Twenty four bonus half-square triangles really are a gift. When I'd finished making my Christmas Market quilt last year, I had a delicious little stack of HSTs left over from trimming the market stall blocks and, given that there was a Christmas Tree at the centre of the quilt, I decided to make some classic basket blocks and turn them into a matching tree skirt. I'll be honest, that was twelve months ago and I planned to share the tree skirt when the pattern appeared in To

If you like to keep your sewing seasonal - and festive - the Make Time quilt is 20% off this Thanksgiving weekend. I've reimagined our quilt in Christmas colours here - and it actually looks pretty much like my Christmas list! - using Tilda Solids in dove, red, dusty rose, pine, fern green and soft teal, with a dash of grey Tiny Stars and the luscious Carol print from Merry Little Christmas . Y ou can purchase the Make Time pattern bundle here. Make time to do what makes y

I made a presentation to my local guild, the Shropshire Quilters , in September. They celebrated their Ruby Anniversary with an exhibition at the Shrewsbury Museum last summer and it was a treat to be asked to take some quilts along to share with my lovely friends there. My presentation theme was quilt design and I wanted to inspire my fellow quilters to design their own blocks. I took my Twelve Days of Christmas sampler along as an example of how a design can evolve over a

Next week is the final week in our Make Time British Sew-along. Forgive me for posting a few days early - we're off to the Lake District for a few days - but before I share our tips for assembling the quilt, let me remind you of our autumn sewing schedule: - 18th August  - Make Time  block with Jo Westfoot  - explore foundation paper piecing. 25th August  - Tulips, Clouds, Let's Chat, Get Snippy and Book Club blocks with Lou Orth  - explore curved piecing, snowball corners

Welcome to week seven of the Make Time British Sew-along. Before I show you a fun variation of the A Good Yarn block, let me remind you...

Welcome to week six of the Make Time British Sew-along. Before I introduce you to my blocks, let me remind you of our autumn sewing...

Something rather wonderful happened this summer: last year Liberty Fabrics saw my Honeysuckle quilt on the cover of Today’s Quilter ...

I have such a fun quilt to share with you today - which you can find in the new issue of Todays Quilter (number 131) - inspired by the...

Our youngest son lives in London now. I'm not entirely sure how he can suddenly be old enough to do grown up things like move away, but...