I love making quilts. They take a long time for me to make as I hand stitch them. Each and every stitch. It forces me to sit still, instead of jumping up to finish another job. I listen to the children, help them with their homework, or just sit and […]
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May Day Cake and dancing
Bit late with my maypole cake, but nobody turned down a slice, based on it being a day late. Shh. I think I got away with it. Middle daughter helped me decorate the cake after school. While she filled me in on her day, we rolled out fondant icing and […]
Read moreA new handmade dress for me
I started making this dress a few years ago, to wear to a friend’s wedding. Not wishing to turn up in the same outfit as another guest, I always make a dress for special events. I once made two dresses in a week running up to a best friend’s wedding. […]
Read moreA garden all of their own
Sometimes it takes the enthusiasm of children to get a project going, around here. So true of our seed planting this year. They have been desperate to have their own plots and start sowing the seeds. I spotted a children’s gardening project from one of my very favourite bloggers NoBigDill. […]
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