Lisa Watson Blog
Earlier this month, myself and my wingman Ian were shop keeping at Studio Critical in Chorlton where my quilts, blankets, cushions & more are now for sale! There is an array of hand made loveliness available from other local makers too, so well worth a look see if you are in the vicinity.
This is an exciting new development for me, as previously I have only been part of pop-up shows. I do have a couple of autumn and winter fairs booked in and these can be found on my website’s What’s On page.
My next shop days at Studio Critical are Saturday 7th and 21st November. I’m then at the Craft Market Kendal from 27-29 November where I will be showing at the Brewery Arts Centre
Here’s to the remainder of September, and onward into October and autumn then.
Wishing you well. Lisa Wx
One of a kind bespoke patchwork quilt, plus cushions & jackets, commissions are always welcome.
Since the beginning of the year I have been busy working on lots of commissions, enjoying every one, as each is so unique and off course enables me to work with fabric, which is a joy for me and why I love my job.
Here are just some of the my 2026 commissions:
If you wish me to make you a quilt from cherished old clothes, or from your own special stash of fabric, I can work with you to design a quilt to the size&style that fits you&your home. I can also stitch a quilt (-floor cushion-tent-laptop cover-you decide) as a special gift to celebrate a significant event, or I can make a personalised quilt just for you or for a loved one.
Click the page links to view more of my unique quilt commissions including Memory quilts, Baby quilts, Wedding quilts and Harris Tweed patchwork quilts
Onward…& do get in touch to discuss your quilt commission ideas further.
A NEW-ly printed useful reusable roomy cotton Tote Bag, ideal for all your shopping purchases, or to keep your daily jetsam and flotsam in when you are out and about.
My Folklore Fabric Tote Bags measure a roomy 45cm in length and 38cm width.
These cheery colourful Tote Bags are also a real colour tonic to counteract any dreary days.
The woven patterns in the Folklore Fabric can be found in designs throughout our everyday lives, in textiles, interiors and also in architecture so they have a reassuring familiarity to them.
Find your NEW Summery Tote Bag here
Folklore Fabric is unique to my shop and was an exciting collaboration between myself, as the designer, Richard MR Smith, a master weaver and talented folk at Weisters Mill in Darwen, Lancashire. Since I have only a few Folklore Fabric cushions remaining, I evolved my Folklore Fabric into a useful reusable roomy cotton Tote Bag, ideal for all your shopping purchases, or to keep your daily jetsam and flotsam in when you are out and about.
One of a kind bespoke quilt commissions are always welcome.
Thank you to everyone who asked me to work on a bespoke quilt or cushion commission for them in 2025.
And here are just some of my commissions I enjoyed working on last year:
If you wish me to make you a quilt from cherished old clothes, or from your own special stash of fabric, I can work with you to design a quilt to the size&style that fits you&your home. I can also stitch a quilt (-floor cushion-tent-laptop cover-you decide) as a special gift to celebrate a significant event, or I can make a personalised quilt just for you or for a loved one.
Click the page links to view unique quilt commissions including Memory quilts, Baby quilts, Wedding quilts and Harris Tweed patchwork quilts
Onward…& do get in touch to discuss your quilt commission ideas further.
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I send out a one page eye catching Mailchimp newsletter (no more than once a month) which includes all the latest news, what’s coming up at quilt towers and off course a heads up on any forthcoming special offers.
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You can also find out about By Lisa Watson forthcoming events by visiting my What’s On page.
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Here is a sweet image, that was a clipping from a newspaper, of Teresa’s great-grandparents Martha & William Evans, with a family quilt, the same or similar to one I updated for Teresa at the end of August.
This picture was taken on the front porch of their house in Crum, West Virginia. Martha&Evan passed around 1975, so Teresa’s quilt was definitely made before then and given to her parents.
Quilts were made for family (Martha &William had 10 children)
All surviving children of Teresa’s grandmother were given one too (Teresa’s father was one of 11). These quilts were stitched by hand by both Teresa’s great grandparents and their youngest daughter Emailine.
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- Teresa’s great-grandparents
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- Quilt mended
I really appreciated being able to connect to Teresa’s family quilt and it was a privilege, as well as a responsibility to work on this much loved family quilt to update-mend it , as it was in a fragile condition following many years of much loved use.
Lots of unravelled gaps are now carefully sewn down. A new patchwork piece appliqued on, plus a new co-ordinating edge was added
So now Teresa’s family heirloom is in a better shape to keep having more memories added into the fabric of this beautiful vintage (&colourful) patchwork quilt.
Find out more about my unique quilt commissions here
I have been accruing lots of great jacket & coat patterns recently, so can adapt these, or one of your own much loved jacket into the perfect fitting and shaped jacket just for you:
Spring makes me want to start stitching and my ongoing experimentations with patchwork jackets are ideal for feeding my love of colour and fabrics. Here are some images of my recent commission pieces, plus samples, as seen on my shop pages for inspiration. I can copy or adapt any of these, or one of your own much loved jackets, into the perfect fitting and shaped jacket just for you. Prices for these bespoke jackets and coats start at £135.
