I was lucky enough to post another Moda Bakeshop recipe last month. A pretty Charm-Pack-friendly quilt I called 'Woodruff' (you can find...

I've been home for two days but my head is still spinning from everything I saw and experienced at my first Festival of Quilts as an...

A warm welcome if you've joined me from the marvellous Moda Bakeshop . Here, as promised, are my favourite tips for those of you considering hand quilting your Woodruff Quilt. Or any quilt, for that matter. I love hand-quilting and find it very relaxing. I particularly enjoy the transformation of three separate layers of fabric - feeling their weight draped over my palm - to one continuous piece of quilted fabric, which somehow takes on a life of its own, feeling lighter i

This week I'm sharing a tutorial to make our Honeybees a hive to call home (and if you're wondering what on earth I'm talking about, take...

One of my dearest friends approached me a few weeks ago to ask whether I could help her customise one of my patterns. Her work colleague...

My most recent finish, Pennine Star, has an interesting history. The design was created a century ago by Northumberland quilter Elizabeth...

It's just over two (short) months until the Festival of Quilts. I've been sewing like a mad thing and managed to leave piles of fabric in...

I've been chatting to my lovely friend, Jackie (you can chat with her too, on Instagram, she's @jacki_nash ) about her wonderful,...

I was catching up with Edyta Sitar's fabulous YouTube channel, Quilting Window, the other day. Firstly, a little about Edyta: she's a...

Our prompt for #igquiltfest today was books. I love books. Really LOVE them. They've been a life-long passion and, luckily, one that my...

Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing Onward the sailors cry Carry the lad that's born to be King Over the sea to Skye... My...

I wrote this post last September and I hope you'll bear with me reposting it, because it has a happy ending. And we all need a few happy...

Are you taking part in the Instagram Quiltfest? It's been masterminded - and I don't think that's too strong a word - by Amy Ellis of...

I suspect you may not be all that familiar with early landscape drawings, but I love them: the plans and elevations are often...

Are you going? Although I've attended the Festival as a visitor, this year will be my first as an exhibitor and I'm really looking...

I'm quite keen on the cake stand quilt block, you might have noticed ;-) They are one of the large family of basket blocks that started...

My Granny had a box of buttons that I used to absolutely LOVE playing with. For hours. This was back in the olden days, of course, pre...

I have a real soft spot for Homely Joys . I originally drafted the house block to make some Christmas gifts for my nieces. They live in a...

If you've ever been curious about the design process, I hope you'll find this new occasional series interesting. I'm starting with my...

You may remember me piecing some little Christmas trees last year, for my festive version of Homely Joys. My test block has spent the...

The lovely people at the Moda Bakeshop have let me post another tutorial - it's called Stepping Stones, you can find it here - and I...

Sometimes things just don't go to plan do they? So, of course, that must also apply when you're designing a quilt. Most of my designs...

So how on earth do you choose just the right fabric for a project when there are so many - endless - possibilities? If you read my last...

Almost a year has gone by since I opening a teeny, tiny little PayHip shop and sold the first copy of my Jolly Brollies pattern. Well,...