Dream in colour, create in fabric, thread, yarn, words, whatever you have to hand
Really Random Thursday again already! Where does the week go? Just after Christmas I was persuaded by a youtube video to exchange my trusty wooden knitting needles that have served me many years for some hemostats and this week I tried them out for the first time. And, lest you think I’m ‘as mad as a March Hare’ […]
Read More…
Today is the 25th of the month so it’s time to link up with Fiona for New to me in 2013. Last month I thought I hadn’t tried anything new (although afterwards I remembered the fusible wadding!) so I’ve been keeping a mental note, this month, of things that are new to me. I began […]
Read More…
I’m late WIP-ing today because I really wanted to get this cushion finished. It’s the result of my experiment yesterday (blogged here). I like the shapes but if I do this again I’ll definitely use solids or fabrics with very small pattern repeats. Since it was all a bit experimental anyway I thought I’d also […]
Read More…
At last, I’ve finished the trip-a-long top. I know there’a a big difference between a finished top and a finished quilt but, still, it’s a finish of sorts. It’s quite a step towards low volume for me but not so pastel coloured as it looks in the photo above. this shows the colours a […]
Read More…
I hope you’re all having a lovely Valentines day! This week I did something very random – not so much random per se but random for me. Back in the days when I had little children and hadn’t discovered quilting, I used to think cross stitch was the ultimate portable sewing project and I used […]
Read More…
cat’s for Brittany Given that my life is about 90% random and 10% sewing, I don’t know why I’ve only managed to link up with Really Random Thursday once. I think it’s one of the most interesting linking parties but I’m usually frantically sewing for a Friday Finish! This week I’m posting my Friday Finish […]
Read More…
I’ve reached a stage with my trip-a-long of having sixteen blocks finished and sewn together. I didn’t actually have enough scraps to attempt this so I used some fat quarters and cut into some half yards and I cut the strips at 3 1/2′ so my top now measures 60′ x 60′. half the top draped over […]
Read More…
On Tuesday evening I went out to shut up our chicken and duck houses. The ground was frozen and we had several inches of snow lying. It was dark and snowing quite heavily and I could hear a bubbling, water-rushing sound like a mountain stream or waterfall. Although we have a large pond we have […]
Read More…
Since my last WIP, my sewing has taken a more vintage turn. I’ve finished two blocks for Kerry – a pinwheel and an appliquéd retro flower type block. And a 36 square, using Cath Kidston fabric for Deborah. And with the strip left over I decided to make a little sewing roll. outside inside all rolled up I […]
Read More…
RAINBOW HARE 