all patched up

I thought I’d make another puppy doll, this time with a patch over the eye. Unfortunately, a millimetre too thin, and the legs turned into a bit of an ordeal to turn right side out. A case of “death by chopstick” … Continue reading

current crush

I got an email from Marimekko yesterday. One of those promotional things that I must, at some point, have signed up to receive, but which normally I just ignore. But this time, I didn’t. Because I fell in love, right … Continue reading

a vintage friendship

So, the Festival of Quilts was not just about quilts. Obviously, it was about quilting supplies too. Everywhere you looked there was a hugely brisk trade in fabrics, wadding, gadgets, novelties, buttons, sewing machines, and just about every other quilting-sewing-crafting-associated … Continue reading

festival of quilts

I don’t really consider myself a quilter. I’ve dabbled. But really, when it comes to proper quilting, I’m just a spectator. I love to see other people’s quilting, and to admire other people’s quilts. Which is exactly what I did … Continue reading

wine o’clock & cold tea

When I started making this, it was going to be another Dobbit. And so it is, although this dobbit-y thing is more doggity than rabbity – on purpose, I hasten to add. I got as far as completing the body and face, apart … Continue reading

fairy tale

Once upon a summertime, a plan was hatched. But as some plans do, this plan kind of stalled a bit. The plan was to make a fairy doll. Things started well. But there were things about the fairy doll that needed to be worked out. … Continue reading