I’ve been making good progress on my latest hexagon patchwork. Out of the 39 patchwork flowers I need to make, I’ve completed 24. Most of the hexis were ready to use. Some had to be cut out of half made patchworks, that I had abandoned. Some had to be cut […]
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My next hexagon quilt starts here
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 […]
Read moreAlphabetPhoto: 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 […]
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