This is not the best picture in the world, but it gives an idea of my latest boro-inspired experiment. I used a convenient pomeranian dog to prop it up against for the photograph and I don’t think it really worked. This piece, which is about the size of an A4 piece of paper, is made […]
I haven’t posted much recently because I am so busy trying to get my business ideas off the ground or preparing to give talks to groups. I really don’t want this blog to turn into one of those thinly disguised sales pitches, so I am trying to avoid writing too much about upcoming events and […]
Well, it was a damp, warm, dizzly day here today as the Medieval Historian and I made our way to Nailsworth in Gloucestershire to have a look at the the Five Valley Quilters’ exhibition. We went through some lovely English countryside of the type you would want for one of those Victorian costume specials about […]
I am giving a talk next week about frugal quilts and am making samples to demonstrate my points. This little quilt, which is about 20×20 inches is made from really small offcuts of a traditional hexagon patchwork, which is in turn made from the leftovers of a bed-sized quilt which will eventually feature on this […]
If you had a look at this blog a couple of weeks ago, you would have seen Yellow Ribbons 1. That version of the design was stitched entirely by hand. This one is stitched entirely by machine. The point of these two small pieces, to recap, is to use up the tiny strips of fabric […]
Well, I have finally pressed the go live button on Pomegranate Studio’s very first day school. This is on Maying: wreaths, garlands and Green Men. Here’s the blurb: Information about the workshop Around Christmas there are any number of lovely workshops on creating wreaths to decorate the festive home. It forms part of our […]
In this post, I return to the trends for interiors identified in Elle Decoration for 2018, and have a look at how we might adapt them to add a bit of an update to our textile work. Plates on the wall I have to admit that I found this one quietly hilarious, having been brought up […]
This post is going to be a bit tough to illustrate because it’s about future trends rather than stuff I have done in the past. It’s a copyright nightmare, and I might be fighting court cases next time you hear from me. So with that caveat… This is one of those things that I do […]
This is the first of pair of small quilts I have made for a talk I am preparing about frugal quilts. It uses a bag of very narrow scraps that I bought for about a pound at The Festival of Quilts from – I think – the Cotton Patch stall. They are clearly the trimmings […]
This is my first post on my blog on my lovely new website for Pomegranate Studio. I have started the studio as part of my post-academic teaching career. I am now a portfolio worker, which really seems to mean that I have more than one part-time money-making (fingers crossed) activity. The other main part […]
