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 […]

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 […]