Baby Chevrons progress
These have been sitting around in a poly-bag for far too long, all trimmed and ready to go, so I finally got up the enthusiasm (and floor space!) to lay out, join and quilt them:This is the final...
View ArticlePlay Craft’s Equal – CUTTING! SEWING!
See here and here for my previous posts about using Play Craft’s Equal. I love these fabrics, they’re so SPARKLY! (Even if my cutting and ironing boards are now covered in glitter.) Anyway, these are...
View ArticlePlay Craft’s Equal – Piecing!
Look what I did! Check out those points! IT WORKS!!! *excited flailing* I mean yes, I did a bunch of calculations to be as sure as I could be that it *would* work, but it’s still nice to find that...
View ArticlePlay Craft’s Equal – Top finished! Quilting?
YESSSSSSSS! All those triangles, all together! So pleased with this one! For reference, here’s the original image I’ve been working on, created from Equal by Play Crafts (and thank you to Lori for...
View ArticleFinished Things!!!
And on a more cheerful note, squee! Finished things! (That are gifts, as it happens.) Reversible table runner We have here a table runner for my aunt and uncle; they came down for a quick visit the...
View ArticleJapan Fan Club – FINISHED!
This is my proud face: It’s taken over a year, but at last mum’s new Japanese-style door curtain is finished! (Ummm, just in time for us to move out of the house it’s useful in, but oh well!)...
View ArticleSuddenly, A Bag
It’s my sister’s birthday tomorrow. I made her a bag. It’s a slightly modified version of the Two-Zip Hipster from Dog Under My Desk. The pattern went together pretty well, despite the fact that I...
View ArticlePatchy the Easter Bear
My niece is a bit too young for Easter eggs, even if she didn’t have a dairy allergy. I decided to finish off the teddy I was making for her instead.I started him before Christmas, and did quite well...
View ArticleHow Not to Do a Commission
Follow these hot tips for an authentically frustrating and stressful experience! First, make sure the client is a friend of a family member – this means that backing out or saying “no” is that bit...
View ArticleBlock Party
I mentioned my plan to make squishy foam alphabet blocks for my niece’s first birthday a few weeks ago, and at last here are the finished articles! They were a lot of fun to make – I went to town with...
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