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Category Archives: A Lovely Year of Finishes

Retro Flowers – a finished quilt

27 Mar

While this month really feels like it has whizzed by, the beginning of the month seems a long time ago.  Anyway back then I set my goal for the month to finish my Retro Flowers quilt. So I cracked on … Read More »

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Nearly there?

2 Mar

I’ve just looked back at my first quarter finish along post to see what I really need to be working on this month.  It appears that I need to get a wiggle on with some hexies and the Retro Flowers … Read More »

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A short month

27 Feb

At the beginning of February I shared with you my failure to read a pattern properly or was it just an inability to count. I needed 16 flowers for my retro flower quilt and had only made 9: So my … Read More »

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Sunday Stash #29

8 Feb

On this sunny but cold morning in the UK I have more fabric to show.  If you’re a regular reader you will know that I join in with ‘A Lovely Year of Finishes’.  I was fortunate to be one of … Read More »

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Going round the bend

2 Feb

One of my goals for the first quarter of the 2015 FAL is to complete my Retro Flowers quilt.  So it seemed logical to get working on it; over the last couple of weeks I’ve made great progress and at … Read More »

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First quilt finish of 2015!

30 Jan

At the beginning of the year as soon as the children were back at school I started the #scrappylogcabinqal.  My goal for the month was to make at least 12 blocks.  I was reserved in my aim as I had … Read More »

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Stitching for Siblings Together in January

6 Jan

Today the children are back at school so the house is quiet, yesterday was a inset day for our school and it was a real bonus to have a calm day at home; they played with toys they had missed … Read More »

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A truly lovely year of finishes!

5 Jan

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Another Honey Blouse – ALYoF

26 Dec

At the beginning of the month I set out my plan to make another Honey Blouse. I’d forgotten that making something a second time round is often quicker and easier than the first time. I had already decided to lengthen … Read More »

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Before the end of the year I will…

5 Dec

This month I really want to make myself another Honey Blouse. Another? Yes; I made one last month and really like the finished result, I’ve not blogged about it yet or got any photographs of it other than this one … Read More »

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