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Still never seen Star Wars (again)

7 Oct

Back in July end of term was fast approaching and with one child left at primary school there were less gifts to be made. M’s teacher this year is a bit of a Star Wars fan (or at least we … Read More »

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2019 Finish-Along, cushion, gifts, Paper piecing, projects, Scraps 2 Comments

Quarter 4 finish along

6 Oct

So into the last quarter of the year and only 2 finishes again last quarter but we were living in chaos so sewing time and space was limited.  Hopefully this quarter will see more time to sew. First off there … Read More »

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2017 Finish-along, handquilting, projects 1 Comment

Sewing for charity

4 Jul

Bethan is in her final year at primary school and the children are tasked with fundraising for Lepra.  I’m not a fan of doing something and asking for sponsorship so I suggested to Bethan that she offer to make something. … Read More »

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#mayisformakers week 2

13 May

I’ve made some progress on the Groove quilt; it’s all cut out, I’ve stitched all the curves and I’m starting to put it together. But, this arrived yesterday: I’ve eyed this up ever since it was released, recently Leah has … Read More »

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#mayisformakers, Patchwork, Pattern, projects, Quilts 3 Comments

WIP Wednesday

4 May

  Lots of cutting yesterday and today in preparation for making a Groove quilt: Tweet

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#mayisformakers

3 May

Have you seen the great campaign by Lindsey Rhodes of LRStitched?  It’s a commitment to support makers by buying and making their patterns, read more about it here. As someone new to pattern writing I have an insight in to the … Read More »

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#mayisformakers, Patchwork, Pattern, projects 3 Comments

Wordless WIP Wednesday

20 Apr

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A new project

18 Feb

After the frenzy of starting and finishing a quilt for Karen Lewis in less than a week it has been lovely to take things a bit easier this last week. Ever since the Marcelle Medallion pattern by Alexia Abegg was … Read More »

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Paper piecing, Patchwork, projects, Quilts, Scraps 3 Comments

More catching up….

9 Feb

I’ve been busy sewing and not blogging, but today I have got some scrappy makes to share. First up is a couple of gifts I made for Christmas; one hour baskets for my girls: This one was made for Leah … Read More »

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projects, Scraps, Siblings Together 7 Comments

A year of lovely finishes

5 Jan

Time for a whistle stop tour of my lovely finishes, the monthly goals I set myself (click on the link to go to the blog post for that month). January: February: March: April: May: June: July: August: September: October: November: … Read More »

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A Lovely Year of Finishes, projects 4 Comments

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