Once upon a time, many months ago, I started a quilt. This quilt. A starry one. I got as far as pinning it all together ready to quilt. But then I lost heart in it and put it away. Why? … Continue reading
Category Archives: patchwork
done
You are probably sick of seeing this quilt by now. But I just had to mention that finally, at long last, well overdue… it is finished. I eventually went for simple squared quilting along the centre of the white sashing, … Continue reading
a sh*tty morning
Excuse my language, but there’s not really any more fitting way of putting it. Yesterday, I literally had a shitty morning. The downstairs toilet leaked the contents of it’s macerator – everywhere. After popping out for some heavy duty rubber gloves, … Continue reading
size matters
So yesterday, The Fear got a good kicking. In fact, it has now been banished. From this project at least. The class I took was a great success. The quilt is all laid out and pinned up, ready to quilt. I … Continue reading
the fear
You may remember that some time ago I made this quilt top. It’s actually a commission. And I’m very ashamed to say that although the top is finished, I still haven’t turned it into a quilt. I got The Fear. … Continue reading
inspired by…
I never had a patchwork quilt as a child, though I always wanted one. I think it was probably Little House on the Prairie that set me off. I seem to remember they had patchwork quilts on their beds. That … Continue reading