Keep on running…
The one thing I have not shared much of here on the blog is my running; I guess much of that is the lack of posts that I’ve written since I started running!I started back in 2016, it was a bit stop/start, and there is more about my initial progress on this post. Since that […]
Almost a year…
It’s been a while, but I always seem to be saying that, maybe given the current situation that might change? I’m not going to go on about that, except that as everyone is probably experiencing, it is odd, confusing and so many unknowns. Within our family, there should have been easy decisions to make, but […]
How is it June already?
Really, it’s halfway through June! So many things have been happening, lots of stuff, including the two great ranges that John created unique new fabric designs for me. The next few months will be the preparation for the Autumn into Christmas crazy rush, and this year it is bigger than ever. So keep your eyes […]
Here we are 2019
Aiming to blog here regularly is hard, things get in the way, like life for example, and it just falls into the background. So rather than make promises that I can’t keep, I won’t make any! Last year was a massive step forward in the world of making in this house, mainly for John, but […]
Mystery, magical or just sewing
On Saturday I was supporting and assisting John at the first Southampton Wayzgoose Print Fair, it was quite a novelty not having to do any set-up of my own stuff and be there just for him, and eye-opening too. It was full on throughout the day, with lots of lovely customers and incredibly positive feedback […]
Hanging on
Last weekend I blogged, it was a catch-up and also talking about events that I had coming up, I’ve had two of those now, and I’ve spent the weekend thinking about one of them in particular. You can’t stop change, there are always things beyond your control, things that are driven by circumstances, situations that […]
Catching Up
Been trying to write this for a while, but a blocked up head (in many different ways) have stopped me. During March I’d intended to do a post relating to #marchmeetthemaker, that sort of died for me, and April seems to have come and gone in a blur, it’s almost May, and I’m only just […]
a first
John and I have worked together on lots of designs over the past few years, from designs which I’ve created in fabric and felt, through to screen printed patterns, and then last year John created scenes that I completed with felt. These all worked really well in their own way, however they never quite achieved what […]
something special
Custom orders are always a struggle for me, terrifying but exciting. Maybe the thought that someone actually wants me to make something for them is part of that, the lack of belief in my own ability. Often the fear is not so much about the creative aspect, but the technicalities of it, so the laptop case I […]
accumulation
That’s what I’ve done, normally as a result of the following; ooooo what a bargain, I’ll have ‘1/3/5/insert number here’ metres of that please I don’t want to be short of that fabric, I’d better buy more just in case That fabric is perfect for something I haven’t put much thought into… sigh… and zips too, […]