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Just a quick one to say that the winner of the Day Off Backpack pattern is: Congratulations Carol, I’ll get in touch with Virginia and let her know where to send the pattern. I can’t wait to see what you … Read More »
Giveaway for Day Off Backpack open here Well I never expected that this month my goal would be so last minute! I am so glad that I didn’t have anything like a quilt finish as my goal! I stated at … Read More »
Giveaway for Day Off Backpack open here Phew, the children are now on school holidays and life seems to have taken on a more relaxed pace. I’ve continued to work on my Wildflower EPP and decided not to make a huge … Read More »
Two different spellings but ultimately exactly the same thing: selvage or selvedge [sel-vij] noun 1. the edge of woven fabric finished so as to prevent raveling, often in a narrow tape effect, different from the body of the fabric. 2. … Read More »
Giveaway for Day Off Backpack pattern open here. Today I sewed using my machine for the first time in 2 weeks, it wasn’t easy but at least I managed to make 2 bee blocks for the Siblings Together bee. Jane … Read More »
A couple of weeks ago my friend Virginia posted a photo of a new bag that she had made on IG and mentioned that she was looking for pattern testers. I loved the look of the bag and I was … Read More »
You may remember that I made a pillowcase earlier this year for Bethan to take on her school residential trip, well Leah had her first school trip away from home albeit just a night camping on the school field. I … Read More »
I’m hobbling around this week which is great progress on last week when I was heavily reliant on crutches. I also made great progress on last weeks EPP and finished it: Finished in the sense that the EPP part of … Read More »
Ok so you may know I sprained my ankle at the weekend and have been sitting with my foot elevated ever since. Fortuitously I cut out an EPP project last week to pick up over the summer when it’s too … Read More »
I love a good scrappy project. Last week Leah had a birthday party of a good friend to go to. I wanted to make something lovely for the birthday girl but I wanted to do something a bit different. Leah … Read More »