Quilters Companion

From Inspiration to Creation

Creative inspiration is everywhere. No matter where I go I’m constantly seeing things that inspire my creative side. Today I thought I’d share with you how I take that original inspiration and turn it into a project.

To say my sister and I are obsessed with craft is a bit of an understatement. While I’ve been lucky enough to work fulltime on my quilting for the last 10 years, my sister has been working as a travel agent and it’s only after hours that she’s been able to work away at her crafty obsession, crochet.

Just over 12 months ago we decided to team up and create a business

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