Remember the Texas quilts I made for my niece and nephew? As soon as I finished them, I knew I wanted to make another one. For no particular reason, I decided to do Australia. It…
View PostRemember the Texas quilts I made for my niece and nephew? As soon as I finished them, I knew I wanted to make another one. For no particular reason, I decided to do Australia. It…
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In March 2014, this pattern, Bird Song, was in Australian Homespun magazine. It was my intention to put it in my shop as well, but that just never happened. I found the embroidery yesterday when…
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I realised I’ve not actually shared photos of the finished Tamara quilt. It is named for Tamara Kate because the inspiration for it came one of the fabrics in her Origami Oasis collection (see below).…
View PostI realised I’ve not actually shared photos of the finished Tamara quilt. It is named for Tamara Kate because the inspiration for it came one of the fabrics in her Origami Oasis collection (see below).…
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We packed away our Christmas decorations yesterday. Even had a bit of a re-shuffle, so now everything fits into four large plastic boxes. Instead of several smaller plastic boxes, a couple of cardboard boxes and…
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One of a ‘set’ of table mats from Romantic Motifs. It’s stitched very differently than on the motif page in the book. Here it is with the other table mat. I love the contrast between…
View PostOne of a ‘set’ of table mats from Romantic Motifs. It’s stitched very differently than on the motif page in the book. Here it is with the other table mat. I love the contrast between…
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This arrived a couple of weeks ago, Aimee Ray‘s new book Patchwork Embroidery. It’s full of Aimee’s sweet embroidery patterns and a whole bunch of patchwork-y projects. And guess what, I have a project in…
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Another project from Romantic Motifs. On the motif page, I stitched this pattern in orange and lilac colours, which feels more romantic than this version. In all red it feels positively Scandinavian! ;-) It embellishes…
View PostAnother project from Romantic Motifs. On the motif page, I stitched this pattern in orange and lilac colours, which feels more romantic than this version. In all red it feels positively Scandinavian! ;-) It embellishes…
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Last week something very unexpected came through our letter box, a bobbin from DMC with 24 carat gold thread! WHAT?! This year, DMC are celebrating their 270th anniversary and I must say they are doing…
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