new kid on the block

This is what happened yesterday. Disaster! My little Bernette sewing machine started playing up and skipping stitches whilst I was in the middle of appliquéing an eye on a new tweetie bird. This was the result: She’s quite elderly, my … Continue reading

thrifty pickings

What a difference a couple of weeks makes! I think all the thrifty mavens (except me obviously!) must be away on holiday. Or else too busy dealing with holidaying offspring to go bargain hunting. Because after the utter dearth of … Continue reading

by special request

I like to consider myself an open-minded sort of a gal. I’m open to suggestions and new things, and if I can help someone out I will. So when someone asked whether I would consider selling them some squares of … Continue reading

welcome home

Coming home from holidays can be a dismal affair. Admittedly, this time it’s not winter, I’m not leaving my family behind, and I’m very happy to be sleeping in a real bed again. But still… I’m finding it hard to … Continue reading

french fancies

So, the holiday is over. The tent has been got out, spread out and dried out. (Yes, it rained… and hailed, and thundered and lightning-ed – scarily! – but thankfully not until the final couple of days). (Not the tent … Continue reading

stash stories ♥ day fifteen

Day fifteen. The last in my series of stash stories. A fabric a day from my stash, with its story. Today’s post is actually about two fabrics. They are the most recent additions to my stash. Well, actually, I have one … Continue reading