If my day job didn’t keep getting in the way, I’d have this little monster finished in the twinkling of an eye. It is probably the quickest and easiest quilt I’ve ever made – not a masterpiece in the offing, but it’s bright and breezy and full of the joys of spring. I also think […]

I finally found myself a little sewing time and got down to business with Meadowsweet and some odds and ends of solids from my stash. Something keeps drawing me towards boxes within boxes – this is the third project that’s taken me down this path, although I think the blocks are bigger this time. The […]

Today is high summer – in April. Unbelievable. I’ve got into summer mode, shorts and t-shirt and the feeling that the warm weather will last forever. It probably won’t and somehow that makes these glorious days all the more precious and to be savoured. It’s impossible to stay indoors. The garden chairs are on the […]

It’s finally done! My fingers are shredded from all the quilting, but finally my Winter White Schnibble is complete. I’ve been working on this for just ages and I really don’t know why it took as long as it did. I’m very happy with the result though – restful, slightly old fashioned colours and made […]

Last night was my first Friday Night Sew-in. If this is something you haven’t heard of before, then take a look over at Heidi’s blog. I had great plans to press on with June Bug or Cathedral Stars, but in the end I was seduced away by Comic Relief on the BBC. That meant that […]