log cabin slippers = cozy toes
My feet are warm and snug in log cabin slippers, it's like having a little quilt for your toes! I used Ayumi's clever pattern from Stitch Magazine (Summer 2011). You can get a PDF of the...
parenting by a fabric loving mum
I was picking out fabrics for a new project today, a job I would normally do when the little one is napping but today she didn't so she joined in. Obviously I could have waited until later...
cracking the WIPs
A friend recently commissioned me to use some Emily Peacock needlepoint kits her friend had finished and make them into cushions. Her friend stitched the panels so beautifully and sadly has...
fabric destash
I have decided to join in #thegreatfabricdestash but here on the blog because I'm still getting used to Instagram and not everyone uses it! I have some larger pieces, FQs and a...
my Monday
Fabric found it's way into my coffee and I rescued it. Yes I searched the shelves for the 'mum' can! Enjoying an evening of EPP hexagons. Tomorrow I will be having a little...
baby baby baby
So my stall at the PTA fair didn't make me or the school a fortune but I sold a few little bits, had lots of admirers (of the stall not me - although one parent said she thought I was a student...
random conversation with the kids
The other day the kids and I were having one of those strange conversations that seem very grown up but could only happen when talking to children. You know how they ask those deep and meaningful...
I LOVE my cross stitch
I'm preparing for another PTA summer fete this Friday and have made lots of little things to sell. I was originally planning on making some of Hadley's beautiful key fobs but as I was ordering...
Minerva Crafts Meet Up
On Saturday I had a much needed day out on my own and headed to the Minerva Crafts Meet Up day. Minerva Crafts is based in Darwen, Lancashire and it's huge!! They sponsor my blog and I've...