Scrap Attack Finish!

I’ve finished my first scrap quilt! I made this Fugly Scrap quilt for the The Scrap Attack Quilt-Along at Stitched in Colour. It finishes at 42 inches square and apart from a couple of Jelly Roll strips this was made entirely from scraps and this was all that I had left over… For the binding […]

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Little Things

Do you ever find there are little things that continually annoy you but that you somehow never get around to dealing with? I don’t mean things that are really irritating or things that would take a lot of time, money or energy to deal with – just small things that are irksome and that you […]

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maybe it’s a modern?

I’ve never altogether understood what makes a quilt ‘modern’. This is looking pretty modern to me but it seems a bit ironic if my first ‘modern’ piece of sewing is a copy of an ancient symbol… What does modern mean to you?  

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What did you do on the weekend?

What did you do on the weekend? I’ve made a start on the Color Palette Challenge 1. Sewn Strips 2. Freezer paper 3. Appliquéd 4. Wondering what to do next And I discovered The Scrap Attack Quilt-Along at Stitched in Colour. I know I’m very late to the party on this one – it was […]

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Fantastic Friends and Frustrating Fabrics!

Linking up with Rebecca Lynne for TTT to share my thoughts of the past week. FIRST – Fantastic friends. One of my favourite things about blogging is all the friends I get to’meet’. It’s so nice to know there are people out there who will give a word of encouragement or a helpful suggestion, most […]

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Stars and Unicorns

Lucy mentioned, the other day, that she had chosen ‘challenge’ as her word of the year. I didn’t choose ‘challenge’ but it seems to have chosen me!   all together two usable elephants without balloons Today I’ve been trying to do some-thing with the Pernilla’s Journey. Before I bought it, I had it in mind to […]

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Winner!

The Winner of my Making Christmas 2011 Giveaway is: Random.Org  Pat said… I definitely linked to Making Christmas! Monday, January 09, 2012 Congratulations, Pat! You definitely did link to Making Christmas and your wonderful makes every week were a big encouragement to me. Please email me your address and I’ll get your prize in the post […]

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