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

Tilda Fabrics have a wonderful treat lined up for us this summer: some of their best-known prints have been recoloured in a fresh blue and white colour palette - with a dainty dash of pink and green - and bundled up for our delectation. Called Something Blue, they’ll be on the shelves of your favourite fabric shop in June. Designer Tone Finnanger's inspiration was her collection of blue and white pottery and she's also designed a range of quilts adorned with appliqued plates,

With spring on the horizon, I'm delighted to introduce you to my new Petit FOUR pattern, the Spring Cottage Sampler, before its release on the 1st of March. Last year Andrea - from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company - and I posted parcels of Tilda-filled loveliness to our block of the month participants, with each block taking them on a restoring ramble deep into the heart of the English countryside as we searched for the first signs of spring. My inspiration for this quilt c

With spring on the horizon, I'm delighted to introduce you to my new Petit FOUR pattern, the Spring Cottage Sampler, before its release on the 1st of March. Last year Andrea - from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company - and I posted parcels of Tilda-filled loveliness to our block of the month participants, with each block taking them on a restoring ramble deep into the heart of the English countryside as we searched for the first signs of spring. My inspiration for this quilt c

With spring on the horizon, I'm delighted to introduce you to my new Petit FOUR pattern, the Spring Cottage Sampler, before its release on the 1st of March. Last year Andrea - from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company - and I posted parcels of Tilda-filled loveliness to our block of the month participants, with each block taking them on a restoring ramble deep into the heart of the English countryside as we searched for the first signs of spring. My inspiration for this quilt c

With spring on the horizon, I'm delighted to introduce you to my new Petit FOUR pattern, the Spring Cottage Sampler, before its release on the 1st of March. Last year Andrea - from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company - and I posted parcels of Tilda-filled loveliness to our block of the month participants, with each block taking them on a restoring ramble deep into the heart of the English countryside as we searched for the first signs of spring. My inspiration for the Spring

With spring just around the corner I'll be looking out for sleepy bees waking from their winter slumbers. Even though the weather's still dreary, thoughts - if not deeds - will turn to clearing flowerbeds and planting seeds in the hope of summer blooms in the cutting patch. Which has inspired my new project in Today's Quilter (issue 137) ... You may recognise the classic Irish Chain setting from my To Skye quilt. I scaled it down slightly and have loved being able to use it

Curtseys at the ready, because I have some rather regal projects to share with you today. Designed to celebrate the launch of Liberty's new Palace Gardens collection, let me formally introduce you to the Royal Posies quilt and it's charming companion, Garden Party Bunting . Liberty commissioned the quilt to introduce their Palace Garden collection at the H&H Americas trade show last spring and they asked me to base my design on motifs from the Royal Posies print in the col

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...

After a year away, we're so thrilled to be sewing together again to bring you a glorious new Sew-Along quilt this autumn… In a busy world...

Join me and my lovely friend Andrea from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company in front row seats as we wait with bated breath to raise the...

Over the past ten years these posts have been my favourites to write. Some quilts have a more complicated back-story than others and this...

EDIT: You can now buy this pattern as a PDF here or as a Paper Pattern here . Swim elegantly into spring with my new Today's Quilter project, Swansong . Much like the hen block from last spring's Count Your Chickens quilt, the swan first appeared in my Twelve Days of Christmas sampler and was a firm favourite to piece. In this project my swans, joined by some darling little cygnets, encircle a rippling centre of Lady of the Lake blocks. And my darling swans have made the

Over the last couple days I've be introducing my new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the Northern Lights blocks, which are sailing into...

This is my second post - you can find the first here - introducing my new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the Northern Lights blocks,...

Are you ready for an adventure? Because today I'll be setting out to introduce my new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the Northern Lights...