Dear Daughter Another letter. Another quilt block. This time I’ve chosen the Basket Weave block. Straight forward, yet, hints of more. I imagine it as a small detail from a basket, which is holding apples or a sewing project. The perfect structure for whatever I need to carry. Always at […]
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The return of the VW Camper van shirt
Final Summer sewing completed, this weekend. Too late for this Summer, but I like to think I’m well ahead for next year. Any long term readers of my blog would be forgiven for thinking that this shirt seems slightly familiar. Mmm. It is. Back in 2013, I made a smaller […]
Read moreWhen sewing and education collide
If you have school age children, then there is a strong likelihood that you have one or two education posters around the house. Times tables, maps, french verbs, numbers and letters, human body etc. The sort that can be found in most classrooms. At one time or another, we too […]
Read moreA homemade birthday blouse
While I add the finishing touches to my latest sewing project, I admit, I do ponder about the best place to photograph it. Take the latest blouse I’ve made for Eldest. It’s floral. I couldn’t help thinking that a beautiful garden in full, flamboyant bloom would fit the bill. So. […]
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