I’ve been unpicking and substituting and restitching and trying to get my giant pinwheel to work better. The Nature’s Notebooks fabrics are gorgeous, but difficult because there are just too many with middle values. However, I’ve been replacing some of the small outer triangles with yellows (of which I have meters and meters in my […]

I’m still pottering… I think I’m leaning towards Pinwheel by Kim Brackett from  Scrap-Basket Surprises. I rather like pinwheels and it’s been a long while since I’ve made any. This pattern has really big pinwheels, which makes it a bit more complex (and I’ve already managed to make several pieces backwards!). . I’ve also been […]

I love this fabric range. It’s fresh and crisp, but there’s also something of the 1970’s – with little Laura Ashley-like sprigs. A little nostalgic. Which I find rather comforting and safe. Some of the blues are leaning dangerously near French toile de jouy and there are some borderline chintzes in there too. What I […]

I’ve been pottering around and stroking my fabrics, browsing through books and magazines and pondering my next project. To say I’m spoilt for choice would be a rather gross understatement. I’m slightly taken aback by just how much fabric there is….and all the books…how did I get into this state? This is a very (very) […]

Martinique is bound and finished and this morning I washed and tumbled it. And now I understand what everyone has been talking about. Who would have thought? My less than loved project has turned into a lived-in looking, cosy and delightful quilt. I really truly got what everyone had been talking about when I took […]