PATTERNS

The BPGP Quilt has a special place in my heart. In 2023, I was lucky enough to be invited to the King's garden Party at Buckingham Palace as a plus one with my best friend, Jo. She had been invited in recognition of her and her husband's incredible fundraising following her terminal cancer diagnosis in 2015. She was an inspiration to all who met her and survived for so many years thanks to the drug trials provided to her by Hope Against Cancer, a Leicestershire based charity. The BPGP (Buckingham Palace Garden Party) Quilt was inspired by the dress I wore. We had an amazing day and I will never forget it. Jo sadly passed away in October 2023. She leaves an incredible legacy in terms of her tenacity, courage, love and our memories. 

50% of sales from the BPGP Quilt will go to Hope Against Cancer, for life. 

The 'Blocking It' series came about for two reasons: 1, my love of Maths and 2, my hate of waste! My love affair with Maths has come to me late in life. In the real world, I am a qualified primary school teacher. Geometry became one of my favourite areas to teach and when I started quilting, I just got the Maths. 

​I have always endeavoured to be as green as possible and reduce my impact on the planet. I was knee-deep in a pile of snowballed corners one evening and thought there must be a better way! I started to research strip piecing and soon came to realise that this method, with a few angles chucked in, would enable me to make whole blocks without making lots of different smaller blocks and therefore
minimize waste. I call it my #lownowaste practise. 

​It's a bit 'stack and whack' and a bit strip piecing - I'm sure it is not new, but it’s very simple and easy.