My love affair with roses goes on with a new Today's Quilter project: one repeated rose block is twirled and whirled around to make an elegant garland, with rosy pink corner posts creating a secondary design of pretty cornflowers and leafy bows. And I'm thrilled to say that it's this month's cover-quilt... Issue 143 of Today's Quilter Believe it or not, the seed of this block - and all of my rose blocks really - is a classic log-cabin. The design is built in the same way, sta

In the last of my 'Christmas in July' posts - read the first here and the second here - I'm introducing a new cast of Petit FOUR sampler patterns: the Nutcracker blocks. Tchaikovsky's enchanting ballet was inspired by ETA Hoffman's fantastical Christmas tale of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King and, a century later, a family outing to see the Nutcracker became a cherished Christmas tradition for children and adults alike. For the past nine months Andrea from the Willow Cott

This is the second of my 'Christmas in July' posts introducing you to a new cast of Petit FOUR sampler patterns: the Nutcracker blocks (you can read the first post here). Tchaikovsky's enchanting ballet was inspired by ETA Hoffman's fantastical Christmas tale of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King and, a century later, a family outing to see the Nutcracker became a cherished Christmas tradition for children and adults alike. For the past nine months Andrea from the Willow Cot

'Christmas in July' is nearly here, so I'm looking forward to introducing you to a new cast of Petit FOUR sampler patterns, perfect for the festive season: the Nutcracker blocks. Tchaikovsky's enchanting ballet was inspired by ETA Hoffman's fantastical Christmas tale of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King and, a century later, a family outing to see the Nutcracker became a cherished Christmas tradition for children and adults alike. For the past nine months Andrea from the Will