Just Contact By Lisa Watson (that’s me!) to discuss further…
Well hello there 👋
Here is my latest Quilt commission:
It’s a bespoke Harris Tweed strip style Patchwork Quilt for Heather’s son on his 30th birthday
It’s a bespoke Harris Tweed strip style Patchwork Quilt for Heather’s son on his 30th birthday
Harris Tweed strip style Patchwork
Following a discussion on colours (no red or pink), design (Harris Tweed strip style patchwork top) and fabrics (corduroy and brushed cotton in country colours for the quilt back), I created a bespoke Harris Tweed Patchwork Quilt inspired by and evoking Heather’s son’s enjoyment of the great outdoors.
And here’s what Heather said on receiving her son’s quilt:
Hi Lisa, Just received the quilt. Photos don’t do it justice. Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks once again Regards Heather.
Visit my Unique Quilt Commissions pages for lots more Bespoke-info and images and accompanying details of all the Bespoke Patchwork: Quilts, Cushions and (now) Jackets I have stitched to date.
Here’s to our March and I hope your month goes well x
P.S My first fair of the year will be at Altrincham Town Hall, Market Street, WA141PF from 10am -5pm on Sunday 22nd March. If you are local to me, maybe see you there?
Sunday 21st June is Father’s Day and here at By Lisa Watson (that’s me!) there are lots of Made in the UK unique gift ideas for your favourite older man from Bespoke Patchwork Quilts to one of a kind Harris Tweed Patchwork Cushions or delicious British Made Heirloom Wool Blankets.
My on-line shop is always open, so you can browse and shop via the links x
P.S Free GB P&P!
For the last couple of weeks
The 🌞 has (mostly?) been out
And it feels as if
Spring has Sprung
I’m ever the optimist 😏
The sunny outlook
Reminded me of this fav image of my original
Tana Lawn Liberty Print patchwork quilts
Nothing like these joyful prints
To lift the spirits no end x
Lots of positives on the sunshine horizon in that European Summer begins today: Sunday 29th March
And the Easter bank holiday weekend is only a week away!
Have a great April when it arrives on Wednesday x
And if you are need of some colour therapy yourself, By Lisa Watson (that’s me!) made in GB textiles for the home will always brighten up your interiors, as well as keep you warm & cosy. (My lambswool blankets are also on offer until 31st March!)
P.S A date for your diary…I’m really looking forward to being part of Saltaire Inspired on 3rd & 4th May for the Saltaire Makers Fair
“March comes in like a lion, out like a lamb” is a weather proverb suggesting the month begins with stormy, winter-like weather (a lion) and ends with mild, spring-like days (a lamb) Dating back to the 1700s, this saying reflects the transition from winter to spring and may also refer to the constellations Leo and Aries
To combat any cooler weather this Spring, I am offering all my proper warming blankets at a reduced price of £120, (and have several of my cosseting handmade patchwork quilts currently on offer too), which also includes free P&P in the UK! 
These delicious super soft, super light and super warm lambswool British Blankets are woven in Lancashire, measure 180 by 140cm, so look great on a double or king-size bed, as well as being an ideal sofa throw, or warming outside cover up, to keep at hand to combat any chills, if the weather does throw us a curve ball…
There are 3 designs (in 4 new colourways!)
If you have any questions on my blankets, just contact me. I guarantee my lambs wool blankets (no man made fibres whatsoever!) will keep you cosy and you will enjoy them for many years.
To treat yourself, or a loved one, find your new blanket here
Enjoy your March, whatever the weather x
And if you are in Altrincham on Saturday 21st, do come along to the Town Hall for our Spring Art Fair.
I’ll be popping up there too between 10am – 5pm
It’s also my first show this year!
Still a bit chilly out there though…Hope you have been taking care in any wintry conditions and keeping warm?
If an excuse were needed to treat yourself my British Made Wool blankets are the perfect gift for the other half – pal – pet – or yourself – on the 14th February, or on special calendar days, even high days and holidays x
Cosy up and keep warm with By Lisa Watson quilts, blankets and more for your home
There are lots more additional gift ideas at By Lisa Watson so do check in on my website for a look see.
Here’s to your February, whatever the weather (& the rest!) x
New Years Wishes to you & yours and although we just cannot predict the future, here’s hoping for more cheery and sociable times…there were some for By Lisa Watson (that’s me!) in 2025, as seen here…
January begins with stitching commissions. And planning…
This involves lots of cuppas and lots of A4 paper with hand written scribbles!
As always I’m aiming to keep doing what I do, enjoying stitching bespoke commissions and getting out and about at a few fairs. I always like to mix it up to and continue to not just keep in my lane, but also take myself on other creative & textile adventures. This month, I have two baby quilts to stitch and a pile of delicious fabric scraps to sort. Yummy!
Of course my on-line shop is always open and if you have any bespoke quilt or Harris Tweed patchwork cushion commission queries, just contact me.