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Spring Scrap Swap

27 Apr

I’ve joined in the Spring Scrap Swap over at Very Berry Handmade.  So yesterday I had a rummage through my various cupboards and bags to see what I could find, I’ve been given Teresa at A Time for Stitching to … Read More »

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Applique, clothing, craft, creative, fabric, T-shirts 1 Comment

Easter Eggs

26 Apr

Well, we’re back to school here after the Easter holidays so it’s a bit late for Easter pics but here goes: These are the chocolate eggs that I made.  We had a fantastic sunny day out at Escot with some … Read More »

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craft, creative, Patchwork, Quilts 5 Comments

Teaching appliqué

26 Apr

I’ve never had any aspirations to teach, I don’t feel like I have enough patience or the right temperament however in the past few months I’ve had a couple of requests for me to impart my knowledge to others. So … Read More »

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Quilts – part 4

15 Apr

This needs to be an easy post to write as it’s school holidays and while I have more free time it’s not quiet time!  This quilt I made for L’s birthday last year, I found the patchwork in a bag … Read More »

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birthdays, craft, creative, fabric, Patchwork, Quilts 3 Comments

Quilts – part 3

8 Apr

Another week, another quilt.   If only I could produce them as quick as that – it would be amazing!  Instead many years ago (2003 I guess) I bought this next quilt as a kit from Glorious Colour which is a … Read More »

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craft, creative, fabric, Patchwork, Quilts 4 Comments

Mothers Day (slightly late!)

5 Apr

Hope you mums all had a great day, we had fun despite one poorly child! We had a Mothers Day Park.Life.Heavitree event so had to be up and organised and out of the house by 9.30, well Tobi did with … Read More »

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Some lovely gifts for me!

30 Mar

I mentioned a few weeks ago at the end of Dress a Girl Around the World that I had won the giveaway on Vanessa’s blog and promised I would show the lovely things that I had won. So first of … Read More »

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Boys, craft, creative, Dress a Girl Around the World, fabric, gifts, giveaway 3 Comments

Quilts – part 1

25 Mar

One of my first big sewing projects was a patchwork quilt approximately 18yrs ago, I can’t remember what got me interested or why I decided to give it a go but I did.  The girls and I were chatting about … Read More »

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Babies, Boys, craft, fabric, Patchwork, projects, Quilts, Upcycled 3 Comments

Believe it or not some new fabric!

24 Mar

After sewing all those dresses I was having a think about what’s next  (obviously that is once I’ve finished the current commission) and I found myself browsing online fabric stores and found lots of Amy Butler fabrics from her Daisy … Read More »

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Two more dresses!

20 Mar

I knew that I had another piece of fabric on the way from Courtney at Seamstar but I didn’t know she was sending two pieces!  So, when it arrived on Tuesday morning it went straight in the washing machine (always … Read More »

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