I don’t know what to say…. I’m feeling a little overwhelmed. I’m feeling all kind of warm and pleased inside. I’ve been given a ‘Blogging Friends award’, from Marie of Dreaming of Wild Roses Can you see it in my side bar….. (puffs out chest in pleasure and maybe the teenisest little bit of pride.) [...]
Once upon a time when life was simpler and it was possible to just occasionally to attend workshops. I made this; It’s a quilt…… no honestly…. it is. How do I justify saying that? Well, it’s like this…… Patchwork or piecing and the construction of a quilt has a long history. It has developed in [...]
One is for butterflies enjoying the sun; Another is for blackberries of which we ate some… Not that many are ripe yet! A third is for baking.. Sorry about the dark and slightly blurry photo ! I can’t do another we’ve eaten it – eaten it all! I love blackberry picking…eating….baking…eating some more….. I love [...]
How you interline your bag is often a case of personal taste and judgement. As you gain experience and develop personal preferences then obviously you make up your own mind. Nothing substitutes for the ‘personal’. That’s the beauty of ‘handmade’. A beautifully ‘crafted’ bag or beautifully ‘crafted’ anything is the result of that happy combination [...]
I’m trying to get to grips with free motion quilting. You know, feed dogs down, attach the darning foot etc etc and off you jolly well go…. meandering, drawing, painting with thread across fabric. No particular rules – just freedom! Yay! Don’t believe them! it’s not that easy, you have to practice, or in my [...]
To answer the questions I’ve had about Timtex, from this talented lady of Indygo Blue and others I’ve had via e-mails I thought I’d post this. It may help but then again…….. Timtex has the texture of a squashy type of crispbread that’s been exposed to moisture for too long and when you sew it, [...]
There I was adding some Christmassy fabric bundles (mixes of reds and greens – which I thought might be useful for those sometime soon Christmas projects) to the shop and suddenly the application which does the up-loading of the photographs disappeared. Where’d it go….. No warning – no message just stomped off and sulked somewhere. [...]
My daughter loves this book. It’s full of absolutely everything that a young girl could wish to know – how to host a party. Vital facts about pets and first aid, how to treat a snake bite!. Not normally too much a problem hereabouts, but best to be prepared I suppose. There’s (book) reading recommendations, [...]
The children are back at school and the house is so, so empty. They’re getting used to new timetables, meeting new people, trying new things and finding their way to new places and I’m having to get used to watching the clock again. Yesterday was all bustle and excitement, seeing friends they haven’t seen since [...]
