The Red Wren

Sewing and Craft

Mobiles

Project: Bird mobiles (2) Started: July 2008 Expected completion: ASAP! Descprition: Bird mobile #1 is for my friend’s daughter. I made one for another friend last year, but never finished this one. I have to unpick the birds and blanket stitch them, then hang them from the ring. I originally had them hanging from dowel, but I want never happy with it. Bird mobile #2 is for my new cousin. It will be different from #1 because instead of making birds, I’m going to cut around the  ...

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Jonquils

Bulbs in winter. I heart them. 1. Jonquils, 2. Jonquils, 3. Jonquil, 4. Jonquils in June If my jonquils are half as pretty as these I’ll be very happy indeed.

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Kitty!

This little Kitty Kat was given to a friend for her daughter’s birthday last week.I used Cherrykin’s Calico Kitty pattern for the body- very easy and quite successful if I do say so myself! The clothes are just whipped up out of some corduroy and felt. There was going to be shoes  ...

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Tea time?

I could look at tea cups all day. 1. China Tea Cup, 2. Tea cup swap #2, 3. Dainty Tea Cups, 4. strainer, 5. Fancy A Cuppa?, 6. scones and tea, 7. Vintage Tea Cup, 8. Vintage Afternoon Tea: tins, 9. A New Tea Cup

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