So here I am. Back down to earth. Everything is slotting back into routine (just the way I like it, but don’t tell anyone!). Except my husband is home. He starts his new job next month and I must say it’s rather nice to have him around – and not just so that he can […]

Wow! W….O….W!! Houston is…well, words (almost) fail me! Amazing, incredible, total stimulation overload and great fun. I really have never seen anything like the International Quilt Festival. Imagine. The convention centre that it’s held in is a mile long and probably a quarter of a mile deep. Of this, maybe half houses hundreds and hundreds […]

    Simple City by Carrie L. Nelson (in A Touch of Rosie Quilts) using Beach House fabrics. It’s quite incredible how quick quilting with the Bernina is when she’s happy and co-operating. I now know to stick to good old fashioned basic 100% cotton threads and then….blissful quilting….no other words for it. I had […]

This is what I spent yesterday afternoon doing…. Yup. You’re right. It is what it looks like. I managed to set aside some time yesterday afternoon to get on with the quilting on Rachel’s quilt. Up till now I’ve had really positive experiences quilting with my Bernina 820, but I had heard that these machines […]

Today in the post I received the fabric for my next god-daughter quilt. May I introduce you to Amelia – by Me and My Sister Designs for Moda. This is a really fun fabric range – and perfect for a little girl! (Oops mustn’t say that…she’s not so little anymore!). I probably won’t use the […]