Back from Extinction to Raptorous Applause

Last summer we had a fantastic range of dinosaur fabric from RJR Fabrics that I warned would sell out before I had time to put them on our website and I was right.  We took them with us to Festival of Quilts and we sold out of the large scale prints in a few days.  I'm pleased to announce that we have managed to reorder them and they're now in the shop along with some other great dinosaur fabrics from Timeless Treasures. They aren't available on our website yet but will be there shortly unless we sell out again!  These are great children's fabrics that suit both boys and girls and have coordinating panels and borders!

Ducks On Ice

At this time of year Cromford Canal is often frozen at its terminus near Arkwright's Mill and it is common to see the ducks all stood in a row on the edge of the ice sheet. It will soon be duckling season again!

Pineapple log cabin class

Ann recently ran a class in the shop to teach the technique of foundation piecing and used the traditional pineapple log cabin block to demonstrate this method of accurately piecing complex designs. The photos below show the class in progress and some of the blocks that were made. These were competent stitchers, and they will obviously get quicker with practise, but it took a few hours to produce a single 10 inch block - it is quite an intricate and time consuming design but rewarding when you see the finished block. What a difference the choice of fabrics can make to the outcome!