tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87252970917006247432024-03-13T03:42:37.120+00:00Di @ Willowbeck DesignsDihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.comBlogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-9303190990302181452014-02-12T19:00:00.000+00:002014-02-12T19:00:29.166+00:00Giveaway winner<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately only one person can be the winner and Mr. Random Generator has spoken…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bag will be in the post to you Hadley and thank you to all of you who entered.</span><br />
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Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-85835162650026990872014-02-11T16:07:00.002+00:002014-02-11T16:07:41.092+00:00Bee blocking<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today has been all about doing some of my bee blocks. I am in three bees and it is a bit of a juggle sometimes, although I have three times the fun each month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/bee_a_brit_stingy">Bee a Brit Stingy</a> bee, lovely <a href="http://strawberrypatchramblings.blogspot.com/">Emily </a>has asked for log cabin blocks. She is going to add them to the ones already made by her other bee. She is going to have one massive and beautiful quilt once it is all pieced. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This log cabin block was a challenge of a 'fabricy' kind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I quickly realised that my stash has very few blues and even fewer Low Volume fabrics. Emily didn't want any repeats in either block and my stash was challenged on this one. Fortunately I had a few pieces of Liberty blues left over from my '<a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/hipbees">hipBees</a> fabric' that is being used by the hipBees, as I am the February queen bee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The low volume fabrics weren't happening, so I texted <a href="http://trudi-quiltingprolifically.blogspot.com/">Trudi</a> as I knew that she was teaching near me today. Trudi kindly raided her fabric to bail me out. I met her this lunchtime and we furtively did a fabric deal. She is an excellent and generous fabric dealer and this enabled me to finish both of Lucy's blocks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">P.S. Don't forget that my giveaway ends tomorrow evening. You can enter by following <a href="http://willowbeckdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/anniversary-giveaway.html">this link</a>.</span></div>
Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-53208126416887801702014-02-07T12:54:00.000+00:002014-02-07T12:54:08.120+00:00Anniversary Giveaway.<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday was the second anniversary of this little blog. I started it after lurking and reading other blogs and was greatly encouraged to take the plunge by <a href="http://judith-justjude.blogspot.com/">Judith</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The final push for me was that I wanted to start the blog before I got a year older so on the eve of my birthday I wrote my first blog post. It is nice to link the two anniversaries together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blogging has really given me a whole different perspective on life. I have met some fantastic folk and made some true friends. It never ceases to amaze me that we belong to a great </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">online </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">quilting community.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just before Christmas,<i> Quilt Candy</i> left a comment to say that she was my 100th follower. The number has now crept up to 102. I think that these are good enough reasons to have a little giveaway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I am going to offer up as a little giveaway…. another little drawstring bag that is made with some pretty elephant fabric and within it, is a secret zippy pouch to put little/precious things in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Giveaway is open to UK and non-UK folk. I will use <i>Mr Randomgenerator</i> to pick a winner at 7pm (GMT) on Wednesday 13th February.</span></div>
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Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-15990178691145140132014-02-05T09:06:00.000+00:002014-02-05T09:06:49.166+00:00A gift<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been beavering away, making a quilt for a little boy, whose Thanksgiving Service we have been invited to in March. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a lot of fun in making this quilt - from choosing the fabric with the help of my son, to sewing the top during the rugby matches this past weekend. (My son has been glued to the rugby. It is quite amusing as he fervently supports Ireland, the land of his father, rather than England!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I like the fact that each piece of fabric can be showcased. In this quilt I like the little tea party rabbits and the ric-rac rabbits interspersed with stronger background fabrics - the russet spots were from my buy on the <i>greatukfabricdestash </i>that was recently held over on Instagram. For me, you cannot beat a stripy binding and this ric-rac fabric really encompasses the main colours of this quilt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had so much pleasure in sewing this quilt. I look forward to giving it away and seeing the pleasure in the parents' faces.</span></div>
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<br />Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-20962697227770108192014-02-02T15:12:00.003+00:002014-02-02T15:12:39.388+00:00Farewell to January 2014<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am linking up with <a href="http://lilysquilts.blogspot.com/">Lily's quilts</a> fresh sewing day. I haven't done this for<strike> a month or two</strike> several months, but I did get a few finishes in January. January isn't my favourite month but to be fair it is getting lighter in the evenings, and whilst it is cold and dull, it is good for sewing output.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what have I been up to…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Well there were bee blocks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know that my list isn't long but it feels good to have moved some projects on and completed a couple too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what did you make in January?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well may I suggest that you do as it is packed full of lovely projects such as this one..