verb withstand the action or effect of The verb resist comes from the Latin word resistere, meaning “to take a stand,” or “withstand.” Resistance is all about putting up walls or creating boundaries be they mental, physical, philosophical, emotional, or otherwise — a means of defending ourselves against a threat. Even in crafts such as silk painting, resists are used to […]
This week in our Instagram Pattern Designer's collaboration for March we have been making one of my patterns. I first designed this bag several years ago for a summer issue of Quilt Now magazine. It is a carry-all type bag for the many toiletries and sun creams you take away on holiday (Holiday? What's that?!) […]
I'm excited to announce that my new 'Tucked Away' Pouch Pattern is now available for general sale! I first designed and taught the large size of this pouch over a year ago as part of my 'Tucks and Pleats' class, fully intending to write up a full pattern!! Well it's only taken me 13 months! […]
The end of the 2nd week of our Instagram Designer's Collaboration has produced some inspiring 'retreat ready' projects! Katy had very kindly made available to us her bumper Retreat Pattern Pack, a collection of 6 patterns for items to get you organised and equipped for going on a sewing retreat!! And what do you know, […]
I'm delighted to annouce that our Kindred Spirits Sampler Quilt class (previously run as a quilt-along) is now available for general sale! We had so much fun in the quilt-along. Here are a few of the finished quilts! I love how different they all look made in different fabrics! This stand-alone, skill-builder class is made […]
We've just finished the first week of our Instagram Designers Collaboration for March. This week we were making our own interpretations of Sonia's (@fabricandflowers) fabulous Automatica Quilt Pattern (currently available with 15% discount). Here's what each of us made: Katy: Jo: Sonia: Me: I decided to go with bright Amy Butler fabrics teamed with Essex […]
I'm excited to reveal my 2nd Instagram Collaboration, starting tomorrow! You may remember last July I teamed up with 4 other pattern designers to spend a month making and showcasing a pattern from each designer! It was a lot of fun and we had lots of engagement over on Instagram, so I definitely wanted to […]
A good friend of mine had a birthday recently, and now that she has received her gift I can show you it here! My friend is a spiritual person who journals, so I made her a colourful A5 journal cover, using mostly Anna Maria Horner and Art Gallery scraps! I had seen this pretty cover […]
Last night I attended the Crafty Monkies Live Zoom Malmo Pouch workshop. My sweet friend Svetlana was teaching us how to make her pretty foldover pouch (large size). It was a lot of fun sewing along with ladies from all around the world, under the expert guidance of my friend. This was a little bit […]
This month I'm teaching 2 Twin Needle (live Zoom) workshops. One of these workshops is a Stained Glass Windows panel, hosted by Crafty Monkies on Friday 26th February. The finished panel can then be turned into a cushion, bag or wallhanging. Unlike traditional Stained Glass Windows, our background panel is pieced rather than appliqued. The […]
Hi everyone, how is your February going so far? It has been very wet and grey here all week, so I thought I'd cheer ourselves up during this 'month of love' with a sweet pattern offer! During all of February, 2 of my Heart Patterns will be half price! Nice! Chenille Heart Cushion Pattern available […]
Last Saturday afternoon I had my Denim Pouch Workshop, hosted via Zoom by Crafty Monkies. 16 ladies (some in different time zones!) got chopping and repurposing as they used their denim finds to create Denim Zippy Pouches. The class was following my 9.5" x 5.5" samples, using the Quilt-As-You-Go technique to piece and quilt the […]
After posting about the Vintage Drawstring Bags I made for Christmas, (and my recent Log Cabin Heart drawstring bag) I got a lot of requests for a tutorial. So I happily obliged and have filmed a YouTube tutorial on how to make these cute drawstring bags using 2" squares! You can of course make these […]
A few years ago I wrote a free tutorial on how to make a Half Square Triangle (HST) heart block. The heart can be sized up into a 12" quilt block .... ... or turned into a pretty 18" cushion! I've been focussing a lot on hearts over the past few weeks and thought I […]
It's the final week of the Kindred Spirits Quilt-Along! Wow! It seems like only yesterday when we started with our very first Friendship Reel block back in September! Initial feedback from the group reveals that having the quilt-along to focus on and a new block to tackle each week has definitely helped to distract from […]
February is the month of love, and no better way to celebrate than with a free patchwork heart tutorial! I first created a placemat size Log Cabin Heart a few years ago for Patchwork & Quilting Magazine, when they asked their contributors to design a mini quilt that represented 3 favourite things. For me it […]
I've been very neglectful in keeping you up-to-date here on our Kindred Spirits Quilt-Along! Apologies! I think perhaps Christmas put paid to my QAL rhythm and blog routine!! Since I last updated you on the QAL we have made.... 1 Light of Life Lantern (18" Drunkard's Path) block: 2 Flying Geese borders: 2 Spools blocks […]
This is my mum! She's an amazing knitter, and she beavers away knitting 7" squares that are made into end of life blankets. She gives me the leftovers of her yarn, when there's not quite enough to make up a square. And with the leftovers I crochet 7" squares for end of life blankets. But […]
To enter my 10 year blogiversary giveaway click here. At the end of this month (30th January, 4pm - 7pm) I will be teaching another live zoom workshop for Crafty Monkies. Their theme for January is all about using what you have available (following the post Christmas slump!) and so repurposing some old jeans into practical […]
To enter my 10 year blogiversary giveaway click here. Happy New Year everyone!! I love new year, so much more than Christmas. It's a turning of the page, a new start, fresh hope, renewed motivations and goal setting! Bringing in this new year definitely feels a lot different from previous years, but positivity and hopefulness […]
