So that’s just about it. 2012. Quite a year, one way and  another. Full of ups and downs. Not a stellar year, but there have been worse. Highs: Learning to scuba dive and cross country ski, visiting the Maldives again, watching FC Barcelona play superlative football, being British and proud watching the  London Olympics, meeting […]

I’m in a really nice secret bee – the Stitch Tease bee. We’re quite small, but we’re a friendly bunch and there are some exciting projects going on, which I haven’t been able to show you yet, as they are all secret until we finish up in the spring. Annabella suggested this Christmas that we […]

This morning I rattled off my Christmas star table runner….a super-quick project. I actually managed to spray baste for the first time ever – and it worked well. I finished off with some perle cotton big stitch quilting outlining the shape. This is a super simple project – using charm squares of Joy by Kate […]

Over the years I’ve spent a lot of Christmases run ragged and not able to enjoy anything because I’ve been so tired that I could barely stand up. When the children were smaller I tried to make Christmas into a completely magical experience from start to finish. I put the tree up and decorated when […]

Sorry for being missing in action recently…..but I have a good excuse! The snow is falling (we already have about 15 inches) and a blizzard is forecast for the rest of today and tomorrow. After a snowy run in the woods I’m hunkered down in the attic and I’m not far off having smoke coming […]