China Blue patchwork range by Makower now in stock!

Brand new by Makower patchwork fabrics we have the China Blue quilt fabric range - a stunning collection of blue and white patchwork prints in florals, dots and stripes, in navy, white and mid blue. Watch this space for a fat quarter pack and quilt pattern using these fabrics!

Brand new fabric ranges in stock!

Brand new in over the past few days we have received the Galaxy Calico Cuties range, lovely little floral prints on white backgrounds - perfect to bring in some summer warmth over the winter months! Also new in is the Classic Cottons Colour Essentials patchwork fabric collection, 6 fabrics in baby blue and pink, perfect for a quilt for a new baby.

We have also added to our quilt fabric strip roll selection with 2 new products - the Calico Cuties strip roll, with all 20 prints from the Calico Cuties range, and the larger plain fabric full range strip roll with 45 2.5 inch strips in plain 100% cotton fabric, in all the colours of the rainbow!

October jelly roll and layer cake - Mill House Inn

Brand new in we have our latest Moda jelly rolls and layer cakes. Designed by Fig Tree Quilts for Moda, the Mill House Inn patchwork fabric range is a stunning set of floral and spotty prints in soft reds, greens and creams, with colour names such as rose red, fresh apricots, meadow grass and clotted cream. The collection was inspired by the designer's stay at a country cottage in the Cotswolds, so it has a real English country feel!

New BaZooples range plus new templates

Brand new in we have three fabrics from the Springs Creative Bazooples patchwork fabric range, by Vicki Schreiner Designs. These are really cute fabrics ideal for baby quilts, featuring the BaZooples - Lester the lion, Elsie the elephant, Gertrude the giraffe, Zach the zebra, Ollie the emu and the flutterbugs!

Also new in this week are the EZ quilting multi-shape patchwork templates in diamond, triangle and hexagon shapes. Sturdy and transparent, they can be used with a rotary cutter to produce several different size patches from the same template, saving time and money! Each template comes with a mini instruction leaflet, and more details and tutorials can be found on the EZ quilting website.

New fabric range and fabric strip rolls

Brand new to the website we have now uploaded the Classic Cottons Changing Seasons collection, a full range of 25 tone on tone fabrics in jewel bright colours graduating from light to dark in pinks, purples, blues, greens and oranges. These fabrics make perfect background fabrics, or can be used to great effect on their own - check out the quilt patterns available on Classic Cottons website for two stunning quilts made from the Changing Seasons range.

Also new this week to the website we have introduced our colour coordinated strip rolls - for anyone who enjoys the new phenomenon of strip pieced quilts, these lovely little bundles of 20 2.5" strips in greens, blues, yellows and pinks take the hard work out of cutting the strips - and they look so sweet you'll find it difficult to unravel them! Also in the range is a Changing Seasons strip roll of the full 25 fabrics in the collection.

Quilt finished!

Well, the quilt is finished, finally, from all those squares and triangles cut previously! The design is from Celia Eddy's Quilt Block Bible, a block call the 'Ribbon Quilt Block' - this is a great little book, full of inspiration. I used Hobbs wadding (my personal favourite), and quilted the whole thing 'in the ditch' using invisible quilting thread on top, and a taupe thread on the bottom, following the patterns of the ribbons, so the pattern was repeated on the back. Also, rather than using plain backing fabric, I used a lovely light brown backing fabric, so if turned back the backing matches the front really well. Onwards and upwards now to the next project!

New Benartex fabric ranges by Nancy Halvorsen

Brand new to the website we have fabrics from several new ranges designed by Nancy Halvorsen for Benartex fabrics. The ranges are Charms, Winsome and Williams Inn, and all the colours and patterns blend beautifully - so much so that we've put them all together in a fat quarter pack and stash pack! Also don't forget that our fat quarter packs are 5% cheaper than buying the fat quarters separately, and you are guaranteed perfectly matching fabrics!