FAL -Hexiestars cushion

My day started with the return of my quilts from Quilt and Stitch Village, which also meant the judges comments! I was braver than I thought I would be taking a peek at them and thankfully they were better than I expected :) Here are the comments for the Brit Print Girls Medallion Quilt...

and the comments for the Never Forgotten improv quilt. I wondered how the judges would react to the improv quilt as it was a very traditional show, so I was delighted that they liked my "refreshingly different interpretation of the theme" :) Also delighted that there were no ticks in the "needs attention" box!

After such positive comments I will be brave enough to enter another quilt competition in the future :) This afternoon I managed to squeeze in some much needed sewing time and finished up my Hexiestars cushion! I'm so pleased to able to cross this one off my FAL list :)

It was really difficult to get a decent picture today as it was so grey outside but I was too impatient to take finished pictures, sorry. I didn't want to compete with the colours of the stars so used a grey variegated Aurifil thread to echo quilt the hexagons...

and create a wonky asterisk through the stars.

I'm thrilled with how it has turned out and I've been overwhelmed with the response to it over on Instagram :) Don't forget the templates are available here if you fancy having a go yourself! I'd love to see your version if you do, so please use #hexiestars over on Instagram or add a picture to our Flickr group :)

Catch you soon x

Winner

Thanks to all who put their name in for a free copy of Love Patchwork and Quilting magazine. Mr Random Number Generator chose:

The winner is:

Anita, I'm off to email you for your address now. Sorry you couldn't all win one. Catch you soon x

Freebie

Hello again. I hope you're not sick of me yet...I can't remember the last time I blogged this frequently! Sewing has been in short supply this week as I've been resting a trapped nerve in my back following my trip to Quilt and Stitch Village. I do, however, have something worth blogging about!
The lovely folks at Love Patchwork and Quilting Magazine returned my Ice Cream Dreams quilt today and in the package was a free copy of Issue 8!

I'm already a subscriber so I thought it would be nice to give it away to one of our lovely readers :) So if you're interested in receiving this free copy from me just leave a comment here. If there's more than one of you I'll use Mr Random Number Generator to choose a winner. I'll close comments on Monday 5th May at around 10pm (BST). Catch you soon x  

Precuts

Fat Quarterly Ezine Issue 17 Precuts III is on sale today and there may just be a little something designed by me in there :) This is my Battenberg medallion quilt. I used the highly colourful Sewing Box by Gina Martin for this lap sized quilt. It's an extremely simple medallion quilt perfect for beginners :)

Now that this issue is available I can show you more detailed pictures of the Brit Print Girl medallion that I exhibited at Quilt and Stitch Village :) For this version of the quilt I scaled down the block sizes and added an extra 2 borders, one of half square triangles and another solid frame. This one finished up around 42" square.

All prints used in this quilt (except the binding which is Joel Dewberry) are screen printed here in Blighty by the crazily talented gals Karen Lewis, Lu Summers and Leanne Fanny.

Sometimes simple blocks are all that is necessary to make a fabric sing :)

I just love the way they all play together :)

I really enjoyed showcasing the fabulous creations of these "Brit Print Girls" and was particularly proud to have been able to show them off at Quilt and Stitch Village. I think we can safely say that I am not afraid pattern ;) Catch you soon x

Sunday fun

Well I'm back and completely exhausted after a lovely Sunday at Quilt and Stitch Village with the girls :) I don't have the energy left for many words but here are some photos so you can get a flavour of the day :)

There was quite a bit of gossiping... 

Trudi unimpressed at being captured on camera, Kerry, Ange (and bubs) and Susan unaware :)

Susan, Wendy (sorry!) and Mary

some general quilt appreciation...

Kerry and her quilt

Susan and her quilt

I got this shot of Katy's quilt in her absence.

My Never Forgotten improv quilt stood out like a sore thumb but it was nice to see it hung amongst the other entries.

I can now show you the other quilt that I entered too :) I'll be back next week with better photos and more information on the Brit Print Girl Medallion (top of photo).

We had plenty of fabric stroking opportunities too at Justine and Lisa's Simply Solids stall and Natalie and Tracey's Pin it and Stitch to name just two. Hubby's going to be very pleased that I don't go out very often...we may not eat for a month or so ;) All in all a fab day! Catch you soon x

Back so soon!

Hello again. Twice in one day has got to be a record ;) I just couldn't wait to share my exciting news with you! Apologies to those that follow us on Instagram and have already seen. Today my copy of Love Patchwork and Quilting Issue 8 arrived...

 and I can finally show you some of my secret sewing!

I made this simple Ice-cream quilt for Love Patchwork and Quilting in February/March and am delighted to finally see it in print! My first ever commission for a printed publication! I'm beyond excited! I love the way that they have styled it :) It looks rather more accomplished than the dodgy effort I took at home ;)

My dodgy photo

I don't think I'm going to get tired of seeing my name in print any time soon, my profile picture however is another matter! I'm not sharing that here!

It's quite the weekend for me really. Tomorrow I'm venturing to the Quilt and Stitch Village at Uttoxeter with Kerry and Susan. It's going to be amazing to see our quilts on display in person :) I'll try and get some nice pictures of that for another post. Yvonne, Ange and Trudi are planning on popping in too so it should be a fun day all round :) Catch you soon x

Winner!

Good morning folks! I'm here on a flying visit to announce the winner of our Spring Giveaway :) Mr Random Number Generator says:

I'm delighted to say it's a long time friend of our bloggy adventures, Sheila! 

On my way to email you now Sheila :) Thanks to everyone for taking part in the giveaway, sorry you couldn't all win something. I'll be back soon with sewing updates :) Catch you soon xx