Glorious shopfront

This is a shop in Cardiff that has an amazing display of sewing machines

They look beautiful....

but I can't help feeling sad that no one is sewing with them

at least they are being admired

More boxes

Boxes blocks sewn together - front

Back with papers

The finished top with the papers removed, all ready for quilting

Boxes block

 Here is a new block I'm trying - its called Boxes

This is the first row of blocks

This is the second.....

And here's the third

Sashiko

At the weekend I visited the fabulous touring Japanese Sashiko exhibition which is currently on at Plymouth Art Gallery and Museum.There is a gallery of photos from the exhibition available from this link as no photos were allowed at the gallery. I was inspired to use a scrap of recycled fabric to try a bit of Sashiko inspired stitching which has become a pincushion

Journal Quilts

I am using a lovely recycled Japanese fabric in my journal quilts which I buy from a great supplier called Susan Briscoe, she has featured three of my journal quilts on her blog Susan Briscoe

Festival of Quilts

A few details from the hundreds of beautiful quilts at this years show

Illuminated Windows

This is my favourite pattern at the moment  known as Illuminated Windows and I have been experimenting with different fabrics to maximise the three D effect of the windows. The fabulous patterened fabric which sits behind the windows on this cushion cover has been heavily quilted along the pattern lines which adds lots of texture. I'm planning a few more variations on this pattern as its so satisfying to put together