When I design an embroidery to celebrate the birth of a baby, I like to find flowers and foliage appropriate to the time of year of their birth. For some reason I have became fixated with briars, blackberries and rose hips but the symbolism of all those thorns really isn’t a good idea for the […]

There are several different ways of making a star patchwork quilt but the eight point star is particularly satisfying. This is made from a mixture of Viyella (wool and cotton) and Liberty Varuna (fine wool); the border has a few triangles in a Laura Ashley brushed cotton. The background is pieced from remnants of baby […]