This is dough for making lussekatter, Swedish saffron buns. I am not Swedish but about ten years ago I started making these buns every year in December and it has become one of my favourite…
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Do you remember, way back in Feb/March 2021 when I shared a free pattern in a blog post, mid pandemic (and yes, covid is still here), expressing how I felt about, you know, everything? “eveerything…
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It is almost the season to start thinking about projects for 2026. Especially if you have been thinking about making a temperature project. Maybe a quilt or an embroidery or a scarf that records the…
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A few weeks ago, I randomly came across a video on YouTube: Let’s Talk Morning Make by Cheryl Arkison. The basic idea is that you make something for fifteen minutes every morning, before you do…
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Earlier this year I shared that I was going to make a replica of the quilt in Phil’s b&b bedroom in the film Groundhog Day. In January I made a pattern for the quilt and…
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One of my favourite things is when people get in touch to share their finished projects from one of my patterns. Shannon recently sent me such and email and I was so excited to see…
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Three weeks ago we had to say goodbye to our darling Blake. His quality of life had declined, with worsening arthritis. And after an operation on his right eye (he had the same operation on…
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I just laid out the next section of my Denyse Schmidt hexagon quilt. Section six! And it is the second row. It feels like it is starting to take the shape of the quilt that…
View PostI just laid out the next section of my Denyse Schmidt hexagon quilt. Section six! And it is the second row. It feels like it is starting to take the shape of the quilt that…
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