This morning I created a design for a patchwork and appliqué Christmas stocking, for the Christmas sewing workshop on 9th November. It’s lined with red and…
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On Wednesday I met my new beginners – what a lovely group of people! It was so much fun, explaining the basics, helping them to set…
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I spent the afternoon planning and making a Christmas cushion. I wanted to create something quite simple, and with the effect of free machine appliqué, but…
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For the last week, we’ve had two lovely Australians staying here, learning about Pattern Adapting – dart manipulation, creating/disposing of fullness, creating Princess lines and yokes.…
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One of the ladies who attended my Bargello workshop on 5th September has sent me a photograph of er finished quilt and it’s stunning! The way…
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Here are some photos from yesterday’s Bargello workshop! It was an intense day – lots of sewing, pressing and playing with colours – but the results…
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I had a bit of a late-summer “spring” clean of my studio yesterday, with the help of my husband, then re-arranged the tables temporarily ready for…
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There’s a fantastic warehouse just over an hour’s drive from here, where they sell a fantastic range of different fabrics AND have two separate, huge warehouses…
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I don’t often have time to do much hand stitching, which is a pity because (a) I enjoy it and (b), as I said in my…
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I hadn’t made a Bargello quilt until June, when I made two of them and I was worried I’d forgotten the finer points of making one!…