Never was a workshop so poorly named. It was a gloriously sunny day when I taught a group of lovely friends from my local quilting group,...

Are you ready for a summer sew-along? My lovely friend Andrea - from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company - and I will be making a Spellbound...

Just popping in this morning to let you know that there is a problem with the template for Hearth & Home in Issue 34 of Today's Quilter....

I promised you a detailed post on preparing for and exhibiting at the Festival of Quilts and here it is. I'll apologise in advance if...

I've been home for two days but my head is still spinning from everything I saw and experienced at my first Festival of Quilts as an...

It's just over two (short) months until the Festival of Quilts. I've been sewing like a mad thing and managed to leave piles of fabric in...

Our prompt for #igquiltfest today was books. I love books. Really LOVE them. They've been a life-long passion and, luckily, one that my...

Are you taking part in the Instagram Quiltfest? It's been masterminded - and I don't think that's too strong a word - by Amy Ellis of...

Are you going? Although I've attended the Festival as a visitor, this year will be my first as an exhibitor and I'm really looking...

My Granny had a box of buttons that I used to absolutely LOVE playing with. For hours. This was back in the olden days, of course, pre...

Sometimes things just don't go to plan do they? So, of course, that must also apply when you're designing a quilt. Most of my designs...

So how on earth do you choose just the right fabric for a project when there are so many - endless - possibilities? If you read my last...

Almost a year has gone by since I opening a teeny, tiny little PayHip shop and sold the first copy of my Jolly Brollies pattern. Well,...

Have you ever joined a sew-a-long? I'm always keen and have sewn along with Flickr and Instagram groups - both photo-sharing sites -...

Have you signed up for our seasonal newsletter? I'll be sending them out four times a year - in February, May, August & November - to...

Welcome to CakeStand Quilts, my name is Nicola Dodd and it's lovely to meet you. I became smitten with quilting about five years ago. At...