Stitch This

  • Monday meanderings

    No actual brainpower today, just some snaps of vintage stuff I have stashed around the place. Hoarder, moi?!

  • Shoestring chic

    As the wonderful Jean Kerr once wrote ‘I buy underpants like others buy gin, wildly, recklessly….’ I am the same with craft books. My latest is ‘Chic on a Shoestring’ by Mary Jane Baxter. Here she is. However, for the first time I thought I’d write a review. This way I will have a record…

  • There’s a hole…

    Inspired by Cheria’s blog and My Mumsnet companions, here’s my bucket list dear Liza, dear Liza…. Go to Iceland – I’ve been in love with the place since Echo and the Bunnymen went there in their ‘Porcupine’ days Go to Japan – eat sushi and drink tea and visit hello kitty world, plus Japanese quilts…

  • Coming up roses

    I do like a nice flower. I love dahlias – it’s the petal structure, it appeals to the mathematician in me. So simple but so striking. I’ve messed about with this photo using the all-pervading Instamatic app. I’ll try not to overuse it, promise. But I hope this picture makes you happy. We could all…

  • September calling

    A focus on just being today. A sunny September day with promise of fig and apple crumble for supper. It’s enough for me.