From Our Special Correspondent

In reviewing the statistics of my blog from time to time, I know that there are a lot of folks out there searching for Yuwa fabrics.  Common searches that I see on a daily basis are often something like ”Yuwa retailers”, or  ”Yuwa fabrics US”.   From this I get the sneaky suspicion that there are a number of people [...]

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Great Pattern Alert

I thought I’d brighten everyone’s Monday with the photo of this new block of the month pattern, Pocket Full of Posies, designed by Robyn Falloon from Bon Bon Designs in Australia.  I just love how exuberant the design is!   It’s being offered as an exclusive block-of-the-month pattern from the Fragrant Cottage quilt shop in Warmambool, Australia.  [...]

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Celebrity Quilts

   It always amazes me that some quilts become so well-known that they actually become fiber celebrities.  A case in point is an English medallion quilt with appliqued baskets surrounding a field of mosaic pieced hexagons and stars.      I first saw this quilt late 2007 when it was being offered on the Christie’s  London Auction website.  I almost fell [...]

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Treasures from my Trip: Finale

I’ve saved the best for last on my diatribe on souvenirs purchased on my trip.   The pictures shown in this post are representative fabrics from the antique quilt in purchased in the north of England.  It’s a wonderful, albeit somewhat worn, medallion pieced quilt.  The other antique English medallion quilts I own are predominantly brown…so it was the lavender/mauve fabrics that [...]

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Treasures from my Trip: Part Five

    First, this is just a quiet little photo of some of the wonderful things I brought home with me.  I thought you’d enjoy seeing some beautiful trinkets.   Included are some Victorian ”target” brooches, a vulcanite brooch of the same period, and two cameos.  The lighter pink one is called angelskin and is made from coral, rather than [...]

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Treasures from my Trip: Part Four

I’ve known about this wonderful shop in London that sells discounted Liberty of London fabric for several years.  I used to hold the information quite confidentially, only passing along their business card to those friends who I deemed worthy of the experience.  After all, I wanted to make sure that I got everything I wanted [...]

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V&A Fabric Giveaway Winner

And, the winner of fat quarter of V&A Fabric is comment #9, (#9, #9 — being a true anglophile, you gotta know that I love the Beatles)….. Mary Kastner.   TA DA! I can’t wait to see what you do with it Mary. –Penny

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Treasures from my Trip: Part Three + Giveaway

  Several posts ago I wrote about the fabrics made by Liberty of London to commemorate the V&A quilt exhibit.  To be perfectly honest,  I had mixed feeling about them when I first saw the photos.   I was excited over the prospect the V&A would be offering reproduction fabrics, yet disappointed when I saw that they appeared to have been recolored for [...]

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More Pictures

My friend Jeana asked if I had any more photos of my friend’s house that I wrote about in my last post.  Well I have a couple more that I think I can share.  So, here is some more eye candy.  And, here is a picture of a cat on a cat.  Her name is [...]

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Treasures from my Trip: Part Two

I have a dear friend who lives in the UK, and it’s not a real trip unless we visit her on our travels.  My friend is a sheer delight to spend an afternoon with.   She is the epitome of British charm, warmth, and custom.  When we visit, there are many discussions of quilts and quilt history.  [...]

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