One good thing about this enforced home stay is that even the mending pile, suddenly offers some welcome relief from the monotony of the daily routine. We’re doing ok, we have room to disperse and not be in each other’s pockets unless we want to but even so the ‘openendness’ of the whole affair can …
I’ve been trying to be really busy trying not to think too much and I got to the point I am actually all caught up with the laundry (and the ironing!)… and don’t think that’s ever happened before so yesterday I was almost bored and felt quite bereft at the sight of silent washing machine. …
I don’t know why I do this to myself… but the moment the calendar gets busier, the to do lists longer… my brain tricks me into thinking that I can do MORE and I can MAKE things… Yeah right. I should be laying in the bath in the dark with only a candle and some …
My cousin has the most gorgeous baby daughter. Seriously ovary-twitching cute. She’s soooo cute as a matter of fact that I made her a 2nd quilt and she’s not even one. I was asked to make more of a floor mat than a quilt, really thick and insulated for winter playing on hard floors. The …
I was running errands on foot on the hottest day of the year so far so when I passed the city museum, with his cool inviting atrium… it was a no brainer! I love The Wilson, it’s always beautifully curated, the permanent gallery is very interesting and it has an amazing shop full of beautifully …
I feel totally restless at the moment… cabin feverish too. My hands are itching to make things but I lack the inspiration and the focus for anything and it’s driving me insane. My studio is a mess because I’m not happy how the space is working… I need to make a corner for studying and …
“Oops she did again…” Last night I had a gorgeous night in the company of lovely women making Christmas Wreaths. Yeah I know… you just can’t have too many, I don’t care what you say. There green branches everywhere… First we had a lesson, which made me realise that the old ‘glue gun manoeuvre’ is …
It’s fair to say I love a door wreath. Christmas is a special time of the year for doors too, not just people and I try making one every year, it’s rare that I see one I really love, a few years ago I bought a giant live/gree one from Daylesford which was just divine… …
I did, I collected all mismatched napkins and made them all part of one big blue family. I used this little tub to dye 600gr worth of fabric and the colour is really intense, I’m really really happy with the result. All you do is wet your fabric – I ran a short rinse cycle …
You know the saying… When it rains, it pours? Yeah.. that… for months I wondered aimlessly trying to get things started and not really knowing what to do and then when I decided to go back to college (albeit part time) bang!! I get asked for commission quilts and macrame hangers and friends want to …
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