you. Rose had started her new project last week. Lots and lots of cutting up of fabrics in readiness for the start of sewing this week. Those little clipper things are really good for organizing. The block is about 20" square, so not many are needed for the quilt. Which is just as well because piecing all the bits in the right order took quite a lot of brain power. Looking good though isn't ..read more

I'll bet it's happened to you too.You have sooooo much to do but can't decide where to start? So you make coffee and look on t'Interweb! Crazy? One click leads to another and, before you know it, an hour has passed and you've added 6 more projects to your list that's already reaaaaaallly long enough and that's what got you down the rabbit hole in the first place, ha! I see an interesting design and try to figure out how it was done. Then, I purchase the quilt pattern PDF to see whether I was right. I think it's only fair to purchase the pattern, even though I could make it without as the desig ..read more

A couple of years ago I made a Scandinavian Tomte Quilt. I wrote a blog post about it, My first Tomte Quilt if you click the link, it should get you to the blog-post about it. Ever since I gifted the quilt I had wanted to make another, for my very own self! I do that you know, ha! This is it. It is no longer crispy white though! there are 2 lively kiddos in that house, why ever would it still be white!! I had used the left over triangles from making the trees to make the fabulous border, but I definitely didn't want to mathemise all that again. It was a bit tricky. So for this next ..read more

We're already taking bookings for our next Sewing Retreat at Hillscourt Hotel in the Lickey Hills. Should you be interested to book yourself a place.   I made this quilt top at the retreat in November last year.  We were in a very large sewing room with lots of tables to spread out on. And we really did spread out!  I made this quilt top at the retreat in March this year. We were in a smaller room but we still had plenty of space and tables. RETREAT INFORMATION, in brief... Arriving Monday 7th October, mid-morning and leaving (totally relaxed and refreshed) on ..read more

Only 4 weeks to go now for our next Sewing Retreat at Hillscourt Hotel in the Lickey Hills. Should you be interested there's still time to book yourself a place. I'm trying to decide what to work on so I can get it all prepped. Deciding is often/always a mammoth task! I made this quilt top at the retreat in November last year.  We were in a very large sewing room with lots of tables to spread out on. And we really did spread out!  I made this quilt top at the retreat in March this year. We were in a smaller room but we still had plenty of space and tables. RETREAT INFORMATION, in b ..read more