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My First (but not last!) Quilt
So, as promised, here is some Christmas cheer, or more precisely something to give you a good laugh!I finished my first ever quilt and really enjoyed making it. I started with a plan (above) of what...
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If I Ruled The World ....
.... Every day would be the first day of Spring! And then I would blog everyday instead of hibernating for two months til the sun came out again. Sorry people!!And today, here, is really the first day...
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Are you Awesome?
I'm getting a lot of commissions for these personalised plates - they seem to meet a demand for a 'special present' which is also 'something a bit different'. This one I just made is for a 70th...
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A Cottage Industry
These itty-bitty cottages above are the latest additions to my range of hanging decorations (although they haven't got their little hangers attached yet!). It was nice to make something other than...
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Bear Tracks
So, getting back to quilt-bowls, I have decided to do some of them with a more conventional round edge, rather than the random/raggedy edge, and also add the name of the block. I think it works ok. I...
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Funny when you think about it ....
.... and I did think about it as I was making this for my sister-in-law's birthday. We get on really well and would be good friends independently of the fact that she happened to marry my brother,...
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Hello from Bunts!
Apparently, (and I'm sure you all knew this, but I didn't!), the Communications Officer on a ship is still, to this day, sometimes referred to as 'Bunts'. This is because, back in the day, he would...
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The Outdoor Pottery
I had pottery deadlines to meet so I had to spend last weekend glazing lots of bisque fired pots. But no way was I going to miss out on that glorious sunshine, so the pottery moved outside to the...
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Today's Countdown Conundrum
My all-time favourite BFF (Best Friend Forever) loves nothing more than a good cryptic crossword; does the crossword in a newspaper before reading any of it; likes doing anagrams. Personally, word...
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Say it with a Pot
I was asked by the lovely Angie at My Quilting Life to make a quilt bowl for her friend Lyn's big birthday. I had plenty of notice for this one, so I had time to take a few pictures along the way. I...
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Wood Block Printing
I have been having the most fun recently with all my wooden textile printing blocks - obviously not to print textiles with, though that looks like fun too actually! These are a few I have collected and...
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Little Houses Quilt Block Bowl
I've called this one 'Little Houses' but it is adapted from this pattern which I saw a few weeks ago on Rachaeldaisy's Blue Mountain Daisy blogspot. She lives in the Blue Mountains about an hour...
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The Little Things
It's the little things in life which make all the difference - we all know that. So when the National Trust's Anglesey Abbey order 70 little things from me, it really does make a difference!As well as...
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Autumn Colours
Today I went for a long drizzly cold walk which was cheered up by the sight of all these Autumn colours. It reminded me of a few months ago - in the middle of a very hot summer - when a gentleman...
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Family Tree
So, after all this time, I finally got around to making something for my parents! It was long overdue, but I didn't have to think very hard about what it should be. Like most of us, family is...
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Button It !
As I think I've said before, I make buttons and beads from time to time with the scraps left over from the big stuff, but I haven't ever sold them through shops or galleries until now. But The Little...
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Friendship
So I had an email a few weeks ago from Betty who lives in Salem, New Hampshire, USA. (We went there once and ate Clam Chowder ... but I digress.) Betty was after something special for a friend who...
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Handmade Ceramic Buttons Giveaway!
Here is my little House of Buttons! I found it the other day and thought it would be perfect for sorting and storing the various ceramic buttons waiting to be put onto cards to be sold from my site,...
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I am pleased to announce that the online random number generator threw up the following names as winners of my two Ceramic Buttons giveaways :FIRST: Kateuk at Here's one I made Earlier blogSECOND:...
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Happy New Creations !
Over the New Year period I was thinking of the pottery I had made during last year and new pieces I would like to make during 2014. And I began to wonder where all my work had actually gone .... who...
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Sunflowers and Dogs
This was a commission which I made a few weeks ago for two little boys to give to their mum for her birthday. I enjoyed making it as there was nothing in the 'brief' that presented me with any real...
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Hexie Quilt Bowls
So, I left off last time with a picture of a different kind of Quilt Block design which I am interpreting into clay - Hexagons!This pattern was really easy to map out - I just used the imprint from a...
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Rose of Sharon
I decided to stray away from the traditional geometric patterns I usually use and try making a bowl bearing an applique quilt block.I picked a favourite from one of my really useful 'quilt block...
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Blog Re-shuffle !!
Sadly, (sob, sob), this is going to be my final posting from this blog ... but happily, I am going to continue from a shiny new blog! And the reason for all this change?Well, some of you may recall...
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