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Big Knit 2013 25 Aug 2013 | 08:17 pm
It's getting towards the end of the school holidays and so I'm thinking about The Big Knit. The Big Knit is organised by Innocent Smoothies and raises money for Age UK. Knitters are encouraged to mak...
Meet 'La Gomme' .... 20 Aug 2013 | 09:26 pm
It's been a while since I've entered a Spoonflower competition, but I spotted a post about their back-to-school pencil case contest and had to give it a go! I love designing 'cut and sew' fabric kits....
Cat Bag 19 Aug 2013 | 10:13 pm
When we went to the Festival of Quilts my daughter picked out this fabulous cat fabric from the Eternal Maker stall. It's too heavy for her patchwork so she asked me to make her a bag that she could ...
Wingspan and Hydrangeas 18 Aug 2013 | 11:19 pm
Today I've blocked my Wingspan shawl, and a warm, breezy afternoon means it's all ready for wearing! This design has been such fun to knit, and not too hard on the grey matter. I knitted some of thi...
Box Dress 14 Aug 2013 | 06:46 pm
I've been sewing again! This time the result was much quicker! After reading a review on Tilly Walnes' blog Tilly And The Buttons, I invested in a copy of Stylish Dress Book by Yoshiko Tsukioro. This ...
Festival Of Quilts 11 Aug 2013 | 10:39 pm
The Festival Of Quilts is a huge exhibition which takes place at the NEC in Birmingham every August. It's a mixture of quilts on display, competition and opportunity to buy lots of fabric, threads etc...
Shorts 9 Aug 2013 | 02:03 am
Ok, so I finished these at the tail end of last week, but I've not had much blogging time for the past few days! I finally finished the shorts I was making for my daughter ... and she loves them. It'...
Work In Progress ... 3 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
This week has been quite a creative one ... lots of sketchbook work, some designs uploaded to my Spoonflower shop and lots of fabric washed, ironed and patterns cut out. I've still tried to find some ...
IKEA - Paper Shop 2 Aug 2013 | 12:36 pm
I love IKEA, I love the fact that there are always little things you can treat yourself too - you don't always have to walk out with a bookcase or a sofa! Normally I buy scissors, sewing thread and fa...
Thunder Herb Hay 29 Jul 2013 | 06:36 pm
Another Lunar month and another theme for some design work ... and maybe some knitting - although I still have three Lunar projects that need to be finished!! This month is Thunder Herb Hay, and here ...
