cool, nice, fun!

I think I must work best to deadlines… In fact, I know I do. It’s not that I don’t plan ahead, I do – I just usually know exactly how late I can reasonably leave stuff and still get it … Continue reading

three-way collaboration

Commissions are always a collaborative affair. When someone asks me to make them something to their specifications, there’s usually a good few email messages fly back and forth before all the details are agreed and settled. It’s important to make … Continue reading

summer sale

So the summer is properly here. The school holidays have begun and lad and I have been gallivanting, making the most of the lovely weather. Today we went to the river with friends to lark about and picnic. It was … Continue reading

tennis elbow grease

It seems that tennis can be conducive to work. I’ve been putting off taking photographs all week. Well, the weather has been nice, and I’ve either been wanting to be outdoors, or else busy in other ways. But the tennis … Continue reading

jolly sophisticated

I ran up a couple of cushions yesterday. I haven’t made any plain cushions (as opposed to character cushions) for a while, but having taken a peek at my stock it seemed that although I was well endowed in most … Continue reading

paw proofed

I have been busy this weekend. Working on commissions. My sister is a lover of my vintage fabrics, so amongst the commissions on my to do list are a number of items for her own personal shopping list. Including these two … Continue reading