Welcome to my free mystery block of the month. This was first designed for my lovely student Iris Primrose's 70th birthday, which her sewing group made for her. She exhibited at our local show and the response was so good I knew I needed to share it . So here we are..... Step one : The fabric I use is linen or linen/cotton mix , Calico and Osnaburg, as these are all are lovely to sew with. Step two: Transfer the design onto your fabric, I always choose a fabric I can see through so I can trace it with... Continue reading

I am not doing very well with this blogging lark I want to share my news and ideas but am frustrated at my lack of knowledge about typepad. Twice now I have lost into cyberspace two big blogs that took me ages to download. It old news and i have nearly forgotten it all. The help button doesn't! I will dunk my digestive and try again. As I was saying twice before! that I recently crossed the water in a very impressive Brittany ferry, with pink cabin and duvets! and taught at the Pour L'Amour du Fil quilt show in... Continue reading