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

I hope you've all enjoyed the long weekend and found a little stitching time? I suspect the sunshine had you mostly out in the garden, though that didn't last very long did it. My classroom was super busy last week, little time for taking pictures. It's so lovely to see the ladies improving their skills. A few new sewing machines have been ordered and lots of fabric has been purchased, surely that's a recipe for success! Pam made this Lap quilt as a special request. It's all Moda Flannels so it's super soft and very warm and snuggly. It's a Licketty-Split make, now fabulous and finished and a ..read more

Our Little man is now 4 years old. It's hard to believe that the Covid Isolation/Lock down happened so long ago. Anders was born on the Friday before lock-down hit us. We were on one of our wonderful retreats at Alison House in Cromford when he was born. Life changed immediately and he was several months old before I met him, I saw him over the garden fence but that's not the same as a snuggle and squeeze is it. Here's a linky to the post about the first quilt I made for him.  4 years old and he's having a big bed so, Nangie felt the urge to make him a new quilt. He loves vehicles, I ..read more

 I hope you've noticed how I'm trying to remember to take more photos and to write stuff more often. Sue is a newly infected quilter.  It's not a disease, Quilting's more of an addiction, did you know that? This is her second beginner friendly cushion. She wants to make another, determined to make a whole and complete cushion all by her very own self before she embarks on a larger quilt making journey This is the back with a very impressive zip, covered expertly by a flap. It's a fabulous and finished cushion, toot toot toot. Farmer Lynda made this cute baby Bunny block, it's fo ..read more

 Just a little reminder of the disruption to shop opening days. You probably won't notice really.  OPEN on Friday 29th, Even though it's a Bank Holiday. OPEN on Saturday 30th, with a full classroom. Closed on Sunday and Monday, nothing new there. Main difference is that my shop will be  CLOSED on Tuesday 2nd April My lovely Bunny Wall Hanging appears in my shop every year, isn't he cute! I never tire of hanging him on my wall, though I almost forgot this year, Easter is a bit Early and I just wasn't ready.  ..read more

 Lots of sandwich making this week.  This is Julie's first quilt sandwich. It's made using scrumptious, Moda, French General reds. Julie's made a few of the beginner cushions which have to be sandwiched, of course, but this is a much larger project, which she soon discovered when it came to the quilting! Stick at it Julie, it gets easier when your muscles get used to it.  This even larger sandwich belongs to Shirley who doesn't really know how it got so big! I took photos from both angles so you can get a good view. Shirley made this project using a Moda Fat Eighth bundle w ..read more

This year's Pilgrimage will be on Sunday August 4th Coach, return journey, with show entrance ticket £36.00 per person when paid in advance. Same plan as last year. Pick up starts in Leek at Robin Hood Coach park 8.15am. Collecting from Cheadle, Main car park 8.50am. Picking up in Tean High Street and Checkley Village Hall then Uttoxeter bus station @ approximately 9.10am We will be leaving NEC at approximately 4.30pm, as usual. Please tell anyone you know, or complete strangers, we are not fussy! Lets fill the coach again ..read more