Dirty Rainbow...

I've got an idea for a quilt (just one? Well, no, actually I have about twelve ideas spinning around in my head at any one time!) This is one that has been bubbling away for a while, all about negative space - one of the modern quilt design key elements. I can see the design, but I couldn't see the colours until HelenH started putting together a dirty rainbow pack of Oakshott fabrics:

Isn't it delicious! I shall put this together with some cream/beige and show you some more pictures later in the week.

As promised (did you hear the swearing?)

Well I finished trimming my blocks and proceeded to lay them out only to find that I had managed to make three of the blocks wrong - much swearing, cursing and unpicking ensued. I also missed two blocks off my making list completely. Once all these were remedied I think the end result was worth the fight:

The basic pattern for these blocks is available on my website (click on the photo to go there)

Oakshott Galore!

That lovely Michael Oakshott has been at it again. Every now and then he has a clearout and sends us a box or two of oddments - it's like being a kid at Christmas!

Being swamped by a veritable mountain of fabric is a little daunting, but by sorting into colour heaps we managed to reduce chaos to a rather delicious order. This lot is destined for student packs, samples for Michael and generally drooling over.