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Archive for June, 2012

A door I probably shouldn’t have opened

Monday, June 18th, 2012

This morning I had settled down to make some more triangles while listening to the end of the Today programme on Radio 4. Picture the scene…quietly minding my own business, nice cup of coffee at my elbow…you get the picture. When I turned round to take something out of my fabric cupboard I was deluged….or […]

Sunday

Sunday, June 17th, 2012

Sunny Sunday Skiving church Sunday Stroppy teenager Sunday Sporty Sunday made possible by aforementioned church skiving – 10km in the woods with husband and eldest daughter – bliss! Sewing half-square triangles Sunday But only during the Archers Scruffy house Sunday Special friend Sunday my best friend  is arriving from Germany shortly for a couple of […]

Back to the Zigs

Saturday, June 16th, 2012

Finally…FINALLY… I’m back to my half-square triangles and the zig-zig quilt. I think I’ve got about half the top done and I really love it, but I might have gone a bit bonkers by the time all the triangles are done!  This is a perfect use of the Happy Mochi Yum Yum fabric – and […]

Zurich in summer

Friday, June 15th, 2012

Zurich is a lovely city, small and interesting and it has pretty much everything you could want except for amazing fabric shops. It’s particularly good on the chocolate and patisserie front though! As you would imagine it’s clean and efficient….and expensive!! I’ve lived here for over 20 years now and am very happy to call […]

Stuff that needed doing….upcycling and other healthy pursuits!

Thursday, June 14th, 2012

I’m trying really hard to get back to some quilting, but had accumulated a lot of stuff that needed to be done first. I had little projects in piles all over my sewing room and decided this morning that the time had come to really finish things up and clear the decks a little. Most […]