Criss Cross Quilt

I'm delighted to share my latest recipe on the Moda Bakeshop :)

Criss Cross QuiltIt's made using two charm packs and some extra yardage of 'Just Wing it!' by Momo for Moda. I just love the large prints on the back! Quick to put together and very little wastage,every scrap of the charm pack is used! Super colours!
Perfect for a little girl or boy!

And especially for you: (drum roll please!)

The Fat Quarter Shop are offering a 10% discount

on 'Just Wing it!' fabric up until 18th May.

The discount code is: justwingit

Practice makes perfect

I've just finished my latest quilt top, ready now to put the

backing and wadding together and then machine quilt...

So I'm practicing some free motion quilting...

Maybe some butterflies to echo the ones on the fabric?

Although mine are a completly different shape:D

getting more realistic...?

Maybe I'll stick with some curly wurly lines!

I do like the idea of putting a name in the quilting.

I need to practice, practice,practice!

Whats your favourite quilting motif?

Do you stick with the same one each time?

New projects

I'm putting together a new project for the Moda Bakeshop,

its made from the fabric 'Just wing it!' by MoMo.

There is quite a bit of blue in the quilt which doesn't really show up in this photo. Quilt top is nearly complete, just have to add the borders.

Over at the Flaming Stiches blog, Ethne has just announced a Charley Harper Quiltalong.

Now I am going to be completely truthful and say that up until this point in time I had never heard of Charley Harper. After looking at some of his artwork I am truly inspired to take part in this quilt along. This quiltalong will also give me a chance to finally figure out how Flickr works:D

Invite to Stash Manicure

I'm soo excited... I'm a guest over at the Stash Manicure blog!!

Thanks for the invite Madam Samm!

Check out my post, it's my Dot Dot Dash tutorial from the Moda Bake Shop.

As I mentioned before this quilt was inspired by the work of Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Earlier this week we braved the cold weather and went for a walk in Fardross Forest, not far from our home.We had the whole place to ourselves...Isn't the moss fantastic?The snow has gone away, but the weather is still quite cold..Yes, that really is ice on the stream...I was standing on the stepping stones when I took this picture!

Anyway for the rest of this week, I have been busy working on a new quilt.

Sorry no details yet!

Tomorrow I'm going to help out at a Girl Guide holiday weekend, it will be action packed - tie dying t-shirts, grass sledging, sing songs and probably very little sleep - all part of the fun!!

The postman brought me a beautiful parcel today, something to think about when I'm away...