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Barbican :: A Color Story

Barbican :: A Color Story

Have you heard about the photo app called A Color Story? It’s great fun! It has loads of tools and filters (some you have to pay for) and effects. Plus you can save the editing…

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Barbican :: A Color Story

Have you heard about the photo app called A Color Story? It’s great fun! It has loads of tools and filters (some you have to pay for) and effects. Plus you can save the editing…

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Friday Links :: Glitter, sea glass and medieval embroidery

Friday Links :: Glitter, sea glass and medieval embroidery

This week’s links are brought to you by Blake sleeping while I stitch. It’s how we roll. Diggin’ these landscape paintings by Scottish artist Scott Naismith. Fascinating video about the Moon Terminator Illusion. {via} More…

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New Pattern :: Mason Jar Bouquet

New Pattern :: Mason Jar Bouquet

The new pattern is here and it has a name! Meet Mason Jar Bouquet. In the end, I didn’t use any of the name suggestions I had on Instagram. But the name was inspired by…

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Day Out :: Barbican Conservatory

Day Out :: Barbican Conservatory

On Sunday I went to London. After the monthly Modern Quilt Guild meeting I got on the Tube to Barbican to check out the Barbican Conservatory which I have been wanting to visit for ages.…

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Day Out :: Barbican Conservatory

On Sunday I went to London. After the monthly Modern Quilt Guild meeting I got on the Tube to Barbican to check out the Barbican Conservatory which I have been wanting to visit for ages.…

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Friday Links :: Waves, rolling pins, London

Friday Links :: Waves, rolling pins, London

This week’s links are brought to you by Blake’s new toy. Loo rolls. He says he likes them because they are cheap AND bio degradable. Breathtaking night time aerial views of London. I love the…

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Creative Embroidery in Edinburgh

Creative Embroidery in Edinburgh

I am teaching at Stitch Gathering in Edinburgh in September! Yay! I’m so excited. :-) Unfortunately, tickets are sold out already (although I think there may be a waiting list in case someone can’t make…

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A weekend that felt like a mini holiday

A weekend that felt like a mini holiday

Last weekend, Tony was at the Download festival. Blake and I stayed home. We’re not big fans of heavy metal. Or mud. :-D My initial plan for this weekend, actually 3½ days, was ‘awesome, I…

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A weekend that felt like a mini holiday

Last weekend, Tony was at the Download festival. Blake and I stayed home. We’re not big fans of heavy metal. Or mud. :-D My initial plan for this weekend, actually 3½ days, was ‘awesome, I…

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Colouring in sketchbook pages

Colouring in sketchbook pages

A page from my sketchbook. I wanted to colour it in but I also wanted to keep the page as it is in my sketchbook. So I copied it. Twice, because I had two different…

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