November 2020 archive

Charlotte’s Dream Baby Blanket

This is another one from the ‘Look what I made’ site (where I found the Block a Week CAL 2014), designed by Dedri Uys. I thought it would be nice to make a smaller version – just 4 squares to make a baby blanket. I used some Stylecraft batik DK that I had bought in …

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Lockdown crochet project

I ordered a selection of Stylecraft Special DK from Black Sheep Wools when we first went into lockdown. I think I had intended doing the Persian Tiles blanket, but a stumbled across ‘A Block a Week CAL’ from 2014 which had, as it says, a block a week – so much less repetition than some …

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Dinosaur cardigan

I love the colours in the Fairground balls of wool, and this seemed just right for a dinosaur, for my grandson.

Elephant Snuggly

I have made a few of these now. The granny square bit is quick and easy. This one was for my niece’s baby, Tod, who was born at the end of August.

Quilting stencils and practice

After trying free-motion quilting with Ella, I decided to try the stencil approach to get a regular pattern in my quilt. I didn’t think I would be able to do this completely freehand, so stencils seemed the way to go. However, having tried this on a small scale, it is going to be a nightmare …

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Finishing Spice Market

I actually finished this before lockdown. The pattern was great to follow and I love the colours.

3D Patchwork – nearly done

I love how this looks, but was not ready to quilt it yet. I felt I needed a practice on something smaller before tackling something king-size! This was the beginning of March, before lockdown… it is now November and I haven’t tackled it yet 🙁 Practice quilting coming up…

Covid-19 Lockdown

I haven’t updated the page since before the first lockdown back in March, and now we are in the second one! This is because I just love making stuff! I like to share, but tend to just post a finished picture on Facebook, which isn’t quite the same, as you can’t review things quite as …

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