Hello and welcome to the blog of Samantha Jenkins! I am a patchwork quilter interested in up-cycling. I take a thrifty approach to making and often work with second hand textiles. This is a place to blog about current projects. I also runs workshops in quilting/patchwork techniques. samanthamakes.co.ukTumblr (3.0; @samanthamakes)http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8efe54d3951e86c6c83ecf1f798cc653/tumblr_mhz3dbj9Ln1ru3xxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://grumpystitches.tumblr.com/post/43221988518/blue-and-green-herringbone-baby-quilt-by-cb" target="_blank">grumpystitches</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericacrafts/8456384882/" title="blue and green herringbone baby quilt." target="_blank">blue and green herringbone baby quilt.</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericacrafts/" target="_blank">CB Handmade</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/43299218984http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/43299218984Sun, 17 Feb 2013 03:53:41 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d5d991a2609859d0090a0bd9e513d318/tumblr_mhrlscDKaP1qbqwc2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fernsandmoss.tumblr.com/post/42373019032/sally-bennett-jones" target="_blank">fernsandmoss</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Sally Bennett Jones</span></p> </blockquote>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/42596725257http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/42596725257Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:06:05 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me43p4ud4S1rquphzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me43p4ud4S1rquphzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vivshinez.tumblr.com/post/36608868438/h-powers-story-quilts-from-1886" target="_blank">vivshinez</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>H.Powers Story Quilts from 1886</p> </blockquote>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/39735862345http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/39735862345Sat, 05 Jan 2013 04:43:14 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma2bmhWX9n1qgffqao1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://patterntheory.tumblr.com/post/31339616879/caddo-quilt-by-meg-callahan" target="_blank">patterntheory</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Caddo Quilt by <a href="http://www.megcallahan.com/" target="_blank">Meg Callahan</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Another great quilt from Meg Callaghan. Some of her quilts are only pieced patchwork tops - how appealing and refreshing to leave the wadding and quilting stages out.</p>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/35056396063http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/35056396063Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:33:33 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma5uhhs9j91qgl98no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fyeahwomenartists.com/post/31306983999/meg-callahan-spine-quilt-via-spine-quilt" target="_blank">fyeahwomenartists</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Meg Callahan<br/><em>Spine</em> Quilt </p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.megcallahan.com/Spine-Quilt" target="_blank">Spine Quilt - megcallahan</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>This is great.</p>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/35056333402http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/35056333402Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:33:04 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbvvbrrkCo1r6ou3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Starting a grey and grey zigzag quilt. I am rotary cutting and machine piecing. It’s coming together very quickly!</p>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/33562172342http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/33562172342Sun, 14 Oct 2012 07:41:07 -0400patchworksewingfabriczig zagchevronquiltquiltingcottongrey<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbozo5BLSn1r6ou3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbozo5BLSn1r6ou3ho2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>And here is the other quilt bought for the baby boy! It measures approx 40” square and goes quite well the pink scrappy quilt.</p> <p><a href="http://folksy.com/shops/samanthamakes" target="_blank">http://folksy.com/shops/samanthamakes</a> for the rest of the collection still available to purchase!</p>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/33312181531http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/33312181531Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:33:41 -0400sewingquiltbabyfabricpatchworkgift<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbozfg0ttR1r6ou3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbozfg0ttR1r6ou3ho2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Very excited to have sold two quilts in my Folksy shop! This quilt was one of the first completed specifically for my online shop.</p> <p>It is one of a set going to a tiny little pair of twins!</p> <p>Others still available here: <a href="http://folksy.com/shops/samanthamakes" target="_blank">http://folksy.com/shops/samanthamakes</a></p>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/33311875319http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/33311875319Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:28:00 -0400quiltpatchworkbabysewingfabricquilting<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb84wle4WN1r6ou3ho1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Finished! Grandmothers Flower Garden Cot Quilt.</p> <p>Now available in my folksy shop</p> <p> http://folksy.com/shops/samanthamakes</p>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/32674456276http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/32674456276Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:07:00 -0400quiltsewingfabric<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9zxcetRch1r6ou3ho1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Samantha Makes new and improved site is now live!</p> <p>samanthamakes.co.uk</p>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/31071669524http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/31071669524Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:09:50 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9d2fhsaHc1r6ou3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sorting through my stash I came across this! Anyone else remember Willo the Wisp?</p>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/30236896486http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/30236896486Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:51:03 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6w2rpvWKB1r6ou3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6w2rpvWKB1r6ou3ho2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Completed baby boy quilt. Measures approx 40” square.</p>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/26825417601http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/26825417601Mon, 09 Jul 2012 06:35:47 -0400patchworkquiltquiltingbabyblanketsewingfabric<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6v3fsgYiF1r6ou3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is a silk hankerchief case that was made from a silk wedding dress in 1872. The inside was quilted and the outside embroidered. I didnt get a picture of the back but it had the couples names and wedding date on. A little different to a plastic pack of kleenex!</p>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/26786771181http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/26786771181Sun, 08 Jul 2012 17:52:40 -0400sewingembroideryst faganswaleswelsh historywedding<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6v36grnry1r6ou3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6v36grnry1r6ou3ho2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>These were some appliqued and embroidered needle cases. Don’t they look like they were made yesterday?</p>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/26786431842http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/26786431842Sun, 08 Jul 2012 17:47:03 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6v30aRRfb1r6ou3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6v30aRRfb1r6ou3ho2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The silks on this central panel had rotted away - but it does reveal the carded sheep’s wool that was used for the wadding.</p>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/26786205091http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/26786205091Sun, 08 Jul 2012 17:43:21 -0400patworkquiltingquiltswalesweksh historysewingst fagans<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6v2t2vrpX1r6ou3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6v2t2vrpX1r6ou3ho5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Here are some small baby quilts. The silk one on the right was in immaculate condition.</p>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/26785934404http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/26785934404Sun, 08 Jul 2012 17:39:00 -0400quiltingquiltspatchworkwalesst faganssewing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6v2jxiAUG1r6ou3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6v2jxiAUG1r6ou3ho2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/26785597097http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/26785597097Sun, 08 Jul 2012 17:33:00 -0400spinningspinning wheelsst faganswelsh historywales<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6v2g2jH4w1r6ou3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6v2g2jH4w1r6ou3ho2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>As part of the Quilt Club at St Fagans National History Museum I took yesterday, we were treated to a behind the scene tour and a close up of some small patchwork pieces. </p> <p>On the way to the textile room we passed by their large collection of (amongst other things) harps and spinning wheels!</p>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/26785462857http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/26785462857Sun, 08 Jul 2012 17:31:00 -0400harpmusicspinningspinning wheelst faganswelsh historywales<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2n31gCeW61r6ou3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So boys quilt pieced and backed. I bagged it out (not sure how purist quilters view this technique!) and am now ready to quilt it. </p>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/21279902565http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/21279902565Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:48:51 -0400patchworkquiltingquiltfabricsewingbaby<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2a4kqX57j1r6ou3ho1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2a4kqX57j1r6ou3ho5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/20855941087http://samanthamakes.tumblr.com/post/20855941087Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:53:00 -0400quiltingquiltpatchworksewingfabric