Art nouveau quilt

Back from USA where I bought far too much fabric. Have now sold well over £500 worth of tickets for the raffle.

On a workshop with jan Hassard I learnt one good tip - do not mix sewing machines when completing a quilt especially when doing strips that are cut and sewn together again! They do not come square unless you really test the seam widths first.

Shopping USA style

I am in South Carolina but sadly coming home tomorrow. I have visited at least 4shops along the way and have bought too much. When the price per heard is only 5 dollars, what can one do? So I shall have loads of UFOs to complete for next year. The nice thing is that one gets ideas for teaching - so watch out!

Belsey Bridge visit

My last day here at a UFO holiday ( unfinished objects). Except I started something new - a Jacob' s Ladder pattern in rather bright colours for me! We need a bigger quilt so this will be it I think. A present to us for our wedding last Monday. A fabulous day made memorable by our friends there. I shall upload a picture when're turn.

Cromwell quilters exhibition

Just visited this exhibition in St Ives north of me, in a lovely church setting. I forgot my camera! But I took some photos on my camera and will attempt to get them off ASAP. It was a nicely presented show with many well crafted quilts, colourful, amusing, and inspiring. Why I had to buy another book at the ever wonderful Home Workshop book stall I have no idea, nor why I need more fabric. Ever useful, that's my motto. Watch this space to see whether I get the photos or not.

more talks on applique

Have just given my third talk on the history of applique: horrors with technology. The slide show stopped half-way through and it takes a bit of time to get it up and running again. Don't know why this happens. I dread the lamp giving up in the projector!

Anyway it went well other than these hiccoughs. Spent most of my hard-earned fee on the group's lovely sales table, filling up my stash of lace/fabrics etc to use in my landscape workshops!

Next week I shall giving a short talk to the local Motor Neurone Disease Society about the quilt we are raffling (now amassed nearly £300 on my way to over £1000!). It does look nice hanging up and I have made a cushion to go with it as second prize. Hope to sell more tickets then.

At the festival today

Lovely quilt show as usual and surprise of my life to find that my two-person quilt had earned a highly commended! I texted the quilter's daughter who was thrilled. sadly I shall have to return it to her this week. It has been a privilege to work on her mum's quilt.

Off to the festival of quilts Sunday, despite the threat of the Bertha storm! I have a two person quilt on show, a whole cloth quilted one, started by a lady in Suffolk. her daughter asked me to finish it for her. I know it hasn't won anything but it will be nice to see it hanging up.