Better late than never, that’s what I always say. I do have my reasons… on Monday, my lovely boyfriend surprised me with a lovely meal in...

Another new regular feature! Visiting Hours is the Quill’s ‘out and about’ feature – be it a review of a gig or show, coverage of a...

The weekend before last, I visited Melanie Bond , who was hosting a pop up stall of her stunning handmade jewellery at Mexx in Bow Street...

A friend recently showed me this picture of a cute fabric-covered noticeboard they bought from Avon . I loved it and straight away...

This is the first in a new regular feature I am introducing – The PQ Q&A. The plan at the moment is to post a Q&A article every other...

This week, following last week’s disastrous conclusion to the two-part dress post I started the previous week , I decided to take a...

Let this two-part near-descent into sewing madness be a cautionary tale to you all. That is no typo in the title because, dear reader,...

So this whole ‘Monday’ thing is becoming a bit of a running joke isn’t it? I don’t care, I’m stubborn and I’m sticking with it. At the...

Christine Bovill From this Thursday (20th June), music lovers in Belfast will have no fewer than four opportunities to experience The...

A more organised blogger would have worked in a summery or sunshiney theme to her weekly crafting post. Me? I let the sewing room go to...

Yep. Aware it’s technically Tuesday now. May have to look at the name of this post…. or get my act together. One of the two. Anyhoo! I...

I have finally begun to make my own clothes on the sewing machine! Being an absolute beginner, and pretty much teaching myself at this...

Yes, I’m still alive! Sorry the blog has been so quiet of late – I’ve been a little preoccupied with job hunting, as my work contract...

As someone who treasures the vibrant arts culture Northern Ireland now enjoys (it was one of my main motivations in starting this blog in...

It’s Tuesday, it’s 8pm… and there is a massive hole of despair in the TV schedule that could only be repaired with needle and thread. The...

It’s hard to believe this is the penultimate episode of this wonderful little series! I am genuinely living in hope that once the winner...

I would apologise for the title, but I’m not one bit sorry – that’s the best Shania Twain-related sewing pun you’re likely to see all...

Most people are familiar with the iconic imagery of the colour powder party element of the festival – people transformed into walking,...

Claudia Winkleman, presenter of the new BBC series, The Great British Sewing Bee. Tuesday of this week brought the first episode of a...

April’s Magazine of the Month is Homemaker – a newcomer to the market, this is just the fourth issue of the monthly magazine promising...