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Dragon Hide 3
This is the third dragon hide in my series with my Grate Frend, Beatriz Acevedo. I am aiming for 25, but we’ll see how far I get. This one is made from a bag of beads I got for three pounds in a sale...
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New quilting design
I have been working on a project with the wonderful Paula Hyde at Manchester Business School which has involved making pieces together. This is the second stage of the one Paula started: Hers is the...
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Still more applique
This piece is backed onto some curtain interlining and then washed in hot water to give it a vintage feel. This particular interlining seems to turn into tungsten steel when you give it this...
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Brunel Broderers’ Exhibition at Newark Park
On my recent visit to Newark Park I was lucky enough to see the Brunel Broderer’s exhibition, which was of work made in response to the house and gardens. I really hate singling people out in...
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Moon quilt
This is my most recently finished quilt. It isn’t the greatest photo of it because I thought I could either wait until I could get a great shot or write the post and the latter won. There are a few...
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Red Rabbits
I am starting in the middle a bit with things here. This is the second quilt in a series, and I have yet to blog about the first, but I am aware that it has been a while since I posted anything and...
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A small thing
This is short post about this very small piece which measures about six inches by four inches. It is made on a piece of old quilt with needle-turned appliqué. The appliqué is mainly done with plain...
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A good read
I haven’t done much in the way of recommending quilting books, but this is one worth looking at, not because I particularly want to make three fabric quilts, but because it has a really good...
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Imagine my surprise when…
I bought a copy of Mollie Makes last week to pass the time when I was on a train and was interested to see the following article: That looks interesting, I thought, just my sort of thing. As I read...
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I recently went on a really great workshop organised by Selvedge magazine. It was called a ‘Craft Spa Day’ and was held in Bloomsbury. Selvedge, by the way is a fantastic magazine. It has the most...
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