A cross baby quilt
26
Aug
At the beginning of July I finally felt inspired to make a quilt for a new niece. I made a test block: While I was wanting a scrappy look, I decided that this was too scrappy and got a bit … Read More »
Category Archives: Quilts
Goal for August
5
Aug
I’ve been starting and finishing a lot of things recently which has been very satisfying, all quick makes so it was a little tricky thinking up what could be my goal for August, especially bearing in mind that the children … Read More »
100 quilts for kids
4
Aug
Heather at Quilts in the Queue is hosting this years quilt drive for 100 quilts for kids. Many of you I’m sure will already be involved in making quilts for children so here’s a chance to link up quilts that … Read More »
Vintage Sheet String Quilt finished (at last!)
28
Jul
At the beginning of July I set out my goal for the month, to get this quilt top finished: Made from vintage sheets strips I must admit the thought of getting on with this was dragging me down. It took … Read More »
#notgoingtofqr
20
Jul
Yes I’ve been feeling a little bit sad that I’m not in London this weekend at Fat Quarterly Retreat, I’m enjoying seeing the photo’s appearing on Instagram though they make me miss it even more! But we’ve been busy here … Read More »
Still wonky
9
Jul
It’s nearly time for FQ Retreat and the chance to hand over quilts to the Siblings Together charity. Sadly I won’t be there this year so there will be a box of 6 quilts leaving Exeter shortly to go straight … Read More »
A finished quilt!
26
Jun
I set out my goal for this month to get this quilt top transformed into a finished quilt: Photo from Jo’s IG I did it! It was almost too hot for basting but I managed it and also came … Read More »
Ta daaaa!
12
Jun
At last I can share with you the finished quilt I made as a gift for my brother and his wife to celebrate their marriage. I’ve been going on about it since January, it felt all consuming, it really was … Read More »
A goal for June – #ALYoF
3
Jun
At the end of April I along with Susy and Jo stitched together a pile of Wonky Cross blocks that had been made by the lovely people of instagram and flickr to make quilts for Siblings Together. We made 3 quilt … Read More »
ALYoF – May complete
28
May
At the beginning of the month I set out a goal to make a vintage sheet quilt top. At that point I really wasn’t sure what I was going to do but after looking through my stash of vintage sheets … Read More »