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    Happy Autumn Equinox
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    Summer Slow Stitching Project
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    Happy Summer Solstice
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    New Pattern: Forgotten Garden
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Free gift included*

You may think I’m a grumpy git, but anyway – I’ve been thinking about this for a while.. it’s a small thing in the grand scheme of things, but it still annoys me. The ‘free…

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&Stitches Issue 2 – Books&Stitches

&Stitches Issue 2 – Books&Stitches

Is it just me or is time just absolutely woooooshing by? Sometimes feels like I can’t even keep up with such a simple and lovely things as replying to comments on my own blog. Sheesh,…

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For the love of paint and chairs and orange

For the love of paint and chairs and orange

I don’t do nearly enough painting although it’s something I really, really love..! It’s partly not having the time to do it and partly because I feel like I’m not as good at it as…

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Flea Market Fancy(er)

Flea Market Fancy(er)

In the autumn last year I heard that the wonderful Flea Market Fancy collection by Denyse Schmidt was going to be re-printed. Happy news because I didn’t discover these pretty prints until it was almost…

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Look ma, no meat

Look ma, no meat

At the beginning of this year I made a change. It’s not a huge change, but it feels important anyway: I’m now officially a vegetarian. For years I’ve not eaten pork or fish and very…

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Polka & Bloom down under

Polka & Bloom down under

I keep forgetting to tell you about this! Not sure why, because it’s pretty exciting! Last summer Australian Homespun invited me to make a design for them and it’s in the current issue! And there’s an…

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Polka & Bloom down under

I keep forgetting to tell you about this! Not sure why, because it’s pretty exciting! Last summer Australian Homespun invited me to make a design for them and it’s in the current issue! And there’s an…

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Mend It Better – review and give away

Mend It Better – review and give away

Mend It Better by Kristin Roach of Craftleftovers.com – details of give away at the bottom of the post. First a disclaimer: I have a project in this book (p. 71 if you’re curious, below…

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Mend It Better – review and give away
Dandelion Wreath – new embroidery pattern

Dandelion Wreath – new embroidery pattern

Hey! This is my latest pattern – Dandelion Wreath, it’s in the shop right now. It’s one of those patterns where I was just randomly doodling and then all of a sudden pretty much the…

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