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 […]
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 […]
We have reached the half way point in our Kindred Spirits Quilt-Along!! It's so wonderful seeing the many blocks being made in our private Facebook group, and the many different colourways and fabric choices personalising them all! In fact we are already half-way through our block making!! This week is the 2nd week […]
This week in The Kindred Spirits Quilt-Along we are making Dresdens! During the 1920's and 30's, Dresden, Germany produced porcelain plates decorated with elaborate designs using flowers, fruits and foliage. These plates became the inspiration for the Dresden Plate quilt block throughout Europe and beyond. While some Dresden blades can have smooth ends, often […]
I'm super excited to let you know about my latest teaching project: This is the Kindred Spirits Sampler Quilt and I will be teaching this as a weekly quilt-along, starting 14th September through to end January '21. Each week there will be a new block to make and a new technique focus […]
