The children have gone to school and it’s really, really quiet in the house …. and I’m waiting….It’s an ‘in anticipation’ good type of waiting but I do so wish they’d hurry up! In the meantime I’m sewing, because that makes me focus on other things; mixing colours, pattern and the scale of the prints. [...]
Something I’ve sewn A little patchwork sewing pouch. …. ‘It’s a bit textiley, Mum’….. which I think is Rosie speak for it’s granny-ish old fashioned traditional looking. I’m wondering whether to make a tutorial out of it. It’s quite easy to alter it’s looks by either using one fabric and binding the edges or do [...]
.. and all through the house. Nothing was stirring ….. (umm! well I’m still trying to ice the Christmas cake..) A ‘practice’ Christmas Pudding from a family get together a few weeks ago. A little Christmas angel with buttony legs. But, no matter, most everything else is done…. then they’ll be time to fit in [...]
It’s strange sometimes when you look at fabric and it almost tells you what it wants to be when it’s not longer flat wrapped around a carboard bolt. That’s the kind of relationship I have with this Barefoot Roses It’s a beautiful old fashioned, blousy rose print and to me it always says ‘Grandma’ – [...]
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 [...]
Today I’m sitting with slightly singed fingers and injured dignity/pride/self confidence that sort of thing from a little exploration of selling my bits and pieces through a local shop. I’ll just steam away quietly …. doesn’t seem a positive way to start a Friday before a bank holiday does it? Best do something. I know [...]
The weather is absolutely awful here (East Midlands) so I thought I’d post these sunnier photos just to make us all feel better. (Well, it helped me.) or this little chap Did it help? Do you feel sunnier inside now? (Just stay away from the window – reality is hard and who needs it anyway.) [...]
