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Valerie originally showed this pattern as a folded potholder workshop but Joy turned it into a delightful cushion that co-ordinates beautifully with her quilt. I finally finished the pillow that I wanted to make to match the quilt I had done last year. I ended up putting the design on like an applique after i got it done because my pillow is square not round or hexagon.
Pat was the lucky winner of the Boys quilt pattern a few months back, donated by Kids & Co.. I have now finished the "traffic" quilt that I won in one of your competitions and have sent you a picture from my iphone - hope it arrives ok. It really came out well and looked stunning. Thank you. It was well received by mother father and child!! I felt very proud of it - thanks to all of your teaching over the years. and she plans to make two more for the other grandchildren! Happy Sewing
(we have Bugsy and Alphabet Jungle from this range available in the shop)
Stephanie considers herself a novice quilter but managed to make this lovely bag from Jennie's tutorial and obviously raided her stash: well done! The JR Tote it all Bag can be viewed here:
Under the watchful eye of Vicky Munday a group of 8-11 year olds (boys and girls) from the Pluto class at St.John Evangelist School,Islington, meet on a Monday evening (after school) for a hour - using donated fabrics, threads and other bits and bobs they made this pile of treasures. Young sewing addicts I would say!!! (P.S.
Dorothy says: I thought you might be interested in this quilt made from Jennie's pattern.
It was quite challenging but very enjoyable. Lovely Dorothy - and well done.
Anna just loves to sew and couldn't wait to start on her tree decorations - good job Anna. This comes as either a pattern or as a kit (Christmas Cuddlies Bears by Brenda Walker) and you can purchase your own!
An Exhibition of Embroidered Work by members of MK GEMS was held
on 30th November 2013 at the Summerlin Centre. The exhibition raised £1224.21 for Macmillan Cancer Support. In addition the group made an appliqued quilt earlier this year (it's in Issue 28
of Flair magazine) which was auctioned in October at 'Strictly',
Milton Keynes for a further
£400.
MK Gems was founded 6 years ago by Mary Sayers.
Anna and her Mum, Jo, joined the charity sewing day that was held tomake quilts for Momentum and made donations both for their time and for fabric - thanks so much.
Anna went home with a delightful piece of cat fabric and here is the bookmark she turned it into.
Again - nice work Anna.
A bunch of generous ladies joined Valerie to make quilts for this very worthwhile (local) charity that supports children with life threatening illnesses and their families. We were also joined by Fabian (who is currently undergoing treatment) and his mum and sister and here is Fabian snuggling under the quilt that he made. To learn more about Momentum click here and Momentum was awarded with the Kingston Business Excellence Award for 'Commitment to the Community'.
Here is the lovely quilt as made by Carole, who was the lucky winner; and here is what she had to say: It was great to have all the instructions written out for me in a logical order. I made plenty of mistakes but what a great learning experience it was. Thank you once again Of course we can't see the mistakes - so well done Carole, it looks lovely.
Taking inspiration from one of our videos Jo made this great cushion for her son on which she managed to use the pockets to embellish the front: and she also took the opportunity to use the labels from the blazer, which included not only Ben's name but also 'Made in England' - isn't that cute!!!! If you like this idea - have you seen our video: Easy Closure for a Cushion with Valerie Nesbitt
I surprised myself and finished a quilt for the charity a few days ago. I have even photoed it! Picture attached. I used a lovely piece of liberty cotton (it feels like silk!) and the remainder was pieces that I had in the house. As a dressmaker I find it hard to get my head around the concept of cutting up perfectly good cloth into little pieces and then sewing it back together.
Just to say I have nearly completed another of Val's scrap quilts - the red and white one. I am planning another one using all my scraps. They are easy to make and I can use up the vast amount of small fabric pieces I have. I have also made Helen Deighan's pot - a little one to practice! Also an earlier workshop on box making that Jenny demonstrated and I have made lots of these for gifts.
After watching Jenny's workshop...had fun making this for my daughter Sara..the sashing has tiny mice on it to go with the cat's theme..Sara lives in a barn conversion! ..Lyn love it Lyn - and hopefully there are only mice on the quilt!