Tea pouches have been my go-to small gift to make for friends for a while. Ayumi Takahashi's pattern is ingenious and fun to sew. I made a parliament of owl tea pouches (love a collective noun me!). [caption id="attachment_714" align="aligncenter" width="3024"] Festive tea pouches.[/caption] I recently visited Eternal Maker in Chichester,…
There is something nostalgic about American diner pies, even though I grew up in East Sussex. I think it comes from the films I watched when I was growing up. I remember when a broke Kenickie asks Rizzo if she's got a couple of quarters so that they can split…
I've had an idea for a business, it's something I could consider setting up when I've retired. It needs a catchier name but for now I am calling it "Finishing Other People's Projects". All those projects started with the best of intention now languishing in plastic bags in cupboards and…
I got this fox sleep mask kit from Lucky Dip Club subscription box some time ago (love a subscription box, me!). I decided to make it for my best friend's daughter, she is a student and I used to adore receiving mail when I was a student. The mask is…
I recently finished a quilt for my friend's birthday. I wanted to make a traditional Irish design as she has an affinity for Ireland and all things Irish and I chose to make a single Irish chain quilt. I made it more contemporary by using a mix of low volume…
Recently my sister and I travelled to Stockholm to visit the Swedish side of our family. We had not seen them, in person, for eighteen years. We had a wonderful time and we stayed at our cousin Vendela's home where we received such warm hospitality. We wanted to get her…
When I had finished the Swoon quilt that I made last summer I had lots of half square triangles left over, HSTs as we call them in the world of quilt making (love a TLA, me. Three letter acronym, that is!). I had a browse through Pinterest for quilt…
I have been a volunteer podiatrist at the Salvation Army Citadel in my town for coming up to ten years. The Citadel now has a dedicated medical room and was in need of some equipment, there was a pre-used static treatment couch which the volunteers and clients were grateful to…
I wanted to make a quilt for my youngest son's 18th birthday as I had for his elder brother a couple of years ago. I decided to make a t-shirt quilt using his old school uniforms from his infant, junior and senior schools and also some summer camp t-shirts. I used…
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