I have a bag of patchwork hexagons left over from my last quilt. I have umm-ed and ah-ed about how to use them. They are an assortment of about 12 different fabrics. Every now and again, I get them out, clear the kitchen table and make patterns with them. Each […]
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AlphabetPhoto: N is for nametapes
It’s that time of year again. New school uniform is 85% organized. Old uniform is in a pile waiting to have nametapes removed, with the unpicker at the ready. Three clutches of nametapes are waiting by the needle and thread. It’s time to sew on the nametapes. I have always […]
Read moreBlast from the Past
Stitchin’ and listen’. I can thank my school friend Vicky, and her brother, for introducing me to “The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy”. She lent me her brother’s cassette tapes of the original radio programme. When I should have been revising for A’Levels, I listened over and over again […]
Read moreDragon Wings
The note from school said that they were making dragon heads, but if parents would like to make dragon wings, they were more than welcome. This is the kind of note that a mother, that sews, loves. LOVES. My head filled with different design options. I mentally went through my […]
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