Learn how to make a patchwork quilt

Feb 10, 2016 | Butterfly News, Patchwork

I am currently about half way through one of most popular 10 week workshops, “Patchwork and quilting for beginners” The students are all very meticulous and insist on unpicking every mistake which is leading to some truly excellent results! I am piecing...

Fabric Subscriptions

Feb 3, 2016 | Butterfly News, Patchwork, Sewing

What do you do with all the those craft magazines that arrive every month? Do you treasure them forever or keep them for a while and then just recycle them? I know I do! Just imagine receiving the gift of fabric every month instead, whether you use it straight away or...

A patchwork quilt in a day

Feb 1, 2016 | Butterfly News, Patchwork, Workshops

I know a lot of my customers work full time and don’t always want to come to evening classes so I thought I would compress one of our most popular workshops into a one day workshop to make a mini patchwork quilt. I have had my eye on this charm pack from Moda...

Churn Dash Quilts

Jan 15, 2016 | Patchwork

I am a huge fan of modern versions of the churn dash quilt design. I am forever adding new ideas to my Churn Dash Pinterest board hoping to one day find the time to make one! I really love this pastel rainbow design by CrazyMomQuilts   and this one by Mixiheart...

A Festive Christmas Table Runner

Nov 28, 2015 | Butterfly News, Patchwork

Dashwood Studio Christmas fabric Table Runner   I fell in love with this year’s “Winter Wonderland” Christmas fabric from Dashwood Studio as soon as I saw it and ordered it over a year ago!   The reds and greens seem perfect to me for a Christmas...

A wonderful day with Stuart Hillard

Nov 8, 2014 | Butterfly News, Patchwork

We were so lucky to have been chosen to host a book signing with Stuart Hillard who was a finalist on the 1st series of the Great British Sewing Bee in 2013. Few people realise that Stuart is  keen quilter and actually only applied for the show thinking it...