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I likey a Lotta!
When The Echo range from Lotta Jansdotter first started hitting my screen I was absolutely smitten & just knew that I had to bag me some of that. So, when the e-mail marketing from Courtney at...
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A Lotta Blocks
These p(f)un titles just have to stop! I have now cut everything out ready to sew blocks together. I have made a good start tonight but am shattered & it's mum & dad's anniversary tomorrow...
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The blocks are done!
Okay the blocks are now done and laid out on the lounge floorFirst layout - not quite rightGetting better but too many similar blocks together on the bottom two rowsProbably what I'm settling on -...
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I did it!
Measures approx. 60" x 70"My Echo Quilt Top is finished & I am very pleased with it. Still plenty of my FQ stack left to make the back and some other bits and pieces too - am very much looking...
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2011 Sewing Accomplishments
I have seen photo mosaics popping up all over blogland now that the New Year is here and I thought it would be fun to make one of my own. It has surprised me just how much I've actually made this past...
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Finish-A-Long
I have seen posts popping up all over the place about the FAL and thought that maybe I should join inNot thinking I had much to do, when I really started thinking on, there are a few projects sitting...
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Making a Start!
Determined to carry on with my WIP's and having worked until midnight last night with Lianne, I don't have much energy to sit at the machine, which means that a little Sarahbobsquarepants hand quilting...
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Charity Shop Shopping
I popped to the local Charity Shop this morning to drop off some books I'd grudgingly cleared out this weekend (cookbooks - I have too many but find it so very hard to part with them!). Just look at...
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Fancy a Rainbow Charm Swap???
Emily is holding a second swap for those of us (that would be me!!) not quick enough to say "aye" to the first round. I am so excited. My first fabric swap. It's simple. Buy a yard of fabric in the...
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A Little Pot
I hadn't realised that I'd not yet shared this pot. I have made a few of these (see here for another I made). I made it last year, using scraps (which is great) and linen (which I adore) and straight...
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To Market, To Market, To Buy A Fat Pig..........
........home again, home again, jiggety jig! Whenever I think about making these, that rhyme goes around and around in my head! For the first time this year (!!) I found myself with a little spare time...
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I made a Mug Rug!
It uses some of my Echo scraps & some Osnaburg scraps. Inspired by a rug I found on PinterestThis one's a gift but I am definitely going to be making more. They are simple to make, a fabulous idea...
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I'm a Mouthy Stitcher!
I'm so excited to be part of this swap on Flickr! It's my first handmade swap and I am rather nervous but very excited at the prospect of making something specifically for someone else - someone else...
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Getting Started...................
I've made a start on my zippy pouch for my partner. It's been a fun process stalking her & getting to know her likes. I really hope I've got it right. I've gone for jewel tones on Osnaburg with...
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Self Indulgent!
Last night I finally cut into my much coveted Joel Dewberry Heirloom in Citrine. This is a range I had been lusting after for some time until a moment of weekness on a Saturday morning saw me trawling...
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Another Birthday, another Stacked Coin
I do love this pattern - it is definitely my "go to" pattern when whipping up a relatively quick present for someone. This one is for a lovely friend who needlessly spoilt my two at Christmas with some...
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A Squash & A Squeeze
A bit of an epic fail today. I sat very tired last night stitching together the front of my i-Pad cover. I hand stitched this afternoon the front and the back whilst the twins played with their new My...
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I just couldn't do it!
I just couldn't take that too tight iPad case to America with me. I hate flying - everything on my body swells & I get tetchy - Lianne will tell you! After the flight back from New York, I couldn't...
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I'm Back! And I've been a little Mouthy
It took a wee while to get over the jetlag from LA (which was a-maz-ing, by the way!!) and work, as always, has been mega busy, leaving me little energy to sew. However, I had my commitment to the...
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Foundation Piecing
Whilst researching for my mosaic for Mouthy Stitches, I came across this fabulous design and couldn't stop thinking about it.I've not used foundation piecing before but thought it might be worth giving...
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Gosh has it really been that long?
I can't quite believe how long I've left my blog, and indeed sewing! Life has been hectic in the extreme. Since I last posted, I've held a Scrapbooking Retreat, been to Paris, Chicago, celebrated my...
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A Charity Quilt
It's that time of year again. Our Retreat was a couple of weeks ago (this was, infact, our last Retreat for a while - it's just too much work for two with a busy shop & growing families)This year...
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The Weekender
We are having an extension built on the back of our house and the last 4 weeks have been very challenging, to say the least! I have not had much computer time and all my efforts have been put into...
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Emergency! Emergency!
We are off to EuroDisney on Monday & I was gathering together the medicines today and suddenly decided (as I do - last minute!) that we needed a zipper pouch to store them all in. And this is what...
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Shine Bright like a Diamond...........
I saw the most gorgeous cushion on Flickr a few weeks ago and pinned it on my Pinterest board for future inspiration. My inspirationThat image has been niggling at me since then so on Friday whilst I...
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