Our Spring Retreat is coming up and this time we are concentrating on Foundation Piecing. The pattern we’re using was designed specifically for the retreat and is based on a beautiful Compass design. I used the astronomical inspired Luna fabric range from Makower UK which is stunning and the larger blocks on the quilt patternContinue reading “Spring Retreat: Master Foundation Piecing with Luna Fabric”
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Explore 2025’s Quilting Workshops at Strictly Quilting
We are well into 2025 and I feel that I have missed January all together. As some of you may know, we lost our beloved Chewy the day before Christmas Eve and then I came down with one of the nasty colds that was doing the rounds. It took me a while to recover andContinue reading “Explore 2025’s Quilting Workshops at Strictly Quilting”
Crafting with Vlieseline B700: A Quilter’s Perspective
It’s not often that I get a new (to me) product which surprises me but that’s what happened when I received the woven interlining B 700 from Vlieseline to try out. I thought it was a standard iron on interfacing which had environmental credentials, and it is, but so much better than expected. When quilting,Continue reading “Crafting with Vlieseline B700: A Quilter’s Perspective”
Bamboo Baby!
My hairdresser recently announced she was expecting, such wonderful news (but little distressed to realise that I’ll have to go without her for 6 months!) Of course, as a quilter I immediately guessed she’d need a quilt..
My Journey Quilt using Vlieseline 276.
This led to another idea – a quilt, again using only her fabric scraps, Baltimore style using symbols from our lives. From Bristol to Monmouth, each element holding a meaning.
Strictly Quilting 