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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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 […]

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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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