In January 2017 I joined Alyce Blossom Heart Quilts and many other lovely quilters of Instagram in the Milky Way Sampler Quilt Along. A free block was available for download once a month (12 blocks in total) or the whole pattern could be purchased at once (12 block + extra block 13). I chose to download one star per month and I was sewing a block a month till September. Then life happened,…
The Festival of Quilts (or simply FoQ) happened last week at the NEC in Birmingham. It lasted four days from Thursday 9th August until Sunday 12th August. This was my third FoQ and I attended two days, Friday and Sunday. One day is definitely not enough to see all beautiful quilt exhibitions, to chat to lots of quilty Instagram friends and to browse abundance of amazing shops. I didn’t even…
I always wanted to put photos and some info here about the quilt I made for my parents a year ago for their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Today they are celebrating 51 years already. So it’s a great reason to remember my quilt and finally blog about it. To be married for 50 years is a great achievement. 51 years are even better! I hope my parents stay healthy for much…
Hi folks! I have finally finished two quilts made from two of my patterns – Cat Silhouette and Birdie! This blog post is basically a continuation of one of my previous posts where I introduce the patterns. First finished quilt is Catryoshkas: I have five cats and I decided to quilt each of them differently. First two blocks ( from left to right) are quilted with walking foot. Last three…
About a week ago I whipped up a Peek a boo mini quilt. I found the uber cute cat pattern from Jo Carter on the pages of Love Patchwork and Quilting magazine issue 60. When I saw it , I instantly fell in love. I knew I needed to make it as soon as I can. My mind was processing it quickly and I realised I deeply needed to make it…
Hello! I'm Irina, based in London, UK.
I like making quilts and pouches and currently I'm deeply in love with Paper Piecing, both FPP (Foundation Paper Piecing) and EPP (English Paper Piecing).
I am sharing bits and bobs of my crafty journey here.
I hope you enjoy it and come back for more.
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