Forgive me, bit I’m just a little fixated on buttons at the moment, don’t be concerned – I’m sure I won’t come to any harm but I do absolutely have to share. It is completly possible to create beautiful unique buttons by isolating just a part of a pattern motif of the fabric – but [...]
Why the rose? No real reason – it’s just beautiful. It’s a really old variety of moss rose, sadly it only flowers once in a season. There’s none of this coaxing it to perform twice by chopping its heads off. So, we just have to enjoy it when it graces us with its prescence. Beautiful [...]
Fabric covered buttons I love buttons. Any buttons! They’re useful and pretty ….. what more could you ask for? You can buy/beg or otherwise get hold of some beautiful buttons these days. Sometimes though the best button is the button you created yourself! Cover them with your favourite fabric, either solid colour or patterned, embroidered, [...]
I am the sometimes proud, sometimes impressed, frequently exasperated mother of a 6ft 2 inches son. Yes, I know people tell me it’s lovely to have a tall son but …he’s thirteen. Oh! did I mention that he’s beanpole like, although he’s beginning to fill out a bit. (Aaaargh! That usually means he’s going to [...]
Just in case you haven’t been paying attention … I really do like making pouches. They’re quick (well, sometimes), you can still play with mixing up fabrics, use up little bits of fabric, you can patchwork, you can quilt or just let the fabric speak for itself. You can get a quick ‘crafty/quilty’ kind of [...]
It’s my daughters 11th birthday today. I could say all the usual things about ‘where’d that time go’, but I won’t. She’s my youngest child so I suppose I always think of her as the baby but times are changing. She’s altered so much in the last twelve months, not just physically growing taller but [...]
