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Category Archives: Babies

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 … Read More »

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Applique, Babies, Scraps, Upcycled 7 Comments

A cross baby quilt

26 Aug

At the beginning of July I finally felt inspired to make a quilt for a new niece. I made a test block: While I was wanting a scrappy look, I decided that this was too scrappy and got a bit … Read More »

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A Lovely Year of Finishes, Babies, gifts, Patchwork, Quilts, Scraps 8 Comments

Goal for August

5 Aug

I’ve been starting and finishing a lot of things recently which has been very satisfying, all quick makes so it was a little tricky thinking up what could be my goal for August, especially bearing in mind that the children … Read More »

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A Lovely Year of Finishes, Babies, Patchwork, Quilts 5 Comments

A new baby (quilt)

8 Jan

Last summer I made a gorgeous (in my opinion) baby quilt as part of the Zakka sew along using the pattern from Patchwork Please. It had quite a boyish theme to it, I struggled writing that because I don’t think … Read More »

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Babies, Patchwork Please, Quilts, Scraps 12 Comments

Books for Baby quilt top

28 Jul

On Wednesday after a couple of days of paper piecing (which I’ll show you soon) I had a look at the Patchwork Please sew along project for the week and discovered that it was the Books for Baby quilt.  A … Read More »

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Babies, Boys, Paper piecing, Patchwork, Patchwork Please, Quilts, Scraps, Zakka 18 Comments

2013’s first quilt finish

15 Jan

This was how I started the year with a stack of these blocks, 40 in total: I don’t like things sitting around unfinished so I signed up to A Lovely Year of Finishes in an attempt to try and get … Read More »

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Babies, Boys, Patchwork, Quilts 15 Comments

A head full

7 Jan

I have a head full of things I want to sew and need to sew.  Time is even more precious as we are having building work done on the house which will mean that for 8-10 weeks we will only … Read More »

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Babies, Patchwork, projects, Quilts 8 Comments

1st birthday gift

31 Jul

One of my nieces celebrated her first birthday in July, I was umming and ahhing over what to make for her. I made this: It’s cute but I wasn’t convinced about it’s suitability for a 1st birthday gift, maybe as … Read More »

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Babies, birthdays, Girls 2 Comments

Soft books for babies – George and Grace

30 Jul

A few weeks ago I had a stall at a market in a nearby village, it’s a new venture for the village and I was more than happy to support a community event.  A bonus is that we have some … Read More »

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Babies, Boys, Commission, gifts, Girls, Upcycled 5 Comments

Playing ball

12 Jul

I’ve been wanting to sew something fun but had too much to do, pieces of work that need completing and plans that need to be made, I also had a first birthday gift to think about. On Monday an email … Read More »

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Babies, creative, fabric, gifts, Girls 6 Comments

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