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Category Archives: A Lovely Year of Finishes

WIP Wednesday and a goal for August

5 Aug

I’m slowly plodding on with this EPP piece: All the pieces are now basted I just need to stitch them on to the main piece.  I didn’t get any sewing done during our car journeys over the weekend. I’ve been … Read More »

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Finished in July

30 Jul

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 »

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Counting down the days

3 Jul

Yes I am trying to count down the days until the end of term and not counting up the number of teacher gifts that I ‘have’ to make in that time! So my goal for July is to make something … Read More »

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Feeling spiked

28 Jun

My not too ambitious goal for the month was to get the Hazel Hedgehog quilt top finished. At the beginning of the month I had 23 blocks and needed to make 2 more, which I fairly quickly did: Then Bethan … Read More »

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Not aiming high

5 Jun

It’s time to set a goal for the month, it feels like it’s going to be a busy one but I’ve looked at my FAL list for this quarter and decided that I’m going to try to finish the Hedgehog … Read More »

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Gone fishing

29 May

Back in March Leah asked me if I would make her a shirt like the one I made for her brother last summer: Leah loves a proper shirt and I’d checked out the pattern, the largest size is for a … Read More »

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WIP Wednesday and a winner

13 May

I have a new WIP this week; it’s my goal for May’s ALYoF: A Western Shirt from the book Little One Yard Wonders for Leah.  Progress is slow as 3 out of 4 of us have come down with a … Read More »

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Shirt for a birthday? What are the chances?

4 May

One of the projects on my finish-along list is a Western shirt from the Little One Yard Wonders book for my almost 8 year old.  The largest size shirt in the book is 6 but the chest measurement makes me … Read More »

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At last!

28 Apr

I am delighted to share with you a quilt finish today.  I made the quilt in January and it just needed to be bound and it wasn’t happening so I made it my ALYoF goal for April. My plan was … Read More »

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Not my favourite

6 Apr

I have a list of things I would love to get done this month but there is one that really must be done; if not just because it’s been hanging around for ages now. It’s a quilt for Siblings Together, … Read More »

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