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Sewing stuff
I made this cushion for my sister as a belated Christmas present. It was going to be 7 rows of felt petals but my sewing machine was struggling to get in over the layers and I was feeling lazy, so I...
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Pascale’s Birthday
This is what I was working on on Friday morning whilst OH was sleeping off his night shift! I whipped it up throughout Zoe Ball’s radio programme- nice and simple and made from a few pieces of a...
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Rose Star cushion
Earlier in the year, a block party was started to make English Paper Pieced Rose Star blocks and make a quilt. I was inspired reading Lucy’s blog and decided to have a play myself but there’s no way I...
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Kaleidostar cushion complete
I’ve spent the last three days working on this cushion, sometimes paper piecing triangular sections for hours. I actually sewed and listened all the way through from Chris Evan’s Breakfast Show to the...
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Tutorial: Cushion Pads
When you make a cushion, chances are you want an inner with a removable cover so it can be washed. Why spend a fiver on a cushion pad when you can make your own? This tutorial is pretty self...
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A little less procrastination a little more action please
Last night and yesterday morning I did A LOT of sewing. It makes up for napping under four of my quilts for the middle part of the afternoon I think. Firstly I almost finished the applique job, but got...
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Cushion Complete
Well that’s my “Lovely Year of Finishes” project out of the way! I finished up the cushion for my MIL and although it’s a bit wonky (I didn’t unpick that seam and it wasn’t very square) I think she’ll...
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Small stuff finished
I’ve made a few little things this past week. Firstly I have this purse and three fat quarters inside for a secret santa swap on the Popular Patchwork forum… I also started this embroidery for Kirsty...
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iPhone Inspired Cushion
I managed another finish from my Q1 list this weekend, my cushion… Inspired by this icon on my phone… It’s made with EPP, I clipped and glued the curves like I would with applique pieces but to the...
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Progress this weekend
On Friday morning I made this little guy for a package I put together for a little girl that’s just become a big sister. The pattern is from the current issue of Love Patchwork and Quilting. Whilst I...
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Francoise – part 1
May I introduce you to my new (almost finished) Francoise dress? The pattern is Francoise by Tilly and the Buttons, and I submitted it 10 minutes before the deadline for the competition last night. I...
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Horseplay cushion
So after showing you a tiny picture of the cushion in Quilt Now, Sara thankfully reminded me that I hadn’t blogged about it at all (I’m so used to magazines where I feel I can reveal all before...
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A Finish: Hadley Doughnuts
My Hadley quilt plan became a large cushion. It just felt right not to make too many of these, and the fact I got to stash most of the fabrics again had absolutely nothing to do with it of course… The...
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British Patchwork and Quilting
The current issue of British Patchwork and Quilting features my Dahlia Cushion pattern. I made it a while ago but it makes sense to show it now. It features a pillowcase style closure with binding and...
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