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Baby quilt in a week

23 Sep
While we were on holiday we received the news that our next door neighbours baby had arrived. I had in mind that I would make a quilt for the new arrival but was waiting to find out whether they had...
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Babies, Boys, gifts, Patchwork, Quilts 1 Comment

Chasing rainbows

16 Sep
I belong to the South West Modern Quilt Guild; we’re having an exhibition next month and as well as displaying any quilts we choose the committee set us a challenge.  We were given 7 Kona cotton fat 16ths in red,...
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handquilting, Patchwork, Quilts 1 Comment

Quarter 3 FAL/wish list

15 Jul
I have a stack of ‘new’ projects to add to my list (and sadly a whole load that are still not complete!): Open wide zip pouches for end of year teacher gifts, they’ve been sitting around for too long waiting...
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2018 Finish-Along, clothing 2 Comments

Not drunk

8 Jul
Back in October 2010 I received a parcel of ‘scraps’ from Jo who was relocating to the States for a while and wanted someone to do something with the scraps left over from work she had been doing for Dashwood...
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2018 Finish-Along, Quilts, Random, Scraps, Siblings Together dashwood fabrics, dashwood studios, drnkards path, scrappy, siblings together 5 Comments

Can I kick it?

7 Jul
I’ve really not achieved a huge amount of finishes off my FAL list this quarter, I’ve done a lot of sewing, mostly dressmaking and mainly things that weren’t on my list! I did start the quarter with this block that...
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2018 Finish-Along, cushion, Paper piecing 3 Comments

Quarter 2 Finish Along List

16 Apr
I’m going to quickly write this list in the hope that I can get all the items ticked off just as quickly! I bought some remnants of denim from the Fabrics Galore stand at the quilt show in Exeter last week;...
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2018 Finish-Along 2 Comments

At last – clothes for me!

8 Apr
I think this is the last of my posts for the first quarter finish along; as you can see I’ve been on a bit of a sewing mission.  At the beginning of the year I made a Fen Dress out...
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2018 Finish-Along, clothing, sewing with knits 3 Comments

Inspiration doesn’t always strike

7 Apr
This name badge was one of the top priorities on my FAL list as it needed to be complete for the Thread House Retreat in January.  The person I had to make for was Grace of Beyond Measure; if you’ve not come...
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2018 Finish-Along, swap 2 Comments

Penguins? Guillemots?

7 Apr
More clothes making: this time for my eldest.  She chose a Charley Harper print, we can’t agree if they are penguins or guillemots but whatever they are it’s a great print. It’s been a while since I’ve sewn a dress...
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2018 Finish-Along, clothing, sewing with knits 4 Comments

Elephants

6 Apr
Have you ever had that experience when you make something and you know it will be fairly simple to make another one as long as you do it soon?  So following on from making a Rowan Tee for Leah I...
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2018 Finish-Along, Boys, clothing, Overlocking, sewing with knits 2 Comments

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