Yesterday, the sun was streaming through my sewing room’s windows and for the first time this year, I felt the call to do a bit of dressmaking. My sewing room is the old wash house. We did it up a few years back, but it’s not the cosiest room, so […]
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Slow sewing
I used to make my own bread. It was fun, until it became a chore. Up to that point, I enjoyed the process. Preparing my work area. Seeing the ingredients turn from bitsy to smooth dough, and then bread. The joy of watching my family enjoy it. Yes, it fed […]
Read moreDear Daughter: About being Positive
Dear Daughter I’m back with another quilt block and letter. Your Dear Daughter quilt is growing. As is the clutch of letters. I really like this patchwork block. It’s called Rosebud. Somehow I’ve managed to flip the pattern over, which I’m fine with. Eye catching isn’t it? The red against […]
Read more“Every home should have a marmalade day” – Mrs Brown
(cross-stitched jam labels for marmalade) I love how marmalade looks in a jar. Warm and colourful. Like a piece of amber. This weekend, we had our marmalade day. Middle and Youngest loved helping for the first time. Especially when it came to squeezing the oranges and cutting the rinds into […]
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