I became Chair of the South West Modern Quilt Guild in January. One of the things I wanted to do this year was find out how to exhibit members’ work without putting on our own exhibition. We loved holding our Showcase last year, but it was a lot of work! So when Craft 4 Crafters… Read More Exhibiting with the Guild
One of my goals this year is to dramatically cut the amount of things I buy. I find decluttering helps me to cut spending – it’s a reminder of how much I already have. So I’m going to do a ‘Get Rid of 500 things’ challenge again. I did this in 2015 and you can… Read More Decluttering
I’m a member of the South West Modern Quilt Guild, and we are holding our first exhibition this month – exciting! I thought I’d share a few pictures from the hanging day on Monday. I was very much looking forward to seeing the blocks from our Rainbow Challenge. This was Charlie’s idea, and we were… Read More SWMQG Showcase 2018
This month on the Vintage Home quilt along the blocks are egg cups and a commemorative mug – great timing with a royal wedding next week! Jo included an embroidery design for the mug which is lovely, but I wanted a cross stitch design to go with the caddy’s I’ve already made. I found a Queen Bee pattern by… Read More Vintage Home BOM – Egg cups & ‘Royal’ mug
I shared my plans for the 2018 Pantone Quilt Challenge with you last month, and my quilt is now finished! The challenge was to use the Pantone colour of the year, which for 2018 is Ultra Violet. My inspiration came from Roman mosaics, and I also wanted the quilt to look like a picture, so I… Read More 2018 Pantone Quilt Challenge
This time the Vintage Home blocks are plates, using the porthole technique, which I hadn’t tried before. The instructions in the magazine were very clear and I’m pleased with the results. I especially like the one with the boats fabric! There is also a larger plate with paper pieced petals around the rim, and I really… Read More Vintage Home BOM – plates & all the blocks so far
I’m taking part in the Pantone Quilt Challenge this year. The colour for 2018 is Ultra Violet (a rich blue purple) and as soon as it was announced I thought of the Highland Cow in Juliet van der Heijden’s Animal Quilts. And here she is! I’ve used gold Essex Linen for the background – you… Read More Ultra Violet the highland cow
