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Get creative with my new FIsh and Chips pattern
A Trio of new Quilt Patterns
My blog has been a bit quiet lately but I haven’t been idle. I have designed three, yes, three new quilt patterns! The first is called Stained Glass. I wanted a pattern that was simple …
Journeys in Japan – fun with Indigo and Udon
Up to My Elbows in Indigo! After a fabric filled few days in Tokyo, for something different, we flew to Tokushima on the island of Shikoku to partake in a hands-on indigo dyeing experience. This …
Journeys in Japan – Tokyo Quilt Festival
As part of my whirlwind of quilt shows this year, I am currently in Japan for the Tokyo Quilt Festival. Glen and I have been using the subway and train to get around the city …
The Village Quilt Pattern released
M y latest quilt design, The Village is now available on the Quilting Fabrications website! The Village pattern combines paper piecing, traditional piecing and fusible web in a modern take on the row quilt. …
Houston Quilt Show Classes
Classes Galore at the 2014 Houston Quilt Show! When attending the Houston International Quilt Show this year, I signed up for seven classes! This seemed a little extreme but I figured I should take advantage …
Visiting the 2014 Houston Quilt Show
International Quilt Festival Houston – the closest quilters can get to a religious experience! Everywhere I travel I am asked if I have been to Houston. Now I can say I have!!! And what a …
Desert Dreaming Quilt Pattern now published
M y latest quilt design, Desert Dreaming, has hit the Quilting Fabrications website! Best summed up as, once again seduced by a piece of fabric! When I saw the Australian fabric, Terra Australis by Ella …
Snowbirds is an easy pattern designed for large print fabric
Snowbirds Quilt Pattern now available
A new quilt design has hit the Quilting Fabrications website! I designed Snowbirds for the large scale print that we fall in love with in the shops, then wonder what we are going to …