About Sarah
After leaving school, Sarah worked as a baker for several years and then took up the offer of joining the family business (Pauline’s Patchwork), selling fabric and gadgets to quilters. She was soon hooked on quilting and gradually started teaching, which she absolutely loves.
She is now an accomplished quilter and regularly teaches classes and workshops at Pauline’s Patchwork in Dorchester, Festival of Quilts and venues across the south of England. She also gives talks to quilt groups, showing off her extensive collection of quilts.
Sarah’s work has been displayed at national quilt shows, where she has been asked to judge competitions. Her work has also appeared in quilting magazines and in a book called Jelly Roll Inspirations.
Signature Technique
Bargello and Jelly Roll Quilts
Sarah’s Top Tips
- Life’s too short … use pre-cuts like jelly rolls and layer cakes and charm packs.
- The hardest part of making a jelly roll quilt is opening the jelly roll.
- Never struggle with an old blade in your cutter, you will get a crisper cut with a sharp blade.
- A 1/4” foot on your sewing machine makes machine piecing a dream.
- When piecing a quilt, use a pale grey thread. Grey thread is much more forgiving if seams pull.
Books and Patterns
Posts
Sarah Soward
Sarah is an accomplished quilter and regularly teaches classes and workshops at Pauline’s Patchwork in Dorchester, Festival of Quilts and weekend retreats with justhands-on.tv
Simple Jelly Roll quilt with Sarah Soward
A quick and easy jellyroll project, designed by Sarah Soward, of Pauline's Patchwork and exclusive to Justhands-on.tv; this is perfect if you are snowed in - something to doAND it will keep you warm. This will only run until 23rd January, so check it out now. www.justhands-on.tv/videos/category/4/ If you aren't a subscriber then just follow the instructions that will appear on screen.