Coming Very Soon…
I hope by this weekend but it really is a wonder how long it all takes! Janine @ Rainbow Hare
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Dog Days
***** dog days plural noun 1. the hot period of the summer reckoned in ancient times from the heliacal rising of Sirius (the Dog Star) 2. a period marked by inactivity[source] Word Origin C16: translation of Late Latin diēs caniculārēs, translation of Greekhēmerai kunade …1530s, from Latin dies caniculares, from Greek; so called because they occur around the time of the heliacal rising of Sirius, the Dog Star ( kyonseirios). Noted as the hottest and most unwholesome time of the year; usually July 3 to Aug. 11, but variously calculated, […]
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Purple Passion / Once upon a time…
Do you love lavender? Are you mad about mauve? Today is the third reveal day for Four in Art – an Art Quilt Group, 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 concept and […]
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Hexie Mania
When I started the New to Me pastime of EPP Hexies earlier in the month, I can’t say that I wasn’t warned about how addictive Hexies can be… I used them, whilst still in progress, for another New to Me project – The Small Crochet Frame Purse Tutorial – but my actual piecing wasn’t great and […]
Read More…A Little Bit Scraptastic…
Its been a long time since I linked up with Scraptastic Tuesday but yesterday I decided to have a sorting out of fabric. I probably don’t have enough scraps to make a whole quilt so this might end up as a large cushion or small throw. I’ll have see how it grows. I’ve also never […]
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Waste not, want not…
With some assistance, perhaps a little more than was strictly helpful, I have a sewing finish. Unfortunately, I can’t show it yet but you can see some sneak peeks above. Without giving much away, I can say that, when I reached the binding stage, I thought it was a bit too flimsy. Rather than adding […]
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The First Day of Spring (a story)
One of my favourite things about living in the countryside is having no light pollution. I tend not to carry a torch because the chicken run gate is tied up with string and needs two hands to undo it and often I don’t need one anyway. Sometimes we can barely see the darkness of the sky for […]
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Wandering Camera
Today, I’m linking up with Soma over at Whims and Fancies for her second Wandering camera linky party. Weatherwise, we’ve had a very dull and gloomy month and, since I’ve been without my actual camera, I’ve been rather avoiding taking photos. One morning, however, when there was a break in the rain we took Poppy to […]
Read More…The beginning of a quilt…
My Favorite Patterns 163 March is my month in the Fat Stash Bee. For some reason, it took me a bit by surprise and I couldn’t think what to ask for or what type of quilt I’d really like – probably because I’m a bit of a one project person and I’m in the middle […]
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