I think an update on my lockdown quilt project is overdue – and I need a bit of help with some quilty quandaries! I have been doing a little of one or more of the different processes involved each day, … Continue reading
quilty quandaries
Category Archives: textiles
craft as therapy (or: how to use patchwork to stay sane and hopefully find your flow)
It’s been a while since I posted last, round about the time lockdown started. I said then that I was going to go on making the small things that I make, whether or not anyone was in a position to … Continue reading
scrap festival 2020
I love the idea of Ann Wood’s scrap festival. Because let’s face it, what fabric addict doesn’t love getting a bag of scraps in the post – and for free?! All you had to do to join in with the … Continue reading
hair of the dog
I rarely buy fabric these days. But having run out of the scraps of vintage bear fabric (as used in the little bear below) that I picked up in a de-stash sale, and having such a limited supply of the … Continue reading
buns in the oven
When I say buns in the oven, I don’t mean I’ve been baking. And I certainly don’t mean the other kind either! I’m talking about rabbits. This week I started out trying to see if I could make a bear from … Continue reading
squirrelled away
As anyone who has been in my house will know, I have a lot of fabrics squirrelled away. They live in two cabinets in the rear half of the living room. Well, in two cabinets, several large wicker baskets and … Continue reading