Update 18th October 2013

We hope you like our makeover – but like all new things it might take us all a little while to get used to it!!

If this has all arrived a little ‘funny’ then please follow the instructions above to “click to view in your browser”.

Out & About (again)

This time we are downstairs at the Welsh Quilt Centre where Jen Jones talks us through the wonderful array of products she has for sale – including some antique Welsh Blankets and Welsh Quilts (and modern quilters please note that the quilters of olden times did not feel it necessary to match the fabric used on the back of their quilts with that on the front – they enjoyed having two for the price of one!).

And if YOU want to go out and about – check out our Events Page.

Hexagon’s from Valerie

The Inner City design used by Valerie is very 3D visually but easy to construct by hand or machine (of course Valerie fused them into place!) and then used a wonderful variegated thread to satin-stitch them into place on the cushion.

Hint – If you like using Hexagons do use the quick links search at the bottom of the page to find out more videos and items in the shop.

More from Valerie

She managed to get herself listed as #4 Super Cool Quilty Things on the Internet by Martingale (a major publisher in the USA of patchwork books) – what was this for? Well it’s her 40 minute Scrap Quilt – (read about it in our blog).

If you’ve not seen the video you obviously should – click here to see it, it’s free to view.

Didn’t she do well!!!

Sew a Simple Jelly Roll Bag

In case you missed it last Friday we loaded up a workshop from Carolyn Forster, who shares a simple design which she sometimes called her Dick Whittington Bag, and you can see why; this is from her book Sew Jelly Roll Quilts & Gifts – (which is our Book of the Month so has free p&p in the UK during the month) – and again if you like bags and/or Jelly rolls do use the Quick Links for these categories to find more workshops and patterns.

An Alternative to Quilting

Valerie also shows you how to ‘tie’ or button your quilts – an alternative which is decorative and still very traditional; many antique utility quilts were finished this way and for those of you with button collections what a great way to use them.