May 2013
Dave, Matt, Valerie and cameras had a really great day [...]
What are you up to this weekend?
I see that Sarah Soward (of Pauline's Patchwork in Poundbury Dorset) is busy giving a Bargello quilt workshop; Quilts UK is being held at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern and I am off to join Jennie (Rayment) and Wendy (Gardiner) at their Sewing Getaway in Dunford House, Midhurst. I am joining a class with Jenni Stuart-Anderson and she is going to help us all make Raggy Bags and Eco Rugs; I have LOTS of scraps so am hoping she will be able to show me how to make good use of them.
Anna has a new hobby – needlefelting
Anna and her mum, Jo, watched the needlefelting workshop together and then look what Anna made: Brilliant results Anna - well done. If you missed the workshop click here: and to find other children friendly workshops use the Quick Links 'children'
Look what Lyn Made
Hi Valerie...loved doing these projects.. .decided to mount the clock over a canvas board for stability...Lyn The Celtic clock is available as a kit through the shop and the Iron Caddy Tote you can watch the workshop video and/or purchase the pattern again from the shop patterns section.
What you can watch during May 2013
Well we have 5 Friday’s in this month so lots to enjoy and we start off with Part two of the visit we made to the Great Northern Quilt Show in Harrogate back in 2012; this time we are enjoying meeting some of the traders and catching up with what they have to offer as well as a very enjoyable interview with Susan Briscoe who is well known for her Japanese quilts.
Filming in Ledbury
We had a brilliant day filming the Living in the Middle exhibition at the Weavers Gallery in Ledbury - it runs until Sunday 12th May - more details on the events page; Lots of brilliant textile art by well known artists - amongst them Lesley Brankin, Edwina Mackinnon, Amanda Wright (the event organiser) and Hilary Beattie. the town is lovely too as you can see.
Couldn’t Resist this Carousel
Carousel is the name of the pattern of the quilt that is featured on the cover of our Book of the Month for April - Simply Fat Quarters by the Sew Emma Creative Team - and I just had to make it. The girls have used Fat 1/4's but I rummaged into my scraps and used left-over strips but with a consistant background fabric: Plan to now have a go with all the blocks from the same fabric (they don't take long!)
April 2013
Today we are Out and About at the Great Northern [...]
Hampden Park Quilt Appeal for Alzheimer Scotland
Here are 4 of the quilts that were made by my lovely quilting friends at our weekend away (they did work on other projects too!) AND check out the labels that were made by Lynda for the back! (I got to hold up one for Liz as she finished two for the appeal)
Cosy and warm
Well we all need a warm coat don't we! This is one I made for my neighbour's little companion and not only is the fabric fleecy but she has warm cotton wadding too! (and luckily I had the old cast-off coat as a pattern!)
Ribbon Roses PinCushion
Joyce made this lovely pincushion and wrote to Lorna as follows:
It is with great pleasure to tell you that I have finished the pin cushion. It is a real exquisite item. Package was really high class and I can agree that it would make a very nice present to whoever enjoys such crafts. I enjoyed your tutorial and thank justhandsontv for presenting it to us. I hope you enjoy my photo. to enjoy Lorna's tutorial click here:
Quilt from Qatar
Julia - an ardent member of JHO made this - so from Doha here is her quilt As you can see Jennie does get around! This was our Medallion Block of the Month programme: lovely quilt Julia - well done and thanks for sharing.
Ipad covers by Lyn
Hi Valerie...attached a couple of pics..I pad & laptop covers...enjoyed making the seminole bags & we enclosed clever plastic coated magnets inside the flap to close...Lyn We are looking into whether or not the magnets will be a problem for Ipads and/or other computerized items - in the meantime perhaps velcro would be safer?!
Quick quilt – perfect for the Hampden Park Alzheimers Appeal
Here are two versions of the ultra quick and easy quilt that I've made for the appeal; both are now finished (quilted, bound and signed) and ready to be sent off. I was surprised by how addictive and pleasing it is to make quilts so quickly! If you want to have a go yourself the how-to will be up on the website on 5th April and the quilts are needed by end of May.