I finally got through all the quilting on Martinique and am now just sewing down the last couple of yards of the binding. I really wanted to wait until it was completely finished before I photographed it, but the sun is starting to go down, so it was really a case of now or never […]

That is the question… At least that’s the question that I would like to pose to all the quilting experts out there…and please feel free to contribute even if you (like me) don’t consider yourself an expert! I’m getting near to the end of the machine quilting on Martinique – maybe today will even be […]

I’m still stitching… Martinique is making slow progress, but it is progressing and I will get it finished. It’s amazing how much willpower I can bring to bear when I need to. However, I have absolutely made my mind up that this is a never-to-be-repeated experience. So the other quilt top waiting to be quilted […]

There really is nothing quite like a nice cup of tea. Made properly in a teapot mind you, and in a proper cup with a saucer and preferably with a Digestive biscuit to dunk in it too (in a ladylike manner of course ….and not as just happened to me, being left a fraction of […]

Can you hear me? All you ladies over there in Canada, the USA, Australia and Singapore. I’m sure everyone here in Switzerland can… How shall I put this…..politely…. I am EXASPERATED…. FRUSTRATED…. …and TEARING MY HAIR OUT (and I don’t have that much to start with and can’t afford to lose more!). You’ve guessed it… […]