At the end of the year I treated myself to Laura Kemshalls Sketchbook Challenge. At times we all need a bit of a push to get going and this is going to be a great way to start the New Year. Yesterday I had a couple of hours to myself and I took the opportunityContinue reading “A New Sketchbook Started”
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Back to cutting up fabric
As usual, after a busy lesson on Wednesday, I ended up with a lot of half completed samples. Yesterday I took the opportunity to sew some of them together and am very pleased with how the blocks are going together and the pattern they are making The image below shows another variation that can beContinue reading “Back to cutting up fabric”
My Sewing Machine is Back – thank goodness.
Last week disaster struck and I broke a needle when finishing some placemats. Not a great disaster but when I changed the needle and re-threaded the machine something fell from the area around the needle shaft. Due to the pandemic, my machine didn’t get its usual service last year, and it was now telling meContinue reading “My Sewing Machine is Back – thank goodness.”
12th Night and Three Kings Day
January 5th, or Twelfth Night, is by tradition the time for the Christmas decorations to be taken down. I find it quite a sad day in our household as all the decorations are packed away for another year. Walls and corners or room seem bare as the garlands and the tree are taken down. RoomsContinue reading “12th Night and Three Kings Day”
Arpilleras
In my studio I have a design inspiration wall. This is where I display some of the embroideries that I have collected over my years in textiles. This year I am going to share some of them with you The first is an Arpilleras which I purchased approximately 25 years ago, when we had aContinue reading “Arpilleras”
2021
Happy New Year. We have been sent photos of Bobbie’s first Christmas and it was wonderful to see her open her presents by video link. As we thought, she was far more interested in the wrapping to start with, but with help from her young cousins enjoyed her new toys. We still have some giftsContinue reading “2021”
Happy New Years Eve
Happy New Year Eve. Although it has been a strange year it seems to have flown by and here we are on the cusp of 2021. Unfortunately we can’t get together as usual but we can still meet up virtually to share our love of patchwork & quilting. The Ambleside quilt a long, block aContinue reading “Happy New Years Eve”
How to eat an Elephant
As the saying goes – In small bites. The Elephant in question is the mess I have made of my studio in trying to clear out all the unwanted hand and machine embroidery items. Today I actually started putting things back on the shelves but still feel that I have taken on too much. NextContinue reading “How to eat an Elephant”
Merryneum
I love the lexicographer Suzie Dent from Countdown. She recently tweeted Merryneum as her (unofficial) word of the day. This is the blurry space between Christmas and New Year. Today (Monday) we entered into Merryneum as our Christmas celebration was delayed by a couple of days. Christmas day started out ok. Not our usual largeContinue reading “Merryneum”
Christmas Eve – Looking forward to 2021
It’s finally time to take a break and to sit down with a glass and piece of my mothers Christmas cake. The decorations are up, gifts wrapped and vegetables peeled ready for tomorrow, all the parcels posted and have arrived (thank goodness ). It has been a busy few days, and I now have timeContinue reading “Christmas Eve – Looking forward to 2021”
Bev Mayo 