...beautiful submissions....

We know you would like to see some of the other entries to our Textile Jigsaw of Words competition.  Sadly, it's not possible for us to offer you all a free place on one of our workshop, but if you've submitted a patchwork piece and are able to join us for a workshop this year (where there are still places available) we're offering as an incentive a 10% discount - see our website; and 5% off any of next year's (dates will be available at the end of September).  Use the code TJW14.

Jane Whigham

Denyce Aresti

Denyce Aresti

Jone Hallmark

Isabella Simpson

We'll be posting more pieces over the following week as well as images of the progress we are making on the final quilt.  All and any feedback most welcome.

… the craftiest people….

If you follow this blog the chances are you'll be interested in one or two of the following:

and if that's the case then the New Craft Society might be just the ticket. 

They recently won Cosmopolitan Magazine's coveted Best Craft Blog Award so they're not just pretty to look at.  Their posts are generally full of useful and crafty information (what to do, how to do it, where to go to get what you need, what to see),  but there's one that you might find particularly helpful if you're thinking of entering our Easter 2014 Competition.   Called The Liberty Lifestyle Baby Patchwork Blanket it demonstrates just how rewarding  even a small patchwork made from favourite fabric offcuts can be.

As promised, here are a few more tips from our own Christine Green who will be leading a cutting edge workshop, Patchwork Pearls, for us in August:

• To get a really good mix of fabrics for a patchwork project my general formula is something with a big bold pattern, something with a small pattern and something with a structure to it eg striped or checked.
• Colourwise (which is the bit a lot of people panic about) these are some suggestions
• Choose fabrics that are all the same colour but different tones and patterns
• Choose two or three fabrics that are the same colour base then throw in a wild card eg three bluey fabrics than add a   bright yellow
• Choose a multi coloured fabric as a starting point then pick out the individual colours and find fabrics to match them