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Category Archives: Quilting
Coming Home
Coming Home is this years quilt-a-long by Sarah Fielke, she was also the designer of my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt so I knew it would be a beautiful quilt! I’ve just finished month three and I must admit I … Continue reading
Posted in Coming Home Quilt, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged #cominghomequilt, applique, Coming Home Quilt, Quilting, Sarah Fielke
15 Comments
Slowly Does It Down the Rabbit Hole HQAL
It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt, I was hoping to be onto the next border by now but as usual life and other sewing projects got in the way. I’ve decided to … Continue reading
Posted in Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged #downtherabbithole, Down The Rabbit Hole, Hand-quilting
16 Comments
In the Pink with Tula Pink
I’ve just finished my Tula Pink quilt! This one is going to be auctioned at a charity ball so I felt it need to be fairly striking, having said that I had lots of wobbles making it as the colours … Continue reading
Nineteen for 19
With three months of 2019 already gone, it’s time for an update on my Nineteen for 19 challenge; 1 Scrap Quilt This will hopefully start this month as there’s a free quilt BOM I’m planning to make, just using my scraps … Continue reading
Posted in Dressmaking, embroidery, Nineteen for 19, Quilting, Sewing, Smalls of the Month
Tagged Nineteen for 19
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Spring Wreath Quilt
Over the weekend I decided to catch up with my Spring Wreath quilt, I had two blocks waiting to be stitched and I knew the next pack was on it’s way. This is a Block of the Month I started … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged applique, Machine embroidery, Raggedy Ruff Designs, Spring Wreath Quilt
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Moving Down the Rabbit Hole
I’m making slow but steady progress with the hand quilting of my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt, three weeks ago when I last showed you my quilt this is how far I’d got… I’d just started the sunflower border quilting. … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Down The Rabbit Hole, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
11 Comments
Feeling Brave-ish!
Thanks for all the helpful comments, I decided to take your advice and try and be a bit braver with my colours, adding the lime green contrast in particular! I made another three blocks which incorporated both the green and … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting
11 Comments
Help! Tula Pink Panic!!
A couple of months ago I was asked to make a quilt to be auctioned for a charity. I’ve made several quilts for charity before, the difference this time is that someone else is buying all the fabric, which does … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting
14 Comments
Coming Home Quilt
I’ve just finished the second block of my Coming Home quilt. This is a block of the month by Sarah Fielke (the same designer as my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt). On the last day of each month she releases … Continue reading
Posted in Coming Home Quilt, Quilting
Tagged #cominghomequilt, applique, Coming Home Quilt, Quilting
11 Comments
Spring Wreath Quilt
I’ve just finished another block for my Spring Wreath quilt BOM, this is a gorgeous design by Andrea Walpole of Raggedy Ruff Designs. It’s been a very steep learning curve as I’ve not tried free machine embroidery before but Andrea’s … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilting
Tagged foxes, Machine embroidery, Quilting, Spring Wreath Quilt
7 Comments


