I started this embroidery sometime last year, using odds and ends of threads. But also using some of the Weeks Dye threads I bought last year. Which, as you can probably see, are not colourfast.…
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When I was a Festival of Quilts last year, I bought some fabrics (I mean, it would be rude not to?!) and one of the fat quarters was this one with the red flowers. I…
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I got the idea that I would select a photo from each month of 2025, as a way of looking back. Taking stock? Maybe I’ll start a new tradition here on the blog? If I…
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For years I have wanted to make a quilt for my sister. For logistical reasons it just hasn’t been possible: it’s really expensive to send a quilt to the US; whenever I have seen her…
View PostFor years I have wanted to make a quilt for my sister. For logistical reasons it just hasn’t been possible: it’s really expensive to send a quilt to the US; whenever I have seen her…
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We decided not to decorate for Christmas this year. Although I did want a bit of Christmas hygge, so I pulled out the Christmas quilt and some Christmas-y cushion covers. And I filled this little…
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As the label says, this is my finished Wheel of The Year textile book for 2025. I bought the fabric on the cover at the start of the year, thinking that I would use it…
View PostAs the label says, this is my finished Wheel of The Year textile book for 2025. I bought the fabric on the cover at the start of the year, thinking that I would use it…
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For years I have wanted to become better at knitting. And by better I mean moving beyond basic and safe combinations of knit and purl stitches. The two main things I would like to learn…
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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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