“Crossed & Recrossed”

Design for patchwork quilt In the nineteenth century, when postage and paper were expensive, letter-writers would often write a page, then turn the paper sideways and write across the lines again to save starting a new sheet. Jane Austen wrote […]

“Secret Garden”

Design for patchwork quilt A design using the classic combination of stars and chains to create a complex-looking quilt that relies primarily on four-patch, half-square triangle and flying geese units. It was designed to showcase the Garden Notes collection (by […]

“Star & Ethan”

Stumpwork embroidery Another piece from my workshops with Jo Pout learning stumpwork. This workshop was about creating faces. Jo’s example was ‘ladies who lunch’ but instead I invented Star and Ethan, who live on a narrowboat and grow ‘herbs’ (wink)! […]

“She Sells Seashells”

Stumpwork embroidery Another piece from my workshops with Jo Pout learning stumpwork. This one is based on rock pools and includes sea urchins and a sea anemone as well as the starfish and shells. In each class, I followed her […]

“Mists & Mellow Fruitfulness”

Stumpwork embroidery The third piece from my workshops with Jo Pout learning stumpwork and the first one with thread wrapping and beads. In each class, I followed her kit for the main elements, and then added text and small adaptations […]

“Ladybird, Ladybird”

Stumpwork embroidery The second piece from my workshops with Jo Pout learning stumpwork. There were a lot of stitches and techniques that were new to me in this one, including the raised stem band, bullion knot and wired wing cases. […]

“Sheep May Safely Graze”

Stumpwork embroidery I’ve always been fascinated by stumpwork (raised) embroidery and in 2014, I had the opportunity to start to learn it with stumpwork expert Jo Pout. This is the first of the pieces I stitched from her workshops. In […]

“Blue Barn”

Design for patchwork quilt My first project for Today’s Quilter magazine, this was designed to showcase the Blue Barn collection designed by Laundry Basket Quilts for Moda Fabrics. The collection included traditional floral and ditzy prints in soft blues, creams […]

“Warm Spice”

Design for patchwork quilt This quilt was designed to use flannel plaids in a ‘modern’ style using the Primo Plaids 2016 fabric collection (by Moda Fabrics). Year 2016 Size 54″ x 54″ (137 cm x 137 cm) Series or Collection […]

“Mixologie”

Design for patchwork quilt This quilt was designed in response to a need for a quilt kit in the style of ‘modern quilts’. It was designed to be made with a ‘charm pack’ (precut pack of 5″ squares) of the […]