22
Dec 2023
Happy Winter Solstice
The Wheel of The Year keeps turning and now we are back at the Winter Solstice. The motif in my 2023 Wheel embroidery is almost finished. It will be so lovely to see the whole…
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21
Dec 2023
Trying Tatreez Embroidery
A cross stitch project I started a little while ago. Or rather, a little test because I didn’t have a piece of cross stitch suitable fabric that is large enough. I’ll buy that in the…
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15
Dec 2023
Pattern on Sale: Alphabet Stitch Sampler
The Alphabet Stitch Sampler pattern is on sale at the moment, 25% off and you don’t need a code! I loved making this sampler and it is the perfect ‘do one per day’ because it…
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11
Dec 2023
Recipe: Vegan Lussekatter – Saffron Lucia Buns
For several years I have had a new tradition: for breakfast on December 13th, St Lucia’s day, I make these Swedish saffron buns called lussekatter. They are really delicious. And the most delightful yellow colour!…
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04
Nov 2023
Appliqué Protests
I have been making these…protest appliqués over the past few months. I have ideas for many more. Living in Tory Britain leaves us with plenty to protest against… I am not sure what to do…
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01
Nov 2023
Happy Samhain!
It is time for the next instalment in the 2023 Wheel of The Year stitchalong. I have really been looking forward to stitching this on because I had planned on using the battlement filling stitch.…
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It is time for the next instalment in the 2023 Wheel of The Year stitchalong. I have really been looking forward to stitching this on because I had planned on using the battlement filling stitch.…
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30
Oct 2023
Revived Hexagon Quilt
I started working on a hexagon quilt, using only Denyse Schmidt fabrics, in 2013. Twenty Thirteen! The picture above shows pretty much the sum total of how far I got with that project. Since then,…
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27
Oct 2023
Baking Panis Quadratus
Something a bit different from my usual posts… I baked a panis quadratus! Bread in the style of Ancient Rome! I don’t know why it has never occurred to me that you could do that.…
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