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> By my <i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/bee_a_brit_stingy">Bee a Brit Stingy</a></i> bee mate <a href="http://blueberry-park.blogspot.com/"><span id="goog_199726374"></span>Karen<span id="goog_199726375"></span></a>…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By my</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/britbee/">Brit </a></i></span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/britbee/">Bee</a></i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> buddy <a href="http://flyingblindonarocketcycle.blogspot.com/">Hadley</a>…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By another</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brit Bee </i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">buddy, <a href="http://canadianabroad-susan.blogspot.co.uk/">Susan</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By <a href="http://blueberry-park.blogspot.com/">Laura Jane</a>, also from <i>Brit Bee…</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by <a href="http://poppymakes.blogspot.com/">Fiona</a> another member of <i>Brit Bee.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bet you didn't know what a talented lot of bees that I rub shoulders with!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Edited to add</b>: Look on page 89 and see who has quilted <a href="http://imagingermonkey.blogspot.com/">Katy</a>'s quilt - yes another <i>Brit Bee </i>my good friend <a href="http://trudi-quiltingprolifically.blogspot.com/">Trudi</a>. What a talented bunch of friends I have!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a tedious job but hopefully it will be worth it. They are going to be the sashing in my 2013 HipBee quilt. The blocks have been languishing waiting for these geese to be made.</span></div>
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Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-41612508594948190902014-01-18T17:57:00.001+00:002014-01-18T17:57:09.822+00:00Sewing for pleasure - finishes<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first couple of projects that I wanted to finish on my '<b>sewing for pleasure</b>' bandwagon were two cushions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a great sewing day on Thursday. I completed both cushions by putting a zipped back on both. I sewed down the binding of both cushions sitting in front of the fire that evening. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday I went to see <a href="http://trudi-quiltingprolifically.blogspot.com/">Trudi</a> and her new machine. This long arm is massive and I think that Trudi is going to have a ball using it. So if you want a quilt quilted for you then you know who to ask!</span></div>
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Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-18953977782417596492014-01-16T13:16:00.002+00:002014-01-16T13:16:27.956+00:00Sewing for pleasure<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have seen many people in blogland making resolutions about what they want to sew in 2014. For me, I am going to resolve to sew more for pleasure. I have bee commitments, but beyond them, my sewing time is going to be more for what I would <b>like</b> to do rather than what I think I <b>should </b>do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This means not getting on the latest sewing bandwagon i.e the economy block craze on Instagram, making the latest quilt or even thinking that I should be making these things. I enjoy making small items and although quilts are great to make, I am in three bees so I will end up with three quilts this year. I also need to think about making a quilt in 2014 for my younger son's 18th birthday in November. I have quilts that also need to be completed so I have plenty of quilt projects on the go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first </span><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sewing for pleasure</b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> project is to finish a couple of cushions. Do you remember these?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have also been making another Sew it Together Bag - I really like making bags. This time I challenged myself to use red, as it is a colour that I never use, and also do a little hand sewing on the outside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This bag has been posted this morning as it was made for a friend's birthday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So come back soon and see how my 'sewing for pleasure' campaign is going!</span></div>
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<br />Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-7073351759205043472014-01-13T16:11:00.002+00:002014-01-13T16:11:36.390+00:00New Year sewing<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been doing a lot of sewing recently and I have been having a lot of fun pottering around with fabric and ideas. The downside is that some of the sewing is secret so I can't show you all of what I have been doing just yet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been doing my bee blocks…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These beautiful butterfly blocks are for Lucy in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/bee_a_brit_stingy/">Bee a Brit Stingy</a>. <a href="http://www.charmaboutyou.com/2014/01/i-love-vintage.html">Lucy </a>gave us an easy block to do and also a more difficult blockm if we wanted to do it. I chickened out and did two of the easier blocks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1999187@N23/"> HipBees,</a> <a href="http://poppyandpoochie.blogspot.com/">Collette</a> has sent us fabric to make an off centre log cabin block. I sewed this up as enders and leaders whilst sewing a secret project this afternoon. It was a quick way to do two projects at once!</span></div>
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Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-71435627836129295152013-12-29T09:31:00.000+00:002013-12-31T13:14:52.773+00:00A Sew it Together Bag<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I bought this fab 'Sew it Together Bag' pattern way back in October from <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/sewing/accessory/sew-together-bag/36309">Sew Demented</a> and dearly wanted to sew this bag up straight away. In between illness, catching up with bee blocks and Christmas sewing, I never got time to make </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did read reviews on this bag and tried to figure out how to put the bag together by googling other people's photos. The instructions are often difficult to follow and there are only a couple of diagrams to go on. If you decide to make one though, don't be put off as it is an awesome bag to both make and use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used a mini charm pack that my bee mate <a href="http://mammafairysews.blogspot.co.uk/">