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New Year’s Day Doll 2016
If you have read this blog fairly often, you might know that every year I make a doll on New Year’s Day. The idea is to say something about the year that has passed or the one that is to come. Last...
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Trio of dolls
These dolls are made from Jess Brown‘s book, The Making of a Rag Doll. Her dolls are really ‘arty’. They look like the sort of thing Miss Haversham might have sitting next to the crumbling wedding...
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Teeny tiny sewing machine
I have just come back from a long weekend break in Spain. While we were there we had a less than successful stay in Murcia, where the Medieval Historian had been many years previously. Sadly,...
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Frome Vintage Textiles Market
I spent most of Saturday morning at a vintage textile market in Frome. This was a mistake, as it is always a wallet-hoovering occasion when I meet old fabric in a commercial setting. I spent rather...
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Thinking about the stash
I had a very interesting conversation last week with a group of women women talking about ‘The Stash’. This is a subject which quilters will always talk about with great enthusiasm, and I thought I...
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Cossacks for Christmas
I can’t imagine that many of you are interested in my Christmas decorations, but just in case you are, here we go. This year they are minimalist to say the least. I have had a lot going on and...
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Maria, Hen Empress of all the Russias
If you have been following my blog for a bit, you will know that every New Year’s Day I make a doll which either says something about the past year, or about the one coming up. My rule is that it has...
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After a recent blog, a friend asked me if I were being sponsored because I mentioned brand names and suppliers so often. She meant it as a joke, but I started to think about why I do usually say...
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A word to the wise
Another very quick post to say that these fantastic big sequins are back in stock in branches of Tiger. I bought five packs because I was so upset when they went out of stock last time.
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A joyful piece from leftovers
If you have read previous posts on this blog, you will know that I hate throwing things away. I also like to make other projects with the leftovers of previous pieces. This little wallhanging is a...
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