03
Apr 2015
Mini Log Cabin Quilt
A wee wonky log cabin quilt I made for Nicole as a birthday present. Happy birthday! I like making wonky log cabin blocks. They are the perfect way to use up small precious scraps and…
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25
Mar 2015
Materials you need for embroidery
With the Mini Embellishment Club starting soon, I thought I’d go through the basic materials you need to get started. You don’t need much! Unless you become a thread/fabric/hoop hoarder. It happens… ;-) Anyway, this…
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24
Mar 2015
What’s in a craftblog name?
Confession: For a long while I wasn’t happy with the name of my blog. Carina’s Craftblog. Ack. So boring. It didn’t feel very memorable or like a brand that people associate with this thing or…
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20
Mar 2015
#VATMESS 2015 – Urgent: Write to your finance minister!
Now, something may be happening which is hopefully a step in the right direction. The UK PM, David Cameron, will be discussing this issue with the president of the EU Commission. Which is really great…
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16
Mar 2015
WIP :: Quilt in Happy Colours
I don’t think I shared this quilt that I’m working on. Except for maybe a photo via Instagram. It’s so easy to share things on Instagram, sometimes I forget to blog those little snaps of…
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I don’t think I shared this quilt that I’m working on. Except for maybe a photo via Instagram. It’s so easy to share things on Instagram, sometimes I forget to blog those little snaps of…
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09
Mar 2015
In Print :: Fat Quarters. Small Fabrics, More Than 50 Big Ideas
I received some very nice post on Saturday: my contributor’s copy of Fat Quarters: Small Fabrics, 50 Big Ideas from Lark Crafts. It seems like absolutely ages ago that I made my project for this…
View PostIn Print :: Fat Quarters. Small Fabrics, More Than 50 Big Ideas
I received some very nice post on Saturday: my contributor’s copy of Fat Quarters: Small Fabrics, 50 Big Ideas from Lark Crafts. It seems like absolutely ages ago that I made my project for this…
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27
Feb 2015
Finished Project :: Time Warp Bag
Last week I carved out some time to make myself a new bag. And I’m so glad I did. Because it is the nicest bag I have ever made. I have made bags before, but…
View PostFinished Project :: Time Warp Bag
Last week I carved out some time to make myself a new bag. And I’m so glad I did. Because it is the nicest bag I have ever made. I have made bags before, but…
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23
Feb 2015
Stitching Elizabeth
Hi friends. Happy Monday. Things have been kinda quiet here lately. Life has managed to get in the way, I guess. Having Blake in our lives has been a bit of a transition, but we’re…
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