One of the unwelcome changes that I find has come upon me as I get older is that I get stressed about things. I didn’t used to. Yesterday I did something that made me very stressed indeed. I applied for … Continue reading
Category Archives: craftyness
patchwork pretties
I’d been meaning to make some nine-patch cushions for a while. I got a bit “cushioned out” a while ago and couldn’t quite bring myself to make any cushions of any sort. I thought a bit of inspiration was called … Continue reading
commissioned
Some fabrics I find incredibly difficult to cut into. I hoard them away and rarely even look at them. But not this one. Having snipped into it straight away to make a modflowska cushion (thank you Sue for naming them!) the … Continue reading
out of the blue
I still can’t quite believe it, but yesterday, for the second time, I was offered vintage fabric free, gratis and for nothing by a total stranger. The offer came from Pam, who had seen my thrift of the day on … Continue reading
the apples of my eye
So… finally, I have some new jewellery bits in the pipeline! These are the first of a new line of apple-shaped loveliness, destined to be pendants hung on pretty vintage fabrics. I also have some pale wood apples on their … Continue reading
bermuda triangle
Yesterday was not a good day, sewing-wise. I was working at a disadvantage from the start, having sliced open my finger on a kitchen knife in the washing up bowl the previous evening. This made the job of stuffing pincushions … Continue reading