After my mini feature on Mandy Pattullo’s work on display the Festival of Quilts I wanted to showcase other talented textile artists who use reclaimed fabrics in their work. Barbara Wisnoski Barbara Wisnoski is a Canadian textile artist who creates beautiful wall hangings using recycled fabrics and clothing.  I love the subtle painterly effect that… Read more »

Would you love to decorate your walls with knitting?  Well, there is a company in Liverpool who are doing just that.  Murals Wallpaper have a lot of murals available on their site but they have just launched this knitting range for the craft obsessed amongst us. Can you imagine any of these designs on the… Read more »

The highlight of my visit to the Festival of Quilts was the Kaffe Fassett lecture on Colour.  This afternoon lecture was packed full of Kaffe fans who just couldn’t wait to hear what the master of colour had to say on the subject. Brandon Mably introduced Kaffe to the room with a brief background of… Read more »

The exhibition stands, demonstration areas and classes at the Festival of Quilts give you oodles of inspiration and then you are set free to spend to your heart’s content on fabric and supplies at the many shop stalls at the event.  There is a stall for absolutely everything and even knitting shops have started to… Read more »

Yesterday I took the train to Birmingham to spend the day at Festival of Quilts and what a day I had! It was a long day but a full one, as not only had I planned to take plenty of time to look around the exhibitions and stands, but I’d also booked tickets for an… Read more »

Oh dear, I’ve found another yarn shop.  I’m not sure that my yarn cupboard can take the weight of finding yet another fantastic yarn shop, but maybe it can find some hidden strength from somewhere.  The yarn addiction has now reached such extraordinary heights that I’ve put myself on a self-imposed therapy programme.  Here is… Read more »

I’ve had quite a few orders of the Knitting print fabrics over the past few days in my shops, wonder where that came from?  Maybe I’ve been linked from somewhere. It’s got me thinking though, I really should print these in some other colours (and also I’m contemplating getting a metre screen made for this… Read more »

The weather has been beautiful, it’s been slightly hotter than I can handle but then again, I’m fair and pale and so I was never built for the sun.  The sunshine has been gorgeous though, the garden is loving it and so are the pugs. Quick pug update: Lola and Ethel are getting on marvellously… Read more »

Visitor number one was Millie, my very lovely (and very tall) work experience student.  I’ve never had a work experience student before but memories of my own incredibly boring two weeks were enough to haunt me, so I was determined that Millie’s experience would be nothing like mine.  Hopefully I’ve achieved that. Millie has split… Read more »

You’ve already seen one of the designs, now it’s time to see the complete collection.  All three designs of the Autumn/Winter collection are based on themes of nature.  I’m pleased to introduce Heartwood, Thorns and Inferno. This new collection will launch on the 9th September and will be available in both a lighter weight muslin… Read more »