Tag: quilt
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Crafty 2020 into Lockdown with Rainbows
The early days of lockdown were symbolised by colourful rainbows which were placed in people’s windows or chalked on the pavements as a symbol of hope and solidarity. Sadly over the months these rainbows faded along with people’s spirits and compassion. It was sad to see the rainbows fade and disappear and it felt like…
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Splendid Shreds of Silk & Satin: A Celebration of Charlotte Brontë in Quilts
Living in West Yorkshire we are not that far from Bronte country and we have visited Bronte Parsonage a couple if times, (not fully wheelchair accessible). My daughter Emily calls it Emily’s house. The Bronte sisters were born in a house in Thornton Bradford, the house later became my Great Uncle’s butchers shop, it is…
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Day Out!
For a while I have wanted to go to the Quilt Museum in York. After several aborted trips we finally made it last week. Emily was at an after school event so we were able to take our time. It wasn’t the easiest of places to find and our Sat Nav wasn’t working!! But we found it.…
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Ouch
So much pain today and my concentration is rubbish, just wanted to share this pattern that made me smile 🙂 Snowman mug rug Found out yesterday that the quilt class I go to is moving nearer to me and easier to access 🙂 Keep smiling 🙂 To comment on this post, please click the header…
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Worry!
Well having worked myself into a right state yesterday, had very little sleep and have jobs that need doing, plus need energy for quilt class tomorrow, I am not feeling too great today, again! Why do I worry and get myself worked up over things I have no control over? I am feeling anxious and…
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Another holiday quilt
My other quilt find on holiday was a biblical quilt at Cartmel Priory. I did not get much of a look at it, as Emily was more interested in the people buried under the floor, who she found were mainly called John and she found a Jane too! I had not heard of a biblical quilt…
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Crafty finds on holiday
Its a few weeks since I was on holiday now, seems like forever so much is going on with school holidays, another funeral, catching up after the holiday, Emily being ill and of course the ME which keeps a firm hold. So just a short post about some of the crafty things spotted whilst on…
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Think it will be goodbye for a while
School holidays start on Wednesday so I am not going to be up to posting much unless Emily is occupying herself and even then she calls on me every few minutes so its hard to focus on anything. I also have activities to take her to and accompany her on as well as a family…
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Beginning to look like a quilt!
I finished my last quilt block today, so now begins the piecing together, I think the end is some way off yet. It was an exhausting morning. I was worn out before I went and then spent quite a lot of time cutting, trimming and ironing, the hardest things for me to do, could hardly…