I have had such a fun week. On Monday we had a class at my patchwork group to make a spools quilt. We were led …
More on Afghan embroidery
Last week I was very excited about this exquisite Afghan textile that I had been able to borrow from my friend, Greg. I am happy …
Playing with stitches
Don’t you love the fun of playing with stitches? I think my favourite thing about canvaswork embroidery is that it is so easy to play …
Exquisite Afghan textile
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a beautiful Akha quilt that my friend Greg had bought on a recent trip to Burma and Thailand. …
Another piece of finishing
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about cleaning out my sewing room and then about the Year of Finishing I undertook some years ago. …
Creativity
Do you consider yourself to be creative? I used not to, but over the last few years I have become much more comfortable with believing …
My “Grab and Go” project
Over on Mary Corbet’s Needle’n’Thread blog, Mary has been talking about “Grab and Go” projects this week – the projects you can pick up and …
A Year of Finishing
Some years ago we were living in Melbourne and I was a member of the Embroiderer’s Guild of Victoria. The monthly magazine, Threadlines, had an …
Too hot to sew….
Australia is suffering through a heatwave. It started here in Perth last weekend when the maximum temperature reached 44C – very hot! A terrible fire …
Akha cross-stitch quilt – a whole year’s worth of inspiration
My Number 1 New Year’s resolution this year was to start writing this blog about my life in stitching. But I wasn’t quite sure where …