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Scraptastic projects

23 Oct

You may have come across Leanne and Nicky’s new monthly link-up of scrappy projects. It got me thinking about my love of scraps and what I use them for. I used to keep the tiniest pieces and then gradually started...
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Stitching a fox

3 Oct

I feel like I’ve been working on lots of small projects recently, mostly quick and fun. I needed to make a gift for my niece’s 5th birthday. I’m fairly sure that like my own children she has plenty of toys...
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Catching up

18 Mar

Wow my blog post writing has slipped, a lot! I’ve been really busy stitching and also cutting fabrics for the shop, it’s been a little bit crazy but I’m not complaining. So I plan to do some catching up. Last...
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I do do dishes

16 Jun

Last week’s Patchwork, Please! project was simple and fun. This week…I was taken by the idea of the tea towels and for some reason decided to make all of them! I bought some Essex linen approx 18 months ago, in...
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Holiday Lane Pillow

21 Nov

Today is the start of the Holiday Lane Pillow blog hop: Jill Findley from Jillily Studios is the designer of this pillow pattern, Pauline from Quilt n Queen is the hostess for Holiday Lane, and Madame Samm from SewWeQuilt is the QUEEN OF BLOG HOPS, who comes up...
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Feeding the animals

5 Nov

You know sometimes you intend to write about something and then you don’t? Well this is one of those! Way back in May I won a wonderful prize in the Sew Mama Sew giveaway day, it was from the lovely...
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August’s projects (or lack of!)

1 Sep

Hmm the first of September, summer has hardly shown it’s face and the children are already talking about Autumn, the school holidays are nearly at an end and I’m looking forward to finding more time to sew. August appears to...
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Sewing with mother – part 2

8 Aug

Last Saturday morning I was due to go and meet with Laural at Arrietty to talk about workshops for the coming months. I’d planned it this way thinking that I could go without any children in tow but Leah decided...
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A quick birthday gift and an Etsy shop!

7 May

Some lovely friends of ours moved to a new house just over a week ago, we’re delighted, it’s much closer to us, a walk across the park and we’re almost there. Following on from moving house, their daughter celebrated her...
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Zakka Style sew along: The House Pouch

11 Apr

After the success of week one I was more than ready for week two and encouraged by the very lovely and talented Amy host for this week, I got my materials together and got sewing. This project was done in...
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