Another day, another old curtain…

…another Dottie Angel Frock! This is my third, now, and the material is a heavier cotton than the last two so it’s a bit stiff but I hope it will soften up with washing and wearing. I really do love the pockets :) The pattern I used (with a couple of adjustments) was – Simplicity 1080. […]

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Old Curtain | New Frock

It’s been a long time since I did a sewing post (mostly because the light has been so grim I’ve been putting off taking photos) but last week I made a dress and now I am finally posting I can’t think of anything much to say about it except once it was one of a […]

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A Feast of Fools

As long liveth the merry man, they say, As doth the sorry man, and longer by a day… (Ralph Roister Doister) I wish you the very Happiest of New Years! When I posted a Merry Midwinter Mouse, I little expected that it would be Twelfth Night before I blogged again but I’m sure you know […]

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Made in October

October was a month of misty mornings and golden afternoons and I got off to quite a good start, making several things for my etsy shop. Unfortunately, the world then intervened, as it is wont to do, and I never did get around to blogging about or listing them! Neither did I get around to wandering […]

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I’ve got the blues…

Today is the final reveal day in 2016 for Four in Art  – an Art Quilt Group, which I am very happy to have joined this year and which aims to:“…to break out of the usual gridded experience and try a new concept, free of structure or preconception, moving the boundaries of our own skills forward in both […]

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Wool on Sundays – 129 (Ears)

Welcome to another Wool on Sundays and if you’re in the UK I hope you enjoyed your extra hour today :) Today, I can reveal that the funny crochet shapes in last week’s post were meant to ears. Last week, I thought I’d make a batch of ear owners for my shop but I have only […]

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