You know how much we love receiving photos of quilts you have made from our books and patterns and just look at this gorgeous quilt. It was made by Lin Saunders for her grand-daughter Edie and it is to be her Christmas present. Wouldn’t you just love to be around to see Edie’s face when [...]
Read more... Posted in: General No CommentsToasting our 30 years in the business! Pictured clockwise from top left is Hilary, Susan, Gill, Linda, Nicky, Pam, Margaret, Chris and Ileana. If you look closely you can see bundles of fabrics that we picked up from Quilt Market in Houston recently which we hope to be stocking next year. It is always lovely [...]
Read more... Posted in: General No CommentsYay – our new website is live! We hope you love it as much as we do and find it easy to navigate. There are a few new features from our old website which we hope will make everything just that little bit easier for you. Our ‘Find by Colour’ section has it’s own space [...]
Read more... Posted in: General 4 CommentsYou don't get many chances to park right outside such a beautiful castle. Here is our little van ready to be unloaded. Hever Castle was the family home of Anne Boleyn and as you can see it is extremely beautiful. The Quilter's Guild Area 2 have held their area day in this gorgeous venue for [...]
Read more... Posted in: General 2 CommentsDelilah has got to be one of our best sellers this year. It sold out so fast and we have been waiting patiently for another shipment. We are extremely pleased to say that it has arrived back in (all except two bolts which are due in shortly). Our very patient customers will be pleased [...]
Read more... Posted in: General No Comments Tags: delilah, jelly roll dream challenge, longarm quilting, Tanya Whelan DelilahI had asked Chris to take a photo of the Challenge quilts arriving at The Quilt Room and yes the chap thought she was absolutely mad!! I know you won't think we are quite so mad as it is amazing that in those insignificant brown boxes there are twelve beautiful quilt tops from all over the [...]
Read more... Posted in: General 1 CommentOkay I know you are not supposed to be putting on the label just before they are being collected by the courier but sometimes life is like that! The Challenge quilts are all arriving at The Quilt Room today which is exciting enough and here I am down in Cornwall putting on labels to two [...]
Read more... Posted in: General No CommentsWell it is now just gone 6pm on the last Sunday of Festival of Quilts and I am already back home in Cornwall. Yes sometimes it is great having a daughter and Nicky was very happy for me to leave early to get back home as she had Susan left to help her. Maybe I shouldn't say [...]
Read more... Posted in: General 1 CommentWho remembers this quilt? Back in 1993 Pam went on Woman's Hour with Jenni Murray and invited listeners to make a block commemorating 75 years of votes for women. There was such a mixture of blocks which Pam, Sharon and Pam Anstey from The Quilt Room put together with sashing and borders in the suffragettes' [...]
Read more... Posted in: General No CommentsDo we ever sleep you ask? We hadn't expected this title to be available until October but our speedy publishers have managed to make it available for the Festival of Quilts at the NEC in August. It hasn't arrived yet but fingers crossed we will have it at the NEC. So if [...]
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