Let it go, let it goooo!
Here’s the third cushion cover that I’m making as a Christmas present (the first two are here). It’s for a little girl, so I chose to do Elsa from Frozen as an applique – her mum tells me she’s a...
View ArticleFoundation-Pieced Crane – Quilted!
Here’s what happened to the foundation-pieced crane I showed off in the last post: I rootled around in my stash and discovered some more postcard-themed fabric, which I used to set the crane on point,...
View ArticleOrigami Crane Cushion
And here’s my finished Origami Crane cushion. I’m really pleased with it. It’s actually been finished for a lil while, but the weather’s been too foul (and I’ve been too busy) to take any decent...
View ArticleMothering Sunday Gifts
Today is Mothering Sunday in the UK, so I made a couple of gifts for mum that I hoped she’d like. First up is a purse. My first go at making a purse for mum didn’t go all that well. However, I...
View ArticleHexagons With A Twist
In part 1 of n, I mentioned that I was getting quite into EPP. Part of the reason for this is because I’ve had a project in mind for quite some time, but was unsure how feasible it would be. The...
View ArticleBlast from the Past 1: Ty Cyw Cushion
“Ty Cyw! Ty Cyw! Tumty-tumty something-something TY CYW!” Ty Cyw is a Welsh-language children’s entertainment section on S4C, and when she was younger it was one of my niece’s favourite things to...
View ArticleBlast from the Past 3: Emerald Facets
This is a rather bittersweet post because the lady I made this cushion for passed away recently. It was a 90th birthday present for my aunt’s mum, a very dear and talented woman who did a great deal...
View ArticleBlast from the Past 5: Mother’s Day 2019
Buoyed by my success with quilted silk, I was keen to play more with the concept, and Mother’s Day was a perfect excuse to do so! Mum had been enviously eyeballing the cushion cover I made for my...
View ArticleA Bevy of Easter Pressies
That was an extremely unusual Easter all around, I think. A time when many people, regardless of belief, like to get together with family but this year couldn’t. We’ve barely left the house since the...
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