Quilting

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 →

We've a new class and a new teacher!  We welcome Clare to the Backstitch gang and she brings with her a whole lotta stitchy knowledge. Clare's first class is focused around this striking block: Gemology.  The class uses the block to introduce students to the technique of foundation piecing.  This technique is where you machine stitch fabrics to a paper...