A few weeks ago I finally finished the Hot Air Balloon Cot Quilt after a long haul of embroidering rigging and lines. I was desperate to spend a day just indulging my creativity in the sewing room. I had really enjoyed using the embroidery silks and wanted to have a go at some Japanese sashiko …
Eldest Son, Felix, returned from six weeks in India last Tuesday. He managed to bring home way more than he took! Apart from (another) guitar he had a rucksack bulging with pressies for family and friends. There were hats and socks and pashminas, blankets and baby jackets and ponchos! And for me 3 beautiful ‘Torans”. …
Finally getting a chance to write something here! Don’t seem to have been able to catch my breath in the last few weeks. Very frustrating as I have SO much to talk about and share!I will start with photos of the now completed cot quilt for Michelle and Gordon’s new baby (they of the double …
I have been working on a cot quilt for my niece, Kate, for a few months now. The baby is due in 2 weeks and I reckon I will have it finished by then and can share it on this blog. The quilt is made up of 9 blocks, each with a hot air balloon …
We have been stocking the gorgeous rabbits and other toys from Danish Company ‘Maileg’ in our stores for a number of years now. Due to an increased interest in all sorts of haberdashery (from staff and customers!) we have branched out into their braids as well. These beautiful ribbons come on a wooden spool in …
First of all let me say that I’m really not that ‘in to’ owls. I know they keep popping up on this blog but I have an excuse for each appearance. Honestly. I know some people are obsessed with owls and collect them but that really isn’t ‘me’!I came across that first ‘Abraham owl’ pattern …
Sarah and I had our annual trip to Harrogate this week to buy for the shops. Harrogate is everybody’s favourite Trade Fair, the sun is always shining, you get to eat lunch outside accompanied by a Jazz Band and, of course, Betty’s Tea Shop!And now something else to add to the list of Harrogate attractions …
I feel I have been neglecting the patchwork and quilting on the blog recently. Too much crochet! So wanted to share the last ‘proper’ quilt I finished.This is the quilt I made for Gordon and Michelle’s wedding last November. Appropriately thepattern is called ‘double wedding ring’ and was probably one of the most challenging traditional …
What an amazing array of wonderful FREE crochet patterns there are on the internet!As I think I may have mentioned, I am a relative beginner to crocheting (despite the 17 years Granny Square hard labour!) and haven’t yet managed to follow an actual pattern (not without bothering my poor sister anway). So I took the …
I have been enjoying a couple of weeks off work and therefore away from the computer. We haven’t been away on holiday, though I did manage some ‘visiting’ down South in the second week. So that’s the reason I’ve been a bit quiet on the blogging front!I did manage to spend plenty of time at …