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I don't like change!  How about you?

It took me a while (as I'm sure it did you) to settle into a Covid way of life and find a level of contentment in what I could safely function.  Now it seems I have to reverse engines and go back the other way.  The question is how far back do I want to go? 

As things would have it, an official diagnosis of arthritis in my back last week will be a factor in my return to "normal" (whatever that is?).  It's been suspected for several years and ...

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I have been replenishing my stash of hand made buttons and small patchwork pieces. You can never have too many buttons and the patchwork pieces are really useful for page embellishment in artist books.
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hexagons and hand wrapped buttons

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My first official finished quilt for 2022 and my goodness, I so love everything about this quilt. It is of course another slow sewing project - English paper pieced - a process that continues to hold all of my attention. Hexagons especially are a favorite. I know they're not for everyone, as they can be tedious to piece with lots of stop/start seams. But I just love them, I could sew hexagons all day, every day right now.

This quilt is designed by Emma from Treehouse Textiles, and was designed for the 2021 Treehouse Textiles Block of the Month program ...

Hello, friends! Last week I met with a quilter interested in beginning English Paper Piecing so she could make Grandmother’s Flower Garden block projects. I realized I have a lot of content on this subject spread out in several different places. In today’s Simple Guide to English Paper Piecing, you’ll find everything you need in […]

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Hello, friends, and happy Wednesday! I’m super excited to share a fun new pattern with you today. My Bouquet Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt pattern has two different size options, and I love them both. While you can make a delightful lap-size quilt, there is also a wall-hanging or mini quilt option included. Both quilts are […]

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I have been creating little embellishments, small pieces of embroidery and patchwork using paper and cloth.
Having a collection of these pieces to hand is essential when I create a new artist book. They fill pages, they are extra adornment
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embroidered embellishments

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A Finished Quilt.

Here's one that I made earlier! I finished this quilt top back in March of this year. It seems like only yesterday, and also a lifetime ago. Back then we were living in a covid "normal" world where you could leave your home and visit friends and family. Right now, we're back in a covid lockdown situation whilst we wait for the largely unvaccinated population to get vaccinated. There is plenty of time to sew, and I have been taking advantage of that, plus this week I have dusted off my camera and taken photos ...

bits and pieces, embroidery, gingham and hexagons.

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 My youngest son turned 21 this week and I finished his Topsy quilt just in time.

I haven't been able to get outside for proper photos yet, but I took some quick photos when we tried it on his bed yesterday. 

It's the biggest quilt that I've ever made, so I had it custom quilted by my friend Rayna Clinton from Tui Song Quilting in Wellington, New Zealand. We chose the pattern together and I'm really pleased with it.  It's called Snakes Hexagons by Sharon Perry.

I put the wide back Onion Rings by Brandon ...

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 A Finished Quilt 

Another finished quilt! This English paper pieced hexagon quilt is very heavily inspired by a vintage quilt. The quilt top was completed over several months in 2020 while we were in lockdown due to the pandemic. For various reasons this was a very difficult few months for me and I was fortunate to be able to lean heavily on my craft. At this time I lacked creative ability and vision, but the simple repetitive task of basting papers and stitching by hand saw me through many long evenings and brought me so comfort. I still love English ...