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christmas stocking garlands

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Julian needed his beauty sleep, Mum needed a coffee before she took off for a week’s conference in Canberra, and the spring sun was shining prettily on the back deck.
So I scurried out of bed just after 7am - and on a Sunday too! - and after fixing coffee for Mum and I, sat down [...]

the night is grey, the stars are twinkling

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

I didn’t have my needlepoint with me yesterday whilst at the patchwork store - but decided to be brave and choose a pretty, soft, random, lilac grey for the sky anyway …

and it’s just right! See I wanted to have the darkness of the midnight sky softly lit by the stars and sparkling white snow [...]

a christmas needlepoint

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

Despite all my efforts to be a “go-with-the-flow” kind of person, I love to make rules and conditions for myself that I invariably break and then feel disappointed. Hopeless, I know!
So one of this year’s rules is to make at least one needlepoint, one cross stitch and one embroidered felt decoration for both Christmas [...]

flat and prickly

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Hi!  I’m still here - well you know this to be true, because you’ve just read about Saturday’s emergency crewel.  But I’ve been a bit quiet - a bit like my quilts - flat, heavy and full of prickly pins.
And I worked Sunday and Monday - and I’ve done almost no sewing.  Mmmmm…
So today was [...]

she’s the straight type …

Friday, March 21st, 2008

… at last!  I have a great fondness for the designs of Carriage House Sampling and last year bought all four patterns of their Girl Series.  I started three almost at once - this is Mary Margaret - I’m still working on Elizabeth and Molly’s backgrounds - and have just started the last - Suzannah.
I [...]

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