Scandi-style advent calendar – kits in my shop!
Melony Patch
by Melony Patch
4M ago
There’s still plenty of time to get your Christmas crafts started and finished in time for the festive period – whenever that starts for you! For us, it’s usually at the beginning of December, to tie in with our wedding anniversary. The venue where we celebrated our wedding was already decorated for Christmas, so it seems like a nice tradition to continue doing the same. I created this advent calendar a few years ago when my kids were a little bit younger – the idea was to create a calendar where ‘acts of kindness notes’ could be slipped into each little pocket. It worked so well, and my daugh ..read more
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Kaffe Fassett quilt exhibition in Bath
Melony Patch
by Melony Patch
4M ago
It’s been a few years since I’ve visited a quilt exhibition, so when one of my friends suggested we have a day out in Bath to see Kaffee Fassett’s latest exhibition – and combine some lunch and shopping at the same time – I didn’t need much encouragement! I’ve been to a number of Kaffe Fassett exhibitions – he’s had a few at the American Museum in Bath, and I’ve also seen him a couple of times at the annual Festival of Quilts in Birmingham. He is known for his use of colour and pattern, and although in my own work I tend to go for more simplistic colour combinations and designs that could be d ..read more
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Saying goodbye to quilts
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by Melony Patch
9M ago
Maybe I’m little bit too sentimental, but I find it hard – or maybe bitter-sweet – when a quilt, or the last of a series of quilts kits, is sold. It’s nice to know that they’re going somewhere where they will be appreciated, and in the case of the quilt kits, that it will provide someone with a project they will hopefully enjoy and one in which they can put their own stamp on, but it does feel a little sad too. A few months ago, I sold my ‘Hearts with Secret Pocket’ quilt – it went all the way to Thailand! I don’t think I imagined it travelling so far. When I first created this quilt, I had de ..read more
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Remembering the ‘star block’ challenge
Melony Patch
by Melony Patch
1y ago
How many of you remember the star block challenge initiated by NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg back in 2013, when she was orbiting the Earth aboard the International Space Station? News of the challenge was featured widely across the media, especially in patchwork and quilting magazines, and Karen also recorded a video, whilst inside the space station, inviting quilters to take part. The video is still available on YouTube via this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgJNcWncs8Y. Screengrab from Karen’s video on YouTube In the video she reveals that when not working on the crew’s main mission o ..read more
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A labour of love
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by Melony Patch
1y ago
For the last few weeks, I’ve been working on two wall hangings for a lady who lives local to me – I don’t usually do ‘commissions’ or requests, but this was different. A friend of mine had put this lady, Anne, in touch with me in the hope that I could help her create a quilt made up of her embroideries. I wasn’t sure if I’d have the time to work on the project as I was just about to start college whilst also working and running a voluntary group. However, I agreed to meet her, and I’m so pleased that I did. Anne, who is in her 80s, welcomed me into her little house in town; hanging on the w ..read more
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New in my shop!
Melony Patch
by Melony Patch
2y ago
I’m a big fan of paper piecing. For the last few months, I’ve been working on an alphabet & numbers paper piecing template, and I’m happy to say that this is now available in my shop! Alphabet upper case template by Melanie Vincent The templates are ideal for customising and personalising any project, from baby quilts to bunting with a child’s name, or cushions to celebrate a marriage, or for simply adding a message to your creations. The characters have an elegant simplicity to them, which when sewn together to form names, words or dates, look stylish and modern. The download comes in fo ..read more
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Quilt Spot January 2022
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by Melony Patch
2y ago
And Quilt Spot returns after a non-planned hiatus. The truth is, I haven’t actually watched much telly in the last few months, and the programmes I have been watching didn’t have any quilts in them! (How dare they!) January saw just one spot in ‘The Hand that Rocks the Cradle’, a movie I hadn’t seen since it came out in the early 1990s. I had forgotten how horrible this movie is. A nanny is set on wrecking the family she goes to work for as a form of revenge for the death of her husband. Rebecca De Mornay plays the nanny, and she is brilliantly creepy and a masterfully manipulating. Scary stuf ..read more
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The Wellbeing Quilt… complete!
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by Melony Patch
2y ago
One of the highlights of last year was completing The Wellbeing Quilt which I started in 2019. Background As some of you know, I work on the Wellbeing Programme at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust; the programme provides a range of nature-based activities for people who are struggling with their mental health. In 2019 we partnered with another local organisation, IPSUM, who offer art-based activities to help improve people’s mental wellbeing, to provide two events celebrating ‘Art and Nature’. There was a range of nature and art activities on offer, with singing and guitar playing around a campfi ..read more
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2021 review…
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by Melony Patch
2y ago
Well that was another weird one, wasn’t it? With the pandemic still raging on, continuing to affect all aspects of our lives – schools going back, then not going back, homeschooling, holidays planned, holidays cancelled, events going ahead, and then not going ahead… it’s been a bit of a topsy-turvy year and as we enter 2022, I wonder if the end is in sight?? I’ve been quiet on the blog front, and usually when I write my annual review, I have a long list of things I’ve done and written about, but last year, I seem to have only written a handful of blogs and all of those were ‘quilt spots’. I di ..read more
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Quilt Spot May 2021
Melony Patch
by Melony Patch
2y ago
“Enjoy each moment as it will go by in a flash”, so I was told when I became a mum. And it’s something I’ve really taken to heart. Children do grow up quickly; and once they’re grown, they’re grown! So the moments I get to spend time with my kids, I treasure. A month or so ago, during the summer half-term, my youngest and I sat down together to watch a movie, as the weather was a bit grim and we didn’t have any plans for the day. We don’t usually do this during daytime as there are always so many other things to do! Anyhow, we decided on ‘Paddington’ – a movie we have both seen a number of tim ..read more
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