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Cedric the Badger

Meet my new woodland friend, Cedric the Badger. Cedric's had a difficult birth but he's here now and ready to be stitched. Yes I have a pattern all ready for sale on our website!This was the sneek-peak...

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Beauty is You cushion

Here's a little comfort stitching project I have been working on recently. You will probably remember how excited I was by Cori Dantini's Beauty Is You fabric line. I was desperate to do something with...

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Finished Round Robin Top

My Frida Kahlo quilt top has arrived home!  And just look at it! Who would have thought that centre panel would inspire such a stunning quilt!!It is actually SO big that I can't get a very good photo...

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Patchwork Christmas Stocking

It's time to start planning my Christmas Classes at my Bearpaw Craft Studio. Well actually, that time was a few weeks back, as this class went up on the website today!I made this, very generous,...

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Liberty Lifestyle Fabric GIVEAWAY!

It's finally here!! I have had to be very patient but yesterday a big box of Liberty Lifestyle fabric arrived at our shop!!And to celebrate I am giving away that huge bundle of 11 fat quarters above!!I...

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Lesson planning

I'm very busy with my craft classes at the moment and now patchwork is vying with crochet as the most popular class.A few weeks back I taught a full day workshop in the porthole technique that Lu...

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Giveaway winner!

I very quick post just to say that the winner of my Liberty Lifestyle giveaway is...Comment number 44 -liniecat14 September 2012 14:51What fab colours............Dance Pastel hits a chord for me. I...

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The Great Tapestry of Scotland

I've been wanting to tell you all about this exciting project since I first became involved back in May, but there hasn't really been much to see until recently. I first heard about it on the radio one...

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A bit of crochet...

Yes it's crochet time again!I've got so many sewing projects on the go at the moment (including 5 different quilts!) but none of them are finished enough to share. But I've always got a bit of...

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Travellin' Pic Stitch Blog Hop

Today I am taking part in my first blog hop!Katy and Laura are now both on their way to the Sewing Summit in Salt lake City from opposite ends of the world. They are also planning a 'Thelma and Louise...

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Three Little Pigs Quilt

 Earlier this year I made a version of my Red Riding Hood Quilt as a commission. I was photographing it in the shop when one of my customers came in, saw the quilt and got very excited. Catriona...

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Bearpaw Squared

The other week I had the last class in my Modern Patchwork Techniques 2 evening class block. I decided that we should concentrate on HST's and maybe even have a go at designing our own blocks.And so,...

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Blogger's Quilt Festival Autumn 2013

I have been entering a quilt in to every Blogger's Quilt Festival  for the last 3 years. This wonderful event is hosted by Amy Ellis at Amy's Creative Side and is a highlight of my quilting...

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Ethel and Edmund

Meet my 2 new owl friends - Ethel and Edmund!We just took delivery of a range of flannel (available now on our website) from Robert Kaufman and what better project to try them out on than a few more...

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Crocheted African Flower Bag

Well I keep crocheting these African Flowers and the blanket is getting so heavy so I thought I better find a new use for them - so here's my African Flower Handbag!With my blanket I have...

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Porthole Petal Quilt

Years ago when I started writing this blog I would share the gestation of every quilt, with sneak peeks and progress reports until the day I could say 'it's finished!'But here's a quilt I have been...

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Surviving the Country Living Fair

Yes I've survived! As I mentioned in my last post, not only did I have a stand at the Scottish Country Living Fair last weekend, but I also had to do a demo in the Craft Theatre every day!The CL Fair...

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Floral Dresden Plate Cushion

A few months ago I had my first go at the Dresden Plate block when I made this cushion for a session in one of my evening class blocks. It proved really popular and so I decided to make it a full day...

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Humpty Dumpty Amigurumi

I've been wanting to teach a class in amigurumi for a while. It's very easy once you know how but would still make a fun class, and my crochet addicts love any excuse to sit in the craft room and...

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Progress and Beginnings

I'm very excited to be at home today, the first Christmas Eve I have had off for 13 years! That's the perils of working in retail for you. This is the first day of 7 consecutive days at home and I have...

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