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Visit Your Local Quilt Shop

Tomorrow is Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day. As part of the day bloggers have been encouraged to join in a blog tour and write about their favourite independently owned local store. Did you know ...

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2013 – where to begin?

I had planned to do a wrap up post of 2012 complete with photo mosaics of everything I made.. but I’ve lost a bit of enthusiasm for it. Instead I’m going to share my crafty highlights for 2012. ...

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Winter Wonderland Cushions

Finished! A pair of dresden plate cushions using prints from Aneela Hoey’s ‘Cherry Christmas’ range. These are my first dresden plate blocks and they are fun to do. I wasn’t overly precise with ...

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Walking in a Winter Wonderland

More like sweating on a hot Summer’s day, but we can dream. I put aside making things for other people and the shop for a few hours this week and made myself some cushions. I’d had this fabric ...

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The end of October, Halloween, and Batticus

It’s Halloween! I don’t really celebrate, but I’m not adverse to trick or treaters and think the day is a bit of fun. I did manage to whip Elijah up a Halloween Bat called Batticus in time for ...

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Jingle Bells

Today’s task; pre-washing piles of Christmas fabric. blogtoberfest 25/31

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Christmas supplies

I’m feeling the Christmas spirit with the arrival of these tiny trees and bakers twine today. blogtoberfest 19/31

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The end is near

Finally finishing off the last of the binding on my coaster sets. Fortunately none of these orders have a pressing deadline. A few other things going on in the background limited my sewing time ...

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Felt Storage

Yesterday I received a lovely basket from a friend for my birthday. She thought it might be useful to store craft bits and pieces in. My first thought was fabric scraps, my second was much ...