Quilting clouds step-by-step

Turn your hand to quilting! These simple hand-quilted clouds are really fun to make! They could even make up part of a lovely Weather Mobile...

Step 1: take a rectangle of polyester wadding (5-7mm) and 2 cotton rectangles of the same size.

Step 2: With a pencil, draw your cloud pattern on paper and pin it to all the cotton and wadding (stacked up).

Step 3: Cut out the pattern shape.

Step 3: Sew around the edge neatly. You may want to overstitch the edges too.

Step 4: Sew some fun patterns into your cloud. Or even embroider on some eyes!

Weaving and whatnot

Phew! Well, here are a couple of photos of some weaving I've done today. I made one brown Tudor garter. I wanted to use up some brown wool I had and make sure that my little loom worked before using some of the fancy coloured wool I have.

To be honest, in my line of work, brown is probably a better colour because of the amount of time spent working with animals. Yellow or blue garters, though, that'd be cool, and clash really well with my kirtle and hose! I have to set up the loom again though, and that takes time.

So... I'm going to spend the evening making a sheath for my brilliant new knife from Big Beynon's Blacksmithing and, if I have time, maybe finish off some of my fingerless gloves for a stall I'm manning at Martineau Gardens Spring Event in May.