Catching Up

What absolutely beautiful weather we've been treated to throughout Sewing Prevention Season.
I might have mentioned, a few times, that we were going away for a sewing retreat?
I'm very happy to report that we had the most wonderful time. 
Everything was perfect. Lovely, comfortable accommodation and friendly staff.
Excellent food, that's an understatement!.

Limoncello Panettone Tiramisu

A spacious and well lit sewing room.

Some of us enjoyed afternoon walks in the sunshine, Beanie included.

It was so much fun. New friends, lots of laughter. Good, long and relaxing days away.
We had ladies sewing by both machine and by hand, there was embroidery, cross-stitch, Jigsaw doing and bag making. Very few photos were taken though!

I finished my festive apron!

I'll use it every year now.

We were sad to leave, of course, but you have to go home so that you can come back don't you. And come back we will! Merry Quiltmas 2026 is already booked. If you want to know more about that, just email me for the details. It's the exact same itinerary and the same menus as 2025, we didn't need or want to change a thing, now there's a recommendation!

Merry Quiltmas

That's it then folks. All done with my shop. What a super busy last few days it was. My classroom was a bit hectic with an excited atmosphere all round.
The end of the year is fast approaching but now we get extra long days to look forward to. I believe there's a whole extra minute today!

I might have mentioned that I'm going away for the Holiday. I'm sorry if you missed that announcement, ha ha ha. I'm keeping busy prepping sewing projects, what a mess I'm making in Quilty Quarters! I've packed both pairs of clean knickers and my toothbrush, and an ancient festive frock, that's enough space taken up. Now I'll fill up with fabrics and sewing paraphernalia.

My shop is closed until Tuesday 6th of January. 

See you on the other side xx

Will You Be Sewing?

Love it or loath it, it's happening! Sewing Prevention Season has already started. Are you packing up your sewing paraphernalia to make room for guests?

With only 3 weeks now until Our Merry Quiltmas Sewing Retreat, I feel quite relieved, and lucky, not to be joining the crowds in the shops. I do love a humbug though!

There are 4 spaces available on the Merry Quiltmas Retreat.

I know it's a bit last minute, sometimes you just need to grab that opportunity.

If you would like to join us, the offer is there.

Payment would need to be made in full on booking.

I'm hoping to organize another Merry Quiltmas retreat for the next Sewing Prevention Season too, planning 2026!!

I'd love to know whether you would be interested in that. Consider it Market Research xx

This is our Christmas Day Lunch Menu, just to tempt you.

Stitching News

 That's it then folks, December!! Sewing Prevention Season has crept up on us all. Classes are busy, my shop sounds like a little sewing factory with all the machines stitching away, it's a lovely noise!
A few sandwiches have been made, quite large ones. 

 This pattern is called Notting Hill, from Cotton Street Commons. Diane's very much enjoyed making it. With her left over fabrics she's decided to make matching cushions. Di is already quilting the cushions. She decided to stitch them first, the quilt will probably be quilted during our Merry Quiltmas Sewing Retreat.

Josie's sandwich. Everyone who has made this quilt has chosen quite different fabrics and colour themes, and they all look fabulous don't they. There are quite a few Tilda fabrics in Josie's quilt too. She's going to start the quilting in her next class.

Christabelle has stopped all production on her other quilts to get this one made and finished first. Is't it fabulous. Lots of bright colours, perfect for the little fellow it's being made for. The pattern is from the book Happy Quilts by Antonie Alexander. Such a lot of lovely patterns in the book.

Rose finished this quilt top and spent a few minutes Stay-Stitching around the edges. An important thing to do when there are lots of seams on the edges. If you don't do it, the seams might (and usually do) start to undo as the quilt is being handled, pushing and pulling it through the sewing machine hole, while quilting it.

Ann is ready for her first Toot Toot Toot fanfare for this fabulous and finished quilt. Ann has an embroidery machine which she used to stitch the lions head in the bottom right corner, very clever. She already started to make another quilt with the same design, but in a different colour theme. 

Considering that I've declared many times that I am NOT purchasing ANY more fabrics in my shop, it won't surprise you to know that over 40 new bolts have been delivered in the last 2 weeks, what am I like. Don't answer that!

My shop will be open as normal for the next few weeks, right until the very last day which is Saturday 20th December. 
If anything unplanned crops up I will let you know. 

There are still 4 places available on Our Christmas Sewing Retreat if your plans have changed and you decide to join us, payment will need to be made in full. There's no time for taking deposits now. It's packing time!!!