Ta daaaa!
12
Jun
At last I can share with you the finished quilt I made as a gift for my brother and his wife to celebrate their marriage. I’ve been going on about it since January, it felt all consuming, it really was … Read More »
Category Archives: gifts
A thank you gift
26
May
I don’t have many WIP’s (work in progress) but last August I joined in the Star Surround QAL hosted by Melissa. I loved the pattern and I’ve participated in Melissa’s QAL’s before and they are so well organised that I wanted … Read More »
Gifts for Jo
17
Jan
Last week a good friend of mine Jo celebrated a milestone birthday, she’s someone you might know and blogs over here. I knew her before she really started sewing so she might blame me for her addiction but I can … Read More »
Drumstick case commission
14
Jan
Back in November my friend Rachel said that she would like to commission me to make a drum stick case as part of her eldest daughter’s Christmas gift. Once she had bought the new sticks she came round to talk … Read More »
Presents!
27
Nov
**Lola the Owl PDF pattern giveaway still open over here** Last week I had a sewing date with some lovely ladies; Jo, Emily and Susy. Emily had organised us into holding a Secret Santa swap, it was so secret we didn’t … Read More »
Birthday girl
8
Nov
Nine years ago today this gorgeous girl was born; I wanted to give her something handmade for her birthday, but funnily enough she has quite a lot of handmade things and I was struggling to come up with a plan. … Read More »
A Lovely Year of Finishes – September
28
Sep
At the beginning of the month I showed you these 2 blocks which I made 15 months ago at FQ Retreat (if you want to know how to make them I believe you can find the instructions in Lucie Summers … Read More »
A goal for September
3
Sep
The children go back to school next week so I’m anticipating some more time to sew. Time to start something new? Hmm maybe I should deal with some of the WIPS I found when sorting out my sewing space: I … Read More »
Paper pieced pencils
31
May
Just recently I happened upon a new blog; Dapple and Grey, I can’t remember how but I did. Amber was holding a giveaway of Patchwork Please and I couldn’t resist entering, and would you believe I won! The book arrived … Read More »
2012: another year of sewing
31
Dec
It’s the end of the year so I’m having a quick look back at what I’ve achieved in the last 12 months, I am pleasantly surprised! Eight big quilts (and a few baby size), six of which I have given … Read More »