We have been waiting in anticipation for the last week and at last our first lambs have arrived. Vera is one of our original Manx Loaghtan sheep which we have had for three years now and she produced her twins without any fuss. She is extremely proud of them. It is now four days [...]
Read more... Posted in: Jelly Roll Quilts, Life in Cornwall No CommentsI'm finding it quite difficult to find images to put on the blog at present as I am spending all my time working on the Dream Challenge quilts and of course I can't show anyone what I am working on. I don't want to give anything away. I have just come back from a very [...]
Read more... Posted in: Jelly Roll Quilts 1 CommentWell we did promise you a gorgeous quilt using Tanya Whelan's Delilah range of fabrics and here it is. We absolutely love it and we have called it Celebration. It is a six month Jelly Roll Block of the Month to celebrate our 30th anniversary at The Quilt Room…. can it really be 30th years [...]
Read more... Posted in: Jelly Roll Quilts No Comments Tags: delilah, Delilah by Tanya Whelan, jelly roll, jelly roll block of the month, jelly roll BOM, Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts, Lecien Mrs. March CollectionMy Delilah jelly roll arrived from the shop and I knew I would be inspired. I have a gorgeous Welsh medallion quilt in my collection which I want to use in our Antique to Heirloom series of patterns. I have been waiting for just the right fabric and Delilah is going to be perfect. I couldn't [...]
Read more... Posted in: Jelly Roll Quilts No CommentsQuestion: What do you do when you have 28 quilts from our books being exhibited at Quilts UK at Malvern 19-22nd May and the National Quilt Championship at Sandown 17-19th June and none of them have sleeves? They are from our last book Two from One Jelly Roll Quilts and our new book due out in [...]
Read more... Posted in: Jelly Roll Quilts No CommentsNicky and I were so inspired by the new Pom Pom de Paris jelly roll from Moda's French General that we thought a FREE pattern and video would be fun. We made this quilt for our Strip Club meeting on 7th March and managed to video the making of it, taking in the different stages. So [...]
Read more... Posted in: Jelly Roll Quilts 5 CommentsWOW - we really love this front cover. The David & Charles team certainly make our quilts look gorgeous. It is such an exciting time when all our hard work is done and they take over to get everything looking just perfect. I just love it when they photograph the quilts in unusual places [...]
Read more... Posted in: Jelly Roll Quilts 1 CommentAnother busy week. On Wednesday the photographers came down to the house to take some styled shots of the quilts for the new book Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts. It was a superb autumnal day and the lighting was perfect. They took some gorgeous shots and everything was going so well until they took up the challenge [...]
Read more... Posted in: Jelly Roll Quilts No CommentsWe've had 7th December on our calendar for weeks now and it came far too quickly! We knew all the quilts for the new book Two From One Jelly Roll Quilts had to be completed and delivered to the publishers by then and yes we did have them ready on time - only just!! I made [...]
Read more... Posted in: Jelly Roll Quilts No CommentsIt is always nice to see someone's interpretation of your pattern and this has just been sent to me by Anne Arthur. She has used the pattern from the first Jelly Roll Quilt book and just look at this applique. Her friend did it for her - how we all wish to have friends like [...]
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