About Cariad Quilts

 

I first started sewing during a challenging time of my life. The lure of beautiful fabric drew me in at the same time that the difficulty of trying to thread my first sewing machine nearly made me give up multiple times. But the love of quilting was born and has grown ever since.

I started making baby playmats for friends. It was such a delight to see these precious tiny babies using something that had been lovingly made, often times the baby having been prayed for many times during the making of the quilt.

After using Moda quilting cotton for the first time I totally understood why quilters love it so much. The quality and sheer range of colours and patterns are a total delight to work with and to dream about...

My original plan for Cariad Quilts was to just sell baby playmats and quilts, but after teaching some friends to quilt and running some classes I realised a complete quilt kit would be such a blessing to new quilters. These kits would include precuts, so the new maker wouldn't need to buy rotary cutters and cutting mats, before deciding if they loved quilting. If I could translate the clear instructions I shared with my classes into written instructions, then anyone with a sewing machine, scissors and thread could begin their quilting journey. Since making my first baby playmat kits, I have since gone on to develop kits for various cushions and quilts.  

As I began to see my plans for quilt kits becoming a reality I couldn't help but start to daydream about selling curated fabric bundles. Spending time 'working' on putting together different prints and patterns seemed to be too good to be true so I couldn't believe it when a Moda wholesaler agreed to sell direct to me. 

My classes have been a complete delight. Meeting different customers and helping them where they are at in the quilting journey - from ladies who had never used to a sewing machine right through to quilters who have been quilting for decades. 

These past years it has been a complete joy to be able to provide a good quality service, at as reasonable a price as I can manage, to help my customers' quilty dreams come true!