I finished this appliqué quote by Frida Kahlo the other week. I like the quote very much. I think it is about preserving the…spirit of something. Because obviously you can’t keep the actual flowers alive…
View PostI finished this appliqué quote by Frida Kahlo the other week. I like the quote very much. I think it is about preserving the…spirit of something. Because obviously you can’t keep the actual flowers alive…
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One of my favourite things about my work is this: when someone emails me (or tags me on Instagram) to share something they made using one of my patterns. Like this cushion made by Jana.…
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Last week there was a fun fair in the park behind our house. I have no interest in visiting a fun fair but I did have an interest in sketching it! And so I did.…
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I realised that I haven’t done any updates on my Temperatures 2021 embroidery project since February! Well, that picture shows the progress as of approximately a week ago. We finally had some sunny days with…
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I love peonies. My favourite flower. All the more precious because the peony season is so short. And since that often coincides with Tony’s allergies being quite bad, I only buy one single bouquet. And…
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On Saturday I was teaching at The Village Haberdashery and they had these gorgeous poppy fabrics, from the Bright Eyes collection by Anna Maria Horner. With my poppy obsession, there was no way I could…
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Tomorrow, June 30th, is the last day to apply for (pre-) Settled Status. If you are an EU citizen living in the UK it is VITAL that you apply. Go here to apply on the…
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The past seven or eight months I have slowly been updating some of my old embroidery patterns. Some of them sorely need it, they were made right at the start of my pattern making, in…
View PostThe past seven or eight months I have slowly been updating some of my old embroidery patterns. Some of them sorely need it, they were made right at the start of my pattern making, in…
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