Backstitch Makes... Quilts

It took me a while to come around to the idea of making a Christmas quilt.  I don't know why it took me so long.  But I suddenly got it... a quilt that you keep in the Christmas box, that comes out every year, specifically for snuggling under on the sofa during the festive period.  I am imagining watching Christmas...

When I wrote up my Make Nine for 2021, I realised that I had never talked about my Massive Plaidish quilt which I finished yonks back.  This quilt was for my bed, a king size.  I wanted it to be big enough to flop over the edges and keep all the drafts out.  Do you quilters all have quilts on...

Last week I finished a quilt.  Astonishing I know!  I completed the top for this ages ago, and even had the top hanging in the shop for a while last year.  The idea was to demonstrate to customers two groovy things... 1) actually how much fabric you get on a jelly roll, and 2) how quickly and simply you can sew one together.  And since then we also realised it would make a great class.  So, if you would like to learn the basics of patchwork and sew an entire quilt top together in one 3 hour session then take a look at the class details here. Continue reading →

This disappearing nine patch quilt is currently hanging in our Burwash Manor shop.  We have donated the quilt to the Cambridge Calais Refugee Action Group and the Cambridge Refugee Resettlement Campaign who are working together on a fundraising event taking place on Friday 15th April 2016 in the Guildhall in Cambridge. Please do come along and maybe even place a...