Sewing

Old crafts, new appeal…

Am I the only one who looks at clothes and thinks ‘love that, but not at THAT price’? I had one of those moments this week when I found...

Spring quilt and summer embroidery

Amy Hammond and I have a lot in common… Obviously I’m not married to a nothing like as retired as he claims he wants to be spy, and I...

Happy Quiltmas and a Crafty New Year!

For me, a big part of the fun of Christmas is the preparation. Making the cake. Organising the presents. Finding and taste-testing new...

Someday is now...

The first lockdown in England was scary in some ways, and incredible in others, at least for people who had to shield (as I still do,...

Stitch by stitch

I write a lot about quilting and sewing because it’s a massive part of my life. Some people meditate to relax. I sew or cook or garden...

A very, very simple pleasure...

I'm immunosuppressed due to rheumatoid arthritis so my world changed drastically when Covid arrived because not only doesn't the vaccine...

Someday, Sunday...

As you guys know, my life took me off down a strange path and a lot of things got put on hold for a while. I'm in the calm between storms...

Let sleeping cats lie

One look at this gorgeous boy and I start thinking I joined the wrong species. Spends his life eating, but never puts on an ounce. Sleeps...

Being a crafty sew and sew...

Okay, I'll admit it. I'm hooked on quilting and embroidery and just about any form of two dimensional sewing. All my chairs have...

My current quilting project

I started doing surface embroidery when I was four or five, much as Amy would have done, by embroidering tray cloths and dressing table...

A mild addiction to sewing.

Some people meditate. Some people do yoga. I, like many of my heroines, quilt and embroider and make simple cushions and bags on the...