memory cushions

Mavis

Mavis was one of my best friends mum, she spent her last months in the care home that my mum is in, so I saw quite a bit of her in her last few months.

I've had Mavis's clothes for a while now as her daughter was in no rush for a cushion to be made, and as with all friends/relatives they sometimes get put in a never ending queue!

However I think the cushion was worth the wait.

Mavis's cushion made from two skirts, a suit, a pair of trousers and a scarf.

Mavis's cushion made from two skirts, a suit, a pair of trousers and a scarf.

 I must have got it right as the one cushion is now turning into four, along with a quilt. The quilt has yet to be decided on but I will post it when its finished.

I think Mavis would have approved.

For all the Mums

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This weekend brings us Mother's Day and a chance to show all hard working Mums how much they are appreciated.

This can be done with beautiful flowers.

By baking a beautiful cake to share.

 

Making a lovely coffee, or tea.

 

But the best thing of all we can give our Mum's is time. It costs nothing but it can mean the world.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Karen and Julie

karenbarclay.com

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Blanket Quilt x 2

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Hello everyone!

Karen has been so busy sewing lately and she has now finished this beautiful blanket quilt which is similar in style to the one I showed you last week with the pink blanket backing. However this one has a navy stripe edging which makes the colours pop even more. It can be found in our shop now http://www.karenbarclay.com/shop/wool-blanket-quilt-with-navy-edging

These blanket quilts are a new style for Karen and they give an extra dimension to the feel of the quilt as the blanket lends an extra degree of softness and a heavier weight.

We will have more new quilts appearing in our shop over the next few weeks so please keep checking back and please don't forget to take advantage of our 20% offer and reduced postage which is available until Mother's Day.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Karen and Julie

karenbarclay.com

The Comfort of a Blanket, the Beauty of a Quilt

Karen was inspired by a recent trip to design this beautiful modern interpretation of a quilt using quality linens and cottons backed with a beautiful wool blanket and measuring 97 x 115cm.

The natural tones used in the materials will adapt to any room setting and the softness of the blanket backing will give comfort on a chilly evening.

This beautiful quilt is now available in our shop and we are currently running a 20% discount promotion and reduced postage of £2.95 until Mothers Day. Why not take advantage of this great offer to have this wonderful handcrafted quilt in your home and ensure that you have a unique bespoke item to share with your family. It can be found here in our shop http://www.karenbarclay.com/shop/blanket-quilt-2

Have a lovely weekend

Karen and Julie

www.karenbarclay.com

Lighting Up For Valentines

We thought this was an appropriate photograph to share with you this weekend. It is called light painting and its done with torches and technical wizardry with the camera. You also need a very dark place to do it. This is not always possible as there are too many street lights so this was done at lowermargate in Devon.

Hope you have a lovely weekend whatever you are doing or whoever you are sharing it with.

Karen and Julie

karenbarclay.com

 

Our Blogging Style

Hello everyone!

We are lucky to have a lot of new people looking at our website and Facebook posts so we thought that we would introduce all you lovely people to our blog. Obviously we write about quilts and cushions as they are the core of our business but we also love to tell you about nice places we visit and the beautiful walks we take.

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Nkuku explained

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We have searched long and hard for some items to go in our shop alongside our quilts and cushions. Our criteria was a company that wouldn't let us down and liked small business's, the items had to be of good quality, handmade, ethical and eco friendly, and, here is the biggy, something we would love in our own homes (we are a bit on the fussy side!)

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All In A Name

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Good Morning everyone! You may or may not have noticed that we have changed our name to karenbarclay.com. The reasons for this are that primarily Karen was never particularly convinced about alittlebitofnice feeling that it was too long and tricky to type into a search engine.