Tag Archives: Quilting

Christmas Runner HQAL

Well it’s happy dance time, it’s only taken five years but I have finally finished my Christmas runner…better later than never! I missed the last post unfortunately so six weeks ago I was still quilting across the runner… Having quilted … Continue reading

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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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Tealing All Our Stories

Every year Kate Chiconi makes a quilt to be auctioned for an Ovarian Cancer charity. Several quilters around the world help make blocks for the quilt. The ‘colour’ for ovarian cancer is teal so that’s always the colour scheme and … Continue reading

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

I felt I’ve been plodding along with this quilt over the last three weeks, I can’t quite do one square on an evening, however when I photographed it yesterday I’ve made a lot more progress than I thought. I tend … Continue reading

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A Pair of Cushions

I entered two cushions in Otley show, they didn’t win anything as the judge was wanting piping apparently, but I’m pleased with them, First one to be made was using a panel from a kit by Raggedy Ruff Designs, I … 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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