Cupcake cushion

This is my latest cushion. It is 12" and made from cotton.

This shows detail of the applique. I love cupcakes, and these little cushions are perfect for my diet! My daughter wants one too, and she has an outgrown shirt and skirt which will look just right. I will post a picture once it's made.


But for all of you who find cupcakes irresistible, I made one for my children's school library covered in them. It was a real hit with the children. My favourite is the red spotty one in the bottom left corner.

ITFC colours quilt (and result)

I made this quilt for a friend's son. He is mad-keen on Ipswich Town Football Club, and his mum thought a quilt in the Town colours would be good. Here it is, I've edged it in red to really finish it off. Making quilts is hugely enjoyable, especially when you know they are appreciated and even more importantly, used.

Ipswich are my football team. Tonight they are playing Nottingham Forest and with 2 minutes to go, they are winning 2-1. Go Tractor Boys!

Valentine's Day

Look what I found on the kitchen table on Saturday morning. In true traditional Valentine style, there was no indication of who they were from. But they're lovely aren't they? The last time I received flowers on Valentine's day must have been at least 15 years ago.

Hello,

Well, I've finally done it, I've got a blog. I said it was something I wouldn't do, but here we are. Now it's the hard bit - to actually post regularly.

This evening I will be finishing off a quilt I am making for my friends 12 year old. He is mad keen on Ipswich Town Football Club, and wanted a quilt with footballs all over it. Mum decided that maybe the Ipswich colours would be a better idea, so I've made a royal blue and white quilt, edged in red. It's quite a basic quilt, just 8" blocks and machine quilted either side of the seams, but it looks really effective. When it's done I will post a picture.

This afternoon I held another session of my beginners patchwork group. It's quite a small group as it's the first group I've taught. All 'my ladies' are enjoying it, which makes me really happy, because it means they must like what I'm telling them! We get together every couple of weeks to make a small sampler quilt about 34" square and we've got another couple of sessions left before they're finished. I'll post the finished quilts up in a few weeks when they are complete.

One of my group asked if I would consider teaching general sewing classes, it's not something I had considered before, it's something I need to think about.