Latest news By Lisa Watson

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Thanks to BlueMAGPIE (who host contemporary crafts fairs at Elmslie House in Great Malvern) for making By Lisa Watson (that’s me!) their February 2024 Maker of the Month. You can read their (v. charming & complimentary) blog here.

Blue Magpie festive Fair Nov23

 

So lovely to see one of my Quilt commissions featured in the June edition of The Simple Things magazine. Such a sweet article about Sharon’s husbands shirts that I stitched into a Patchwork Memory Quilt for her.

What I Treasure Article

 

Really excited to be featured in Woman&home March issue 2022, looking at my small Made in GB textile business and specifically my Patchwork Quilt Commissions. Thank you to Kim for the article, and the talented Jo Bradbury for the images, plus the lovely Laura for loaning her home for the photoshoot

March 2022 feature in Woman&home magazine

 

It is thrilling to have an article on By Lisa Watson (That’s Me!) included in my Local Chorlton Open Up Magazine Jan-Feb 2021

Open Up Magazine Chorlton

 

I’m glad to be part of Manchester Art Gallery & Blue Patch online shop collaboration providing essential support during the pandemic both for the local economy and the museum itself

 

By Lisa Watson is excited to be taking our distinctly British Cushions to Scotland’s Trade Fair at the SECC this 19-21 January 2020. Find us on stand CG54

Harris Tweed patchwork cushion commission sent to Canada

A special Harris Tweed patchwork cushion commission posted to Canada.

 

 

Thank you Make It British for featuring By Lisa Watson (that’s me!) in Made in UK Christmas Gifts for the Home

 

 

There’s lots happening in March at By Lisa Watson, including Blue Patch’s Original Sustainable Department Store which runs at The Whitworth Art Gallery from 12th to 31st March. If you can, do come along to the preview evening on Thursday 14th March between 6&9pm.

Pop-Up shop runs from 12th - 31st March 2019

Find my Made in GB textiles for your home here!

Hurrah! opens on March 12 – 31 & has been featured in the wonderful new full of intelligent, thought provoking and affirmative sustainable articles.
By Lisa Watson is thrilled to be included intelligent, thought provoking and affirmative sustainable article

Hurrah! #BStore19 opens on March 12 – 31

By Lisa Watson is excited to be taking our distinctly British quilts, cushions & more to Scotland’s Trade Fair at the SECC this 20-22 January 2019. Find us on stand E83
These cushions will compliment any of my Harris Tweed quilted throws-quilted bedspreads-quilts, or look standalone fabulous in any interior scheme. These cushions are a real colour tonic to counteract dreary days.

one of a kind Harris Tweed patchwork cushions

As a Blue patch member, I’m pleased to have my BIG FairIsle design Blankets on sale at The Original Sustainable Department Store at Spacio Gallery; 159 Bethnal Green Road E2 7DC from 11th to 16th December Search #BSTORE18 on eventbrite to enter the Blue Patch free prize draw.
Blue Patch members at Spacio Gallery; 159 Bethnal Green Road E2 7DC

Find my BIG FairIsle design Blankets for sale here from 11-16 Dec

A By Lisa Watson 100% British made double bed size heritage quilt with a contemporary twist has been included in an autumnal blog by Bluepatch. Time indeed to wrap up warm and keep cosy in a quilt.
This quilt is stitched in a traditional strip design made from; sunshine yellow, grey and navy blue tartan Harris Tweed, trimmed with retro Hedgerow by renowned designer Angie Lewin and backed in a smoky grey velvet.

A 100% British made double bed size heritage quilt with a contemporary twist.

So pleased to have my British made Yorkshire Wool knitted blanket on display and be part off Ecospheric latest sustainable project on Zetland Road in Chorlton, Manchester.
My 3-D effect blankets are knitted in 100% Yorkshire Wool

3-D Effect Blanket Knitted In 100% Yorkshire Wool

Lovely to be featured in BluePatch’s Marriage a la mode blog post with the suggestion of a bespoke wedding quilt as a really treasured keepsake from the special day
Lisa can stitch you a wedding quilt from your wedding dress or, use fabrics to make a patchwork quilt to commemorate a wedding. Your wedding quilt will be bespoke and distinctly personal.

For something completely different in the way of blankets, you could commission a By Lisa Watson Quilt. It will be a lovely keepsake of the day, and you could even weave in treasured memories.

 

Thank you Lancashire Life for including a double-page spread on By Lisa Watson with a special feature on my Folklore Fabric collection in their August 2018 magazine. Find out more on p198.

Lancashire Life double page spread on By Lisa Watson

Special feature on Folklore Fabric in Lancashire Life

 

Blue Patch, the sustainable marketplace for UK design, ethical fashion, eco-furniture, green gifts, organic & fair trade food have included us in their Lookbooks 2018. Find By Lisa Watson on page 23!

