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Once you have appliquéd all pieces, it is time to add the handle, notice that there is no pattern piece for this. Sew using a straight machine stitch over the line –if you draw one in – and go over it four times. It does not matter if they all do not match. Then using…
Happy Birthday to the United Kingdom Quilters United website, it has been a whole year since the website became live, with almost 553,000 hits – views for the period January 9th 2018 to January 9th 2019- over the first year, what a success. I have been blogging for them since the start and what a…
Christmas with any illness is never fun. The tiredness and the fatigue, no time or energy to do the countless tasks we all feel that are required. However, Christmas with a chronic illness or condition is even harder. I am a “Spoonie”. Based on the spoon theory, everyone starts the day with the same amount…
Hands up, for those that hate Christmas, it is okay to say ME. I do, I hate it with a passion. What do I hate about it? • The sense of profound loneliness despite being in a room full of people • Loneliness • The extreme demand placed upon you by others to be happy…
Something a little different from me this month, with posts about Christmas makes becoming the norm, I thought it would be nice to show off a Halloween make. I enjoy machine embroidery and I enjoy playing and digitising my own designs as well. I started with a 4 inch square embroidery area machine and soon…
Hello, I am still around. I have been recovering from an operation and boy! I under estimated the recovery time and the limitations the recovery phase placed upon me. I was not able to lift anything heavier than 1 litre of water for six weeks. Which meant no lifting of my sewing machines – I…
First, I would like to thank Clover and the UKQU for giving me the privilege of testing the Clover Embroidery Stitching Tool product. I must also apologise for the delay in writing this review. There are several reasons for this. Recovering from an operation took it out of me more than I realised. Secondly, had…
Introducing Denise .. our vlogger .. direct from her hospital bed no less. This girl means business!
If you want to catch up and find out what was needed for this bag, you can find all the details here. I’m happy to say that the changing bag is now complete so join me as I show you how it has turned out. The changing bag is quite large, but very lightweight. With no…
For those that have been following my blogs. I suspect you were expecting Boro part three. Well to be honest, it has not gone to plan. At the start of the month, I was still feeling a little reluctant to sew more of my Boro, mainly due to lack of self-confidence; then life just got…
First, let me thank the wonderful people at Makover UK’s – www.makoweruk.com – for providing me the collection entitled Counting Sheep which is 100% cotton – http://www.makoweruk.com/section/makower-uk-collection/counting-sheep/ – to review on behalf of the United Kingdom Quilters Website. Worth noting, I have no personal gain other than the sample pack of fabrics provided to me…
What do you do when you are tired and stressed and life is giving you lemons? No, you do not make lemonade you sew Boro. Sat here on a beautiful afternoon, sun shining with a slight breeze, relaxing on the university campus of Trinity of Saint David’s, in the beautiful Welsh town of Lampeter. What…
