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Textile artist Luke Haynes at the FOQ 2015

The Festival of Quilts at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham is a key event for quilters in the UK. I usually spend three days at the Festival and make sure to purchase tickets for lectures at the show – it is a unique privilege to hear textile artists speak about their own work. ThisContinueContinue reading “Textile artist Luke Haynes at the FOQ 2015”

How to Pin a Quilt with a Grapefruit Spoon

I am fortunate enough to be a member of a quilt group that has a well-established system of arranging to go away together to quilt. These quilting breaks are taken by almost all the members of the group who stay for either a week-end or a whole week and they take place not once, butContinueContinue reading “How to Pin a Quilt with a Grapefruit Spoon”