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In Print :: Doodle Stitching – The Holiday Motif Collection
In Print :: Doodle Stitching – The Holiday Motif Collection
25
May 2015

In Print :: Doodle Stitching – The Holiday Motif Collection

Craft Book Writing

Ohh, much excitement! Last week I received my copy of this book: Doodle Stitching – The Holiday Motif Collection* by Aimee Ray. The book is full of lots of holiday inspired motifs and projects. I…

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In Print :: Doodle Stitching – The Holiday Motif Collection

Craft Book Writing

Ohh, much excitement! Last week I received my copy of this book: Doodle Stitching – The Holiday Motif Collection* by Aimee Ray. The book is full of lots of holiday inspired motifs and projects. I…

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WIP :: Kona solids hexies
21
May 2015

WIP :: Kona solids hexies

Sewing and Quilting

It’s been a while since I stitched some hexies. I’m working on a fun little project involving these solid colour hexies. I sometimes forget how much fun it is to use solid colours and not…

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Old shirts – new purpose
14
May 2015

Old shirts – new purpose

Sewing and Quilting

What do you do with clothes when they can no longer serve their intended purpose? Obviously, if we discard them because we don’t like them anymore or they don’t fit, but are still in usable…

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Finished Object :: Crochet Blanket
08
May 2015

Finished Object :: Crochet Blanket

Crochet

This blanket has been in a bag in a semi kinda – not – really finished state for…I don’t even know how long. It was in that bag when we moved almost two years ago…

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Finished Object :: Crochet Blanket
08
May 2015
Embroidery on Essex linen
03
May 2015

Embroidery on Essex linen

Embroidery

What kind of fabric do you embroider on? I mainly stitch on white (and sometimes coloured) cotton fabric I buy in Denmark. Occasionally I’ll stitch on Kona cotton too. But the fabric from Denmark is…

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Lace and old buttons
27
Apr 2015

Lace and old buttons

Inspiration

My parents visited us this weekend – they were here for my birthday yesterday which was lovely. And which doesn’t happen very often as you can probably imagine. My mum brought me these pretties. They…

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Pink blossom clouds
Pink blossom clouds
21
Apr 2015

Pink blossom clouds

Nature

Our blossom tree is in bloom. So pretty. About two years ago when we went to see the house for the first time, the tree was in bloom too. I’m not saying that it was…

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Pink blossom clouds

Nature

Our blossom tree is in bloom. So pretty. About two years ago when we went to see the house for the first time, the tree was in bloom too. I’m not saying that it was…

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Unhappy studio floor — the sequel
10
Apr 2015

Unhappy studio floor — the sequel

Life

Remember the soggy studio floor? Well, it got pretty bad. So bad that I didn’t want to use it. We moved my desk to the conservatory and I’ve been using that as my sewing room.…

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