Patchwork patterns that speak make the eyes shine

An article about my work in the local paper Harku Valla Teataja: the patchwork room under the roof, how a quilt is designed, and the stories the fabrics tell.

Terry and the accessories for his little house

A dog who refuses to sleep on straw gets a foam base mattress with a zipped cover and two washable five layer wool top mats.

Black and white, with a little red too

A larger than usual play quilt in black and white, 155x155 cm, with little red hearts hidden underneath and a tiny cuddle quilt with cars to go with it.

A shelf of gift sets and corporate gifts in the web shop

A new shelf in the web shop: gift sets and corporate gifts. And a question for you: what present would make your heart sing when you move into a new home?

Ready for the autumn season

A room full of products ready for sale: simple, practical water repellent bags from upholstery offcuts, in four sizes, to test whether price or availability is the real obstacle.

This year's young birds

My own chicks are now 2.5 months old and the finest of all these years: tufted heads and the whiskers typical of a rumpless Araucana.

A summer mood in the patchwork room

Nobody has marked the start of a holiday in the calendar and there is no holiday pay, but I am enjoying the summer to the full. If I want to sew, I sew.

Rhubarb juice, a drink and a cake

The kitchen is the last place I would spend my free time, but here is how I make rhubarb juice with blackcurrant leaves, a summer drink and a quick cake.

Quilts with cars, planes and helicopters

Quilts for boys needed pictures I cannot draw, so I found an illustrator. Plus a step by step account of how I make fused appliques.

The beauty of flowers in June

On the day parliament discusses banning glyphosate, some thoughts about a poison free garden, the bees that have vanished, and pictures of what is in flower.

On sewing a patchwork dress

Step by step: squares cut into trapeziums, sewn into tiers, gathered and attached to a bodice made from an old orange sweatshirt.

Making a patchwork skirt

After years of thinking about it, I finally made a patchwork skirt, and a patchwork dress too. To my surprise it is many times quicker than sewing a quilt.