A Patchwork of Crafts

I have been quiet here for a bit as the patchwork of my life has had a scary and unexpected deviation. That deviation has changed my focus ...

The third appliqué quilt that I made for a baby was started in anticipation of my niece/nephew to be. By the time I was getting to the end ...

I made this little mouse for my mother, his gleeful attempt to catch butterflies makes me smile. Unlike  other Country Companion desi...

Valentines day and Jo from Serendipitous Stitching has delightfully arranged a blog hop in celebration of the craft that has captured our h...

This is a small make, a cover gift from a cross stitch magazine.  Pansies are a favourite of my mothers, so this was a perfect gift.  I use...

Some years after completing the little owls,( small-owls. ) having collected several larger patterns of owls but not sewn them (although on...

Green eye In my post 'not just a pretty face', I told you about my doll making friend. Each time I have sewn a face, I have chec...

My mother likes owls, I like owls too.  So my stitching owls is not surprising. I started with little owls from a pair of mini patterns ...

never let it rest till your good is better and your better best. so goes the little rhyme.  When it comes to the tools for crafting best...

Another new year, the second since I started this blog.  My how the time goes, and not always on the things planned.  I did manage to get a ...