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Cutting + sticking + sewing + baking. My creative life.

Disappearing Scraps Quilt

I used fabric from my stash and a lot of material I got at last summer's Fat Quarterly Retreat to make this quilt. I entered some material in to an "ugly fabric swap" at the retreat, the fabric I put in was hideous but what I pulled out was beautiful.…

It’s a Small World After All.

It's very satisfying, I've completed a whole bed quilt. As this quilt is a Christmas present I feel that I am ahead of myself. It's made of pink and blue hexagons using the English paper piecing technique. Last year I asked a fellow quiltmaker on Instagram what the acronym EPP…

New Term, New Lobster

The blank canvas of a new term! Started back at Committed to Cloth at the beginning of September and it was good to be back after a summer break. Screen printed some lobsters with the thermofax screen of my sister's lobster design. I used screen inks instead of dyes and rolled…

Secret Breakers

The Secret Breakers series of books is written by my friend Helen. We met at Noah's Ark baby group where Helen led the singing (brilliantly!). Our babies are now almost seventeen years old and the stories Helen wanted to tell are now available to all as with much hard work,…

Finished At Last!

Well, this was a long haul! I dyed and printed the fabrics for this wall hanging at Committed to Cloth. My intention was to learn to piece a single curve.On the design board.The machine quilting took a long time.And pulling the threads in on the back of the piece seemed…

Owl Post

Oh, I miss Harry Potter. My family waited on tenterhooks for a new installment every year or two. Hedwig, the owl, swooping in to Hogwarts dining hall to deliver another important owl post. I recently sent an owl post of my own (although I did send it by Royal Mail!)…

Christmas Makes 2012

So this is a few shots of the things I made for Christmas 2012.......Christmas stocking for our neighbours.Christmas cupcakes - recipe from The Hummingbird Bakery Cake DaysBookmark for my MumGingerbread cupcakes - recipe also from The Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days. It's a good book for seasonal ideas!Old-fashioned chocolate cake (with…

Committed to Cloth – June 2012

The best laid plans of mice and Melanie don't always come to pass. I had wanted to have a nice relaxing breakfast at the Vintage Tea House before I arrived at my monthly 'Stitch with Intent' day at Committed to Cloth but due to slow moving traffic on the M25…

Swedish Style

My parents recently returned from visiting my aunt and uncle in Sweden. My Mum just gave me a parcel of gorgeous fabric that my aunt and uncle sent over for me. I am 'over the moon' and I can't wait to start using it. Have a look below at the…

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