Marvellous March

March has indeed been the most marvellous of months, in relation to all things quilty.  To start, I reviewed 2 books for The Sewing Directory Website, they were;

 And the much anticipated;

Both fabulous (if very different) books, so do check them out :-)

And then there was Mother's Day, and my very kind and generous husband surprised me with this.

Oh happy days!  How could the month get any better you ask? 

Well it did, because I got to use my shiny brand new sewing machine when Lucie Summers, designer of the gorgeous fabric line Summersville and Summersville Spring, came to  Jersey to teach!! 

Here's a little collage of what we got up to, and you can read a full account here.

So with all this flurry of activity, it's any wonder I actually did any sewing at all.

 

As well as being busy making pirate bunting and cupcake bunting to fulfil orders through my website, I also had a quilt finish, that I've been meaning to share with you for ages.  It's my hand quilted French General Quilt.

And finally, as Easter approached, I knew that I needed to make some teacher presents for my daughter's teachers.  So I used this little tutorial, and made some of these, juggling chickens. 

And finally, one other SO VERY EXCITING thing happened too this week...I booked my ticket!

 



Are you going?  If so I'd love to hear from you!  I'm so excited I can hardly wait.

I hope you have had a great month too. 

Linking up with;

And

Sarah x

Book Reviews

This month I've had the privilege of being guest book reviewer for The Sewing Directory Website. 

 

 

It's a wonderful website, where you can find, among other things; details of craft courses, events, sewing shops and suppliers, giveaways and competitions, interviews with authors, and book reviews.  Do check out the website and blog, it's such a useful  and informative resource. 

I've had great fun reviewing two books. http://www.thesewingdirectory.co.uk/march-2013-book-reviews/

Firstly, this beautiful and comprehensive embroidery book;

And also the much talked about and anticipated....

 

If you've seen the Marcelle Medallion quilt in Liberty Love, then you will know just how stunning and gorgeous it is.  Everyone's making it!  It's certainly on my 'must make' list for this year at the earliest opportunity :-)

 

Both books are an absoloute 'must have' and I'm delighted to have them in my collection to refer to time and time again. 

 

What is your latest quilting book purchase?  I'd love to hear from you and talk about my 2 favourite things -  books and quilting!

 

Sarah x