There are a few changes happening in the Studio Barn at the moment — including the rather exciting addition of a bathroom! But I've also been puzzling over another improvement. I would really like a permanent way to hang my quilts for photography, so I'm currently plotting a pulley system that would let me raise and lower them easily. In my head it works beautifully… whether the ropes and pulleys agree remains to be seen! So here's my question for you: How do you hang your quilts when you want to photograph them? Have you devised something clever, or is there usually a willing helper standing just out of shot with aching arms? 😂 I'd love to see your solutions — photos are very welcome!

What is sitting beside your sewing machine right now? It might be the project you’re working on, a pile of fabric waiting for attention, a favourite tool, a cup of tea… or something that really shouldn't be there at all! 😄 Tell us in the comments — or even better, pop in a photo. No tidying up first allowed! I’ll show you mine too. 😊

Would it be Japan? The USA? France? New Zealand? 😉 Or somewhere you've always dreamed of visiting? Tell us where—and why!

Have you got an Un-Finished Object (UFO) hiding somewhere in your sewing room? 😊 We've all got them... those projects that started with great excitement and somehow found their way into a basket, drawer or cupboard! This weekend, instead of starting something new, why not choose just one unfinished project and spend 15 minutes with it. No pressure to finish it. Just find it, unfold it, admire how far you've already come... and perhaps stitch a seam or two. I'd love to see what resurfaces! 📸 Pop a photo in the comments—even if it's only a pile of pieces or a project bag. Every finished quilt was once an unfinished project. Let's encourage each other to give those forgotten projects a little love. 💛

What's one quilting tool you couldn't be without? Is there something that you use regularly and would feel lost without? Like a rotary cutter? Sewing machine? specific scissors? or....? Do let us know. Fo me I think it might be the rotary cutter - I have been quilting for a long time and can remember the days before the rotary cutter, it made such a difference to cutting out quilt pieces.