by GillyMac | Sep 26, 2016 | Uncategorised
If you didn’t already know (how could you not know !) , on 22nd September we held a Dawn til Dusk Sewathon in support of Macmillan Cancer Support. From 7am until 7pm there was a flow of adults and then after school children and teens arriving at the studio in...
by GillyMac | May 11, 2016 | Uncategorised
Now that there quite a few people coming along to classes and so many brilliant things are being created, it has been on my mind to find a way to share more of what we do just between ourselves. I already post some of the work in my gallery page on this website, and...
by GillyMac | Sep 3, 2015 | Uncategorised
Oh my goodness.. we are about done ! Yesterday was the last big push. The GillyMac room upstairs is tidied, labelled, dusted and vacuumed. Downstairs we are leaner, with less clutter but still with some of the books I love on view for inspiration! In the next couple...
by GillyMac | Aug 25, 2015 | Uncategorised
I have no idea why it seems to be such a secret that to work with kids is just the best job (though teaching my two Thursday groups is a close run wonderful thing)!! This Summer, I’ve had the pleasure to teach just over 60 children, either at home, on Young Quilters...
by GillyMac | Feb 18, 2015 | Uncategorised
I saw these eggs in a post on a North American website. They looked great and as well as being a timely project as we head towards Easter this year, I liked the three dimensional look of the fabric pieces… Thinking ahead I could imagine that the owl in the...