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
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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