Stitch This

  • Dum dum da dum, la la la laaaah

    I finished something! You know I love a deadline…the wedding’s tomorrow and here’s the wedding ring cushion for my niece. You like? I went for simple White on White – lovely soft cotton and French knots. I used the idea in Martha Stewart’s Encyclopaedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts (what a great book) but made…

  • This is a stitchy blog, right?

    To dawn ponderings…I wondered early this morning how I was doing with my plethora of projects and thought I might revisit my make list for an update. Oh dear. Not much action. Here’s where I’ve got to… EQ7 usage – well Im supposed to be doing a Quilt University course but havent logged on for…

  • Thank ricrac for that!

    Done!!!!! Rubbish picture but I hope it conveys the gist of my recreation. Remember where we started?  Off on hols tomorrow so finishing off reports for work tonight. Blardy hell!

  • Tic tok ric rac

    Getting there….

  • All flounced out?

    Part 2…I think I’ve just ruined a perfectly good, if small, maxi dress… Gulp. So, I made some binding with the fabric chopped off. Then sewed it on round the top to make pleats of the gathers. Then I hacked off the bottom tier to make a ruffled edge. And here’s where I’ve got to.…