by GillyMac | May 31, 2018 | #fridayreads
I buy alot (ALOT) of patchwork and quilting books. I am embarrassed to share with you that I often flip through them.. think ‘meeeehhhhhh’ and that is it. Another mildly expensive mistake. After buying another ‘meeehhhhh’ book a couple of weeks...
by GillyMac | May 23, 2018 | Uncategorised
I loved this bag from the moment I saw the pattern. It was smart, big and had the opportunity to use some really fun fabrics. In May half term my older daughter is off to find some sun in Slovakia, so hopefully, she will like the bag as much as I do and want to take...
by GillyMac | May 16, 2018 | Uncategorised
Deborah and I made this stunning quilt together. She did the hard work in the patchwork piecing and I got to quilt it, and whilst I wanted the background to be a brilliant white, she chose the wonderful colours that make up the rings. It was made using the Mini Quick...
by GillyMac | May 9, 2018 | Uncategorised
I’m a HUGE fan of Aneela Hoey, her patterns and the way she can create such fun mini projects, most of which can be achieved in an evening. This time I wanted to make the All-In-One Box Pouch. The standalone pattern has been recently updated, but a version of it...
by GillyMac | May 6, 2018 | Uncategorised
Sometimes a challenge can get the creative ideas flowing and a month or so ago my Saturday Morning class were set a challenge, to create a small piece of work, based on one of four pictures of places special to me. There were of St Basil’s Basilica in Red Square, the...
by GillyMac | May 6, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Saturday morning girls are always quick to adopt new ideas and find pretty much everything we do (except hand sewing) really exciting. Lola chose to work from the picture of St Basil’s Basilica and the other 4 decided to use the picture of the Dead Sea. Just...
by GillyMac | Mar 2, 2018 | Teens, Uncategorised
Over February half term I decided to make a baby quilt, well more like a throw. I made it as a gift to my form tutor, as his partner has just had a baby. He’s also been my form tutor for the last five years so it’s also as a thank you gift. I go to sewing classes with...
by GillyMac | Feb 4, 2018 | Uncategorised
[sg_popup id=”11″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup]Yesterday I had an extremely rare term time Saturday off from teaching my lovely teen classes and attended a lecture by Tula Pink, a young Amercian textile designer, who now lives just outside Kansas...
by GillyMac | Jan 13, 2018 | Uncategorised
Twenty eighteen may be well underway, but, even though the tree is down, the decorations are away and my tax is done (hurrah), the start of my New Year is on hold until 1st February to allow me to complete more of my ‘2017 Finishing Off List’. There is...
