Modern Quilts with Historical Roots in the English Countryside by Deborah McGuire.

Post Graduate Quilt Researcher

Quilt Magazine Columnist

Longarm Quilter

Modern Traditionalist Quilter

*Mystery Textile Item?* does anyone know what this lovely turned wooden object is? Asking for a friend. Can anyone shed some light? First I thought spool stand but no dowls to stand spools on, note the holes on top and bottom so perhaps for thread but for what purpose? We’d love to know if anyone recognises it, I do love a new tool! I’ve been working on my favourite kind of commission. My girl wanted a cosy autumnal quilt coat to take with her to uni this month so we’ve been making this together for the last few weekends, and it’s been a great distraction project for me. She had a very clear design plan and picked the fabrics from my stash, and we ordered this perfect puppy-dog toffee coloured teddy fabric from @minervadotcom I love a quick quilting finish. I’m hand quilting this #quiltcoat with quick simple straight line stitches along each stripe for cosy definition. The mix of fabric weights works brilliantly for extra texture with everything from #libertylawn to Indian block printed cotton. The lining is a lovely piece of @merchantandmills striped linen from @pincushion_pantiles that never made it into a planned summer #cufftoppattern top but it makes a lovely soft lining. Sketchbook for @seam_collective #septtextilelove . Flowers for @seam_collective #septtextilelove Last week my eldest daughter WhatsApped me a screenshot picture of a beautiful (but extremely spendy) quilt coat with a little sad faced emoji 🥲😔expressing how she’ll need a nice cosy warm coat for the autumn and asking if ‘we’ could make one like the picture. 🍂 I’m a complete sucker for a commission from my kids, it’s my favourite kind of making request. She’s off to uni in a few weeks and so the thought of wrapping her up in a handmade coat has me coming over all @dollyparton so here’s an autumnal WIP coat of many colours we made a start on over the last few weekends. Play. This summer (I mean, really, these last 18 months?!) have been tiring. We’re classic squashed middles, there are a lot of emotional plates spinning here across the generations and it leaves very little spare downtime but today I just got to play. Fibre for @seam_collective #septtextilelove. Catching up with @seam_collective #septtextilelove for Day 9: Colour.