I made clothes for my dolls as soon as I could hold a needle and made my first dress when I was 9. I'm originally from Scotland and had only seen quilts made with English paper piecing. In 1980 I was living in Washington DC and a crafty friend said, 'Let's make a quilt.' I wasn't keen but agreed to go to the shop. I was in heaven! All the lovely fabric, sorted by colour and wonderful traditional quilts hanging from the ceiling. I wanted to make ... Read Full Bio »
I made clothes for my dolls as soon as I could hold a needle and made my first dress when I was 9. I'm originally from Scotland and had only seen quilts made with English paper piecing. In 1980 I was living in Washington DC and a crafty friend said, 'Let's make a quilt.' I wasn't keen but agreed to go to the shop. I was in heaven! All the lovely fabric, sorted by colour and wonderful traditional quilts hanging from the ceiling. I wanted to make them all! I bought a book with a title something like 'Quick and Easy Patchwork on the Sewing Machine' and the rest is history. My blog is layer-upon-layer.blogspot.com,
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