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Category Archives: Pattern testing

I dig paper piecing

17 Aug

The unstoppable Kristy at Quiet Play put a call out again last week for pattern testers. She attached images of the blocks that she wanted testing and one of them was a digger. There is a small boy in our … Read More »

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Paper piecing, Pattern testing, Scraps 7 Comments

Summer is here and so are the butterflies (or at least one is)

7 Jun

Last weekend Kristy asked for pattern testers and because I don’t have enough to do I stuck my hand in the air ‘yes, me please’.  I spent a few therapeutic hours on Wednesday evening stitching this gorgeous creature together: As … Read More »

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Adventures in paper piecing – part 3

10 Mar

Last week I had time to take on the ‘And Sew On..’ block of the month, Just Spoolin’ Around.  Each section came together nicely but that’s happened to me before, when I get to sewing the sections together and it’s … Read More »

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And Sew On BOM, Paper piecing, Pattern testing, Scraps 9 Comments

Pattern Test: Gigi Skirt (and a discount code)

18 Mar

Last October I wrote here about pattern testing for Lily Bird Studios, and last week I volunteered to test another pattern for her. I was asked if I would test the size/age 7 skirt, this suited me fine as Bethan … Read More »

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clothing, Girls, Pattern testing 8 Comments

Another pattern tested

8 Oct

Earlier this year I took part in the Dress a Girl Around the World sew-along hosted by Little Big Girl Studio and received a package of goodies in the giveaway at the end.  One of the prizes was my own … Read More »

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birthdays, fabric, Girls, Pattern testing, Upcycled 2 Comments

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