Pretty
From Japanese pattern book: To pretty dress: A lovely cotton pique fabric from Spotlight with a grosgrain ribbon sash which is hand applied at the front and loose at the back for…
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Journal archive
April 2011
From the journal archive.
5 entries
A Little Problem with Red
I had a brainwave to use up my tiny stash of silk fabrics to make a little hexagon bassinet quilt and almost immediately started tacking this gorgeous red dupioni over some…
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X stitch
This is the cross stitch that I’ve been slaving over for a couple of weeks now. I found a link to the pattern on Needlework News an aggregator site for all things needlework (I’m…
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Musing
Time to capture some random thoughts! 1) today I used some freshly harvested kale from the garden, the plant doesn’t look fabulous with it’s moth holes and general neglect. But…
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Friday is sewing day
This is the first time I’ve been well enough to work in my sewing room since Christmas. It’s so nice to be back! Today I made a little lavender sachet and started compiling a…
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