Category Archives: Quilting

Down at the Farm Quilt

We’ve been invited to a christening next weekend. I’ve known mum since she was born, I’m what I would call a courtesy aunt. I’ve made her a couple of quilts over the years, I think the first was when she … Continue reading

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Christmas Runner HQAL

I’ve made a little bit of progress on my Christmas runner, not a lot though as I’ve been concentrating on other things. This is a project I actually started back in 2020 but it got put on a back burner … Continue reading

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Christmas in August HQAL!

Having finished my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt I decided my next project should be a UFO which I think has been sitting quietly in the corner since February 2020!! It’s hopefully a fairly quick finish as it’s just a … Continue reading

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

It’s happy dance time, I have finally finished my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt! It’s taken a while, it was back in April 2023 that I started the BOM from the Homespun magasine and it’s taken 12 months to hand … Continue reading

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Well it’s time for a little happy dance as I have finished hand quilting my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt, it’s only taken me eleven months!! To be fair I have had quite a few other projects keeping me occupied, … Continue reading

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Guess How Much I Love You

One of my favourite books from when my kids were little is Guess How Much I love You, I just love the last line of ‘I love you all the way to the moon and back’ so when I found … Continue reading

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Apologies for missing the update three weeks ago, we were in London as my OH was running the London marathon, I visited friends on the south coast on Friday/Saturday and mooched round London (26,000 steps worth of mooching!!) before finding … Continue reading

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Over the last few days I’ve been painting our new kitchen diner so it feels like we’ve made progress even though we still have no kitchen or downstairs bathroom, I’ve managed a little quilting in the evenings on my Owl … Continue reading

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Autumn Panel

When I started the 2025 declutter challenge (almost finished it!!) I chose this panel kit by Raggedy Ruff Designs as my reward, so I could do a bit of sorting and then a bit of sewing. I think last time … Continue reading

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Chaos continues with our kitchen refiguration, the wall is down between the kitchen and the dining room and some of the adjoining bathroom, we have no electrics in any of those rooms or the conservatory, so we are eating by … Continue reading

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