Posted by: Vicky on: 24 November, 2009
My Mum is a very clever lady. She’s been almost glued to her sewing machine these past few weeks, making toys for both display in my shop and for our friends’ children. But she’s also been coming up with lots of nice little things for Christmas. These placemats are one of her ideas.
She used the gold [...]
Posted by: Vicky on: 6 August, 2009
The other day I came across these cute ideas about what to do with left over fabric. They seem quick and easy to do, ranging from a patchwork cushion to hair accessories to small toys.
http://www.allaboutyou.com/craft/sewing-crafts-craft-ideas-fabric-scraps/v1
Just thought someone might be interested!
Posted by: Vicky on: 21 March, 2009
Anybody knitting a gift for their Mum this Mother’s Day? I’m not, but I am giving her some lovely fat quarters that she admired when we went to a Quilting exhibition a couple of weeks ago.
Did I tell you about that exhibition? I don’t think I did!
It was a really nice morning out at a [...]
Posted by: Vicky on: 20 December, 2007
I got back from India on Sunday. It was an interesting trip and although I didn’t get to see many sites, I think I got a good flavour of Indian life. The area I visited was quite different from the usual images of places like Delhi or Mumbai which are colourful and hectic. [...]