I was given these fabric panels with springtime images on them and also some Easter ribbon. I prefer to use found and given materials and now that we know that sustainability is essential I’m even more keen to use supplies which have been passed on to me or discarded. There…
I had a large amount of half square triangles which were offcuts from quilts I had made previously. It’s fun to make a bonus quilt and it’s satisfying to use leftover pieces from former projects. It appeals to my enjoyment of up-cycling and recycling. I made this quilt during Lockdown…
In all the projects I made this year I was interested in using materials that I already had. In this piece of work I used a bag of offcuts of fabric which had Bondaweb on the back of them left over from creating lettering for banners which I have previously…
Made a unicorn cake. It's a piñata, it's full of sweets! Lots of unicorn love Melanie Xx
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…
Our building project has come on marvellously and it is quite fantastic not to be living in a building site anymore. We are well in to the decoration phase now. The car park at the front has been slabbed with beautiful Indian stone. It's immense! I got this tin bath…
Melanie Makes Meringues