I have been a very busy little vegemite this morning and posting a little later than usual as I have been working on the bags of fun gallery The first few finished bags are now online so take a look. There is still a few days to the deadline and …
I rediscovered an old article in the Caron archives which I think is worth highlighting. Developing Your Creative Side by Lois Caron is well worth reading if you have not encountered it before and have an interest in designing needlework and stitching. Part 2 is the second part of the …
For anyone interested in the grand festivals that took place in Europe between 1475 to 1700 the British Library has digitised 253 Renaissance festival books from their collection. It is part of their Treasures in Full series which has digitised every page of rare editions and historic works.
There is a new blogger on the block. Katrina is a New Zealander who is living in Japan. She has recently started Kat’s Crafts to document her creative interests in quilting, machine embroidery and knitting. Her next challenge is crazy quilting so swing by and wish her a welcome to …
With just days to go until the wind up of the bags of fun challenge could people who have participated email me an image of their completed bag front and back and a description of how they tackled the project? I am building a gallery site for the bags and …
I had an afternoon of stitching yesterday since we had rain throughout the day. As you can see I have started on my block for the All that Jazz Quilt project. Settling down with a cup of coffee I started off with designing some key motifs that were suitable for …
It’s raining this morning which means no gardening today. So I have spent a pleasurable couple of hours catching up on blog reading. It seems an age since I just sat and browsed, caught up on the news and generally had a relaxing time online. Via Dawn I discovered the …
