Backstitch Makes... Quilts

I started this quilt back in February, just before I got the keys to the new Burwash shop.  Some might say a nutty time to start a quilt, but hey, when the moment grabs you... Continue reading →

I've been making a new quilt this week.  I started cutting out on Saturday night and I've nearly got the top done.  The quilt is another sample for our Quilt Basics class which is running at various dates over the next couple of months. Continue reading →

A few months ago I needed to get thinking about a new quilt.  I have a very dear friend who lives in Sweden and she was expecting her first baby... a quilt must be made!  I had been eyeing up some disappearing nine patches on my Pinterest Quilts board and figured it would be a good and quick way to create a paintbox quilt.  It would also be easy to make from my scraps pile (scrap packs have just gone in the shop).  So, I set to one evening, and boy it was quick to sew up.  I had the quilt top done in a matter of hours.  I had intended to make this a cot size, but it ended up more of a lap size... my quilt maths failed me again, but hey, bigger is better than smaller I figure. Continue reading →

Believe it or not this quilt was started as part of the Spinning Stars Quilt Along. However, as I am a fully signed up member of the Slow-Quilt Movement (is there such a thing?) I never so much quilt 'along' as quilt 'a while after'.  And then once the thing is 'slow-quilted' it then takes a while for it to be 'slow-blogged' (now that definitely is a thing). Continue reading →