I’ve finished and given the last quilt of 2021 to a dear friend. This quilt is made of vintage given fabric, I believe from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. It’s a simple four patch block alternated with a square. I used this quilt as a 100 day project, the idea…
I made a new Christmas quilt over the global pandemic period. It started out as a group project at my quilt group which we called a Shoebox Shuffle. All our members put the pattern, instructions and some or all of the fabric needed for the blocks they wanted to be…
I was given these fabric panels with springtime images on them and also some Easter ribbon. I prefer to use found and given materials and now that we know that sustainability is essential I’m even more keen to use supplies which have been passed on to me or discarded. There…
I had a large amount of half square triangles which were offcuts from quilts I had made previously. It’s fun to make a bonus quilt and it’s satisfying to use leftover pieces from former projects. It appeals to my enjoyment of up-cycling and recycling. I made this quilt during Lockdown…
This was the main quilt I made during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. With almost three months off work during the lockdown I had a lot of extra time to sew. It is a Thimbleblossoms pattern called Night Sky. My Australian namesake gave me the Australian flora and fauna fabric.…
During the COVID-19 pandemic I’ve been unable to work at my business and I’ve used a lot of the extra free time I’ve had to work through my 2020 Sewing List. I got Stitched Sewing Organisers by Aneela Hoey last year and I used one of the patterns to make…
I made these teabag pouches using the pattern from Ayumi Mills book Patchwork, Please! I used scraps of fabric from saris and cholis that my best friend gave me. I made them to give my Mum so that she could give them to her friends for gifts. All filled up…
The daughters of Zelophehad were five sisters - Mahlah, Noa, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah and their story is in the Bible (Numbers 27). I really like this story, it’s a kind of smash the patriarchy thing. They were going to lose everything as their father didn’t have a son to…
In all the projects I made this year I was interested in using materials that I already had. In this piece of work I used a bag of offcuts of fabric which had Bondaweb on the back of them left over from creating lettering for banners which I have previously…
I had a lot of owl fabric left over from previous owl projects and I decided to add some different woodland creature material to the mix and make a quilt for a friend who is an animal lover and enjoys the great outdoors. Whenever I make a quilt my dog,…
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