Ideal to keep you cosy in wintry months

BIG Fair Isle knitted blanket

 

How exciting to be asked to be filmed as part of this years The National Festival of Making by the talented Northern Heart Films

 

By Lisa Watson are pleased to be included in Feedspot Top 40 UK Quilting Blogs. Find us at No10!

Lisa sewing a bespoke Harris Tweed patchwork quilt

Lisa sewing a bespoke Harris Tweed patchwork quilt

 

Our hot pink Harris Tweed quilt was mentioned in a Valentine’s Day Abundance of Love Blue Patch blog;

Hot pink and bright orange Harris Tweed quilt

Hot pink and bright orange Harris Tweed quilt

 

By Lisa Watson is excited to be taking her distinctly British quilts, cushions & more to the following trade shows this January;

Top Drawer - Craft18 14-16 January 2018

Top Drawer – Craft18 14-16 January 2018

At Top Drawer, find me on stand CR110

Scotland's Trade Fair 21-23 Jan 2018 Find me on stand E82

Scotland’s Trade Fair 21-23 Jan 2018

At Scotland’s Trade Fair, find me on stand E82

Thank you to Lily Blanche Jewellery for sharing on Facebook a video of me at Scotland’s Trade Fair.

 

From Thursday 21st to Sunday 24th September By Lisa Watson was at the London Design Fair as part of the Blue Patch stand. Our Folklore Fabric, knitted blankets & quilted shirt quilts were all on the stand and here is the Blue patch blog about this exciting event.

All Folkore Fabric designs are available in several glorious colourways.

New for 2017, the Folklore collection is inspired by traditional universal patterns.

 

Thanks to sizzlestitch for including ByLisaWatson in their feature on Top Craft Blogs (I’m no 118!)

Lisa sewing a Harris Tweed quilt commission

Lisa sewing a Harris Tweed quilt commission

 

By Lisa Watson enjoyed being part of;

Hopeful&Glorious 2017 Summer Art Fair

 

In June By Lisa Watson was delighted to team up with Wolsey Lodges who provide the finest lodgings and hosts, to offer their members;

By Lisa Watson special offer for Wolsey Lodges members

By Lisa Watson special offer for Wolsey Lodges members

 

By Lisa Watson is now part of ;

My Artisan Markets

My Artisan Markets

 

On Sunday 11th June By Lisa Watson was pleased to be part of Sale Arts Trail; Read Lisa’s Q&A as part of the Artist Takeover;

Sale Arts Trail Artist Takeover at Waterside Arts Centre on Sunday 11th June 10.30-5

Sale Arts Trail Artist Takeover at Waterside Arts Centre on Sunday 11th June 10.30-5

 

By Lisa Watson has the pleasure of being included in Simply Cheshire Spring Fair at Arley Hall on 20th & 21st May.

Simply Cheshire Spring Fair is at Arley Hall 20th&21st May 2017

Simply Cheshire Spring Fair is at Arley Hall 20th&21st May 2017

 

At the beginning of April By Lisa Watson was exhibiting at BCTF17, a trade show showcasing the finest Made in Britain crafts

http://bctf.co.uk/exhibitor-listing/harrogate-2017/

BCTF Harrogate logo

 

By Lisa Watson Folklore Fabric is included in a British Craft Trade Fair promotion in the March/April Crafts Magazine. I’m on page 39…

Thank you Make It British for including By Lisa Watson in their celebration of the blog

By Lisa Watson is pleased to be featured in Good Housekeeping April issue;

Project Calm Magazine has sweetly included my quilted shirt quilts in an Scandinavian Gatherings article;

 

I took my NEW Folklore fabric and all my By Lisa Watson distinctly British quilts, cushions & more for your home to Top Drawer.

Top Drawer-Craft 2017 logo #AdventuresInDesign http://www.topdrawer.co.uk/

Top Drawer-Craft 2017 logo

 

Exciting to be included in – Blue Patch film: The UK’s First Pop-up Sustainable Department Store

 

Quilts By Lisa Watson features in the October & December WOI Design Report

 

Find Quilts by Lisa Watson on p154 in the September WOI

 

Quilts By Lisa Watson are thrilled to be featured in the official commemorative album for The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration at Windsor Castle in May 2016. Quilty Pleasures can be found on p167.

 

Quilts By Lisa Watson are pleased to be featured in the June World of Interiors, Material World feature. See p253 for further details x

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I have to just mention that my Quilts& are part of a British Craft Trade Fair feature in this March/April 2016 Crafts magazine!

 

Quilts by Lisa Watson have been featured in several recent Homify articles, 15 original ideas to decorate your home… 9 Hong Kong roof terrace essentials How to Design a Country Chic Style Bedroom Magical Ways to Make Old Furniture Look New Invitados inesperados? Así se limpia la casa a la velocidad del rayo Preparing Your Home For Christmas  7 truques para impressionar uma mulher com a sua casa! Como preparar a casa para o Airbnb? & S’Aménagez un coin Lecture Cosy et Chaleureux!!!

 

I am thrilled to be included in Merchant&Makers on-line archive of makers and really enjoyed&appreciated Jenny’s article on quilts& Quilts by Lisa Watson.

 

Quilts By Lisa Watson are part of Life’s Little Luxuries on p208  in The December issue of The World of Interiors magazine

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Why I do what I do…Lisa Watson is an in depth feature on the Blue Patch blog

 

A quilt will warm your body and comfort your soul. Lisa talks about her quilts in the November issue of Popular Patchwork PPp1

WOINOV15[1]   Design Report November `

Our distinctly British Harris Tweed quilts are featured in Novembers The World Of Interiors magazine p191

 

Well, this is exciting news. I have been included in That’s English, a language teaching programme, similar in content to our educational OU programmes and aired on Spains TV2. The film is about Starts ups; how to turn your business idea into a reality and I was filmed for this last September. Here’s my previous blog http://www.quiltsbylisawatson.co.uk/im-going-to-be-on-the-telly/

and more importantly here’s the youtube link for the whole programme (I appear at 2.25; 4.18 & 5.12!)

The programme might not be a youtube sensation (yet!), but I am really pleased to be included in it.

 

Westminster Abbey was the impressive and ideal venue for the launch of Parliament 750, The Story Of Parliament celebrating 750 years of parliament in Britain. Quilts By Lisa Watson is thrilled to be included within The Made in Britain section; Parliament 750

 

Thrilled that Quilts by Lisa Watson are featured in the March 2015 Irish Tatler magazine

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Click to open Quilts by Lisa Watson featured in Irish Tatler March 2015

 

Quilts by Lisa Watson included in a Cosy Weekend Indoors on-line article in Homify https://www.homify.co.uk/ideabooks/11502/a-cosy-weekend-indoors

Excited to be included in a patchwork of patterns feature in the Dec14-Jan 15 issue of oh comely magazine http://www.quiltsbylisawatson.co.uk/oh-comely-christmas-mention/Thank you to James Rippon on Homify for featuring Quilts by Lisa Watson in his Cosy Textiles post https://www.homify.co.uk/ideabooks/9801/cosy-textiles

If the cat thinks the’re soft…

Quilts by Lisa Watson were mentioned in Attachment Mummy in October; http://www.quiltsbylisawatson.co.uk/attachment-mummy-feature/

Rugged tweed combined with luxurious velvet

Rugged tweed combined with luxurious velvet

 

In September Quilts by Lisa Watson featured in not one but two blog posts…http://www.quiltsbylisawatson.co.uk/quilts-by-lisa-watson-features/

 

I am featured in the August editions of The English Home and the Totally Tweed Scottish Field;

 

In July, Blue Orchid (UK business start up and growth agency) wrote a blog about me and my quilts; http://www.blueorchid.co.uk/2014/07/a-quilt-will-warm-your-body-and-comfort-your-soul/

 

At the end of April the first Home Is In The North was staged. Here is an eloquent review of the event by wordsmith Matt from Northern Letters; http://www.northernletters.co.uk/home-manchester-interior-design/

 

In the run up to this years Selvedge Spring Fair, I was featured in the folksy weekly; http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=3d1c6a149b4d82013b3fd0b15&id=df90cc557b

 

Did I mention I was on app; http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/download/?id=767594981 & http://206.132.97.72/frontend/made-in-britain/Templates/index.html

 

Here is a link to an on-line article for Prowess, a women in business website daily; http://www.prowess.org.uk/why-making-it-british-matters

 

Here is an article on my quilts featured in Cheshire mums magazine, winter 2013;

cheshire mums PR

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Testimonials

Thanks to @lisawatso for the most fabulous quilt ever. Isn’t it gorgeous!!! And in my favourite colour…Green!
@CMBoggianno – June 9

I bought Lisa’s ‘sunshine yellow velvet and subtle blues, browns and greys Harris Tweed, quilt. Just love the fabrics, colour combinations and the workmanship is superb.
DAI-AN CRAIG – AUGUST 20

Oh my, my, my! Lisa, what a beautiful thing you create! They are heavenly beautiful! Simply, I am glad I came across your work and brought them!!!
KAORI LAIRD – SEPTEMBER 3

I am so pleased with my beautiful quilt. The colours are lovely and they tone in really well with our bedroom colours.
MARION – NOVEMBER 15

Lisa is very proud of her quilts and justifiably so. I have never seen any like them, photos do not do them justice.
GEOFF & NICOLA – SEPTEMBER 5

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