Lynette has been quilting for 15 years. It started off as a hobby and grew from there! Lynette says: “The Stitch Witch is my creative identity and the guise behind which I can let my imagination run wild”. Lets face it, it’s a lot more exciting than ‘lady that sews’.
Lynette gained the City & Gui...

This was filmed at the Festival of Quilts 2010.
Pauline has taught creative machine sewing for over 10 years in Worcestershire. She teaches ladies how to use their sewing machines while making creative projects.
The Heirloom Quilt incorporates over 30 sewing machine techniques including wing need...

Kim lives in Suffolk and has a passion for her local National Trust venue Sutton Hoo. So, she made a quilt entitled Impressions of Sutton Hoo responding to an invitation from the National Trust in 2004. This quilt has since been purchased by them and continues to be on display.
For more informati...

The Silk Route run by Hilary and Geoff, have a wide range of silk to tempt you. The commercial dyed dupion silk has the best colour range but then they also stock the basic silk which is suitable for dyeing yourself.
They have sourced and selected many additional products to complement their wond...

Teacher and author
Carolyn is an accomplished quilt teacher and author of several books and patterns. She likes vintage quilts and their construction, and brings them up-to-date with modern construction techniques: stitch’n’ flip and Quilting on the Go.
Combination of the Quilting on the Go techn...

The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles is an independent educational charity. It is dedicated to preserving the heritage and craft of quilting and patchwork in the UK. The Guild has its Head Office and Museum at St Anthony’s Hall, Peasholme Green in York where it moved in 2008 after many years ...

Wendy Gardiner has been influential in the sewing industry for many years and is an internationally accredited sewing guru. She is currently Editor of Sew Hip magazine, Craft Focus Magazine. Also she is the author of a number of sewing books, writer and presenter of several new sewing DVDs.
Among...

Twelve blocks and related projects to entrance, educate and entertain. These ingeniously simple yet fabulously folded novel techniques are ideal for all stitchers of every ability. So, you can make everythung from textured quilt blocks to bags, quags, cushions and table mats.
Full of colour with ...

The idea behind Justhands-on.tv is to share a passion for patchwork through workshops and demonstrations, and to concentrate on the talented patchworkers and quilt artists that we have in this country. Also to allow patchworkers to enjoy workshops and inspiration in their own home environment fro...

Julia is a self taught quilter learning mainly from books and short workshops, but eventually signed up for the City & Guilds qualification where she learned how to develop her own design skills.
Her main passion is to make miniature quilts, as they are fun to make and are great to give as gifts ...

Paula on Paula
I am a quilter. I make quilts, design and write patterns for quilts, teach classes on various aspects of quilting, give talks about quilting, and when I’m not doing any of those things I’m probably dreaming about quilts! My classes and talks are done on a “for hire” basis, usually ...

Meet Janet Clare and her lovely new range of fabrics, that have been printed and are being distributed by Moda.
The colours in the fabrics are muted blues and greys which remind Janet of the English coast in winter – memories of her childhood in Kent.
The fabrics are available as yardage and as p...

As a fabric designer and quilt maker Janet now works from home but she enjoyed the neighbours and friends dropping by for a chat and cup of coffee, it meant that work was getting sidelined. So she came up with a simple answer – enjoy the video and find out what and why it’s still an ongoing proje...

Joanna talks to us about her range of patchwork inspired bags, which are made in Cumbia, and combine cathedral window inspired fabric with colourful leatherwork. Also she shares a great tip on how to keep this leather looking like new – so as not to be afraid to use it.
She shows us three ranges:...

This has become a touring exhibition entitled ‘Worn Threads’ and we thank Marion Robertson for being our hostess and showing us around the exhibition.
We start off with Marion’s own piece which was/is inspired by the handbag she used back in the 1960s when she attended a wedding (and there are pi...

Fabric Affair is a family affair and are located in Northern Ireland where they weave their own Donegal Tweed in the most fantastic colours. As a quilter Margaret is inspired by the colours and fabrics themselves and works by hand to create stunning applique projects – many of which are available...

Known as “The Stitch Witch” Lynette Harris is well known for her distinctive hat and easily spotted at all the major quilt shows.
She shares with us some of the inspiration that she sells on her stand – from the simple idea of folded triangles to create 3D baubles which is a workshop on the site ...

This interview was filmed in 2016 on our stand at the West Country Quilt and Textile Show held at Bristol.
Mary loves to transfer paint. With her artistic background she has found this is the medium that appeals to her creative nature. She shares this love through teaching and workshops.
Mary als...

Angela takes the art of paper cutting to a new level, and we all remember how simple and easy that was. This simple style of designing suits all ages. Even those of us who do not consider ourselves artistic, can create stunning and unique designs.

Angela talks us through some of the ideas and ...

Angela is the author of several books, and she tells us that she likes to base her books on a technique, and this one is used cut out shapes, so really easy to create your own designs.
The patterns are created to be fused into place, have a cut look about them, but even though they are fused your...

In this interview Sylvia shares with us her love of Christmas and talks through the inspiration for her winter table runner, which is full of snowflakes, which are Valerie’s favourites too. The table runner is one of the many projects that are included in Sylvia’s latest book, Raised Quilt and St...

We caught up with Tracy Chevalier when she and her quilt were visiting Lady Sew & Sew, in Henley on Thames. The quilt was on display as part of a larger exhibition of Fine Cell Work, and you will get to see more of that in another video.
The brief for The Sleep Quilt was ‘things we do in bed’ and...

As a pattern designer, Gail gets to sew lots of samples, so it’s just as well that she enjoys making them. She specializes in small 3D objects such as sewing kits and cushions but there are some quilts too.
Also, she is particularly good at adding appealing detail in her stitching and embellishme...

Janet shares with us her original designwork that she sends in to Moda fabrics, who then turn them into wonderful fabrics. She is particularly pleased with the way that Moda honour her colour pallette – not something that we as the consumer would be aware of – we just love the end result!
Among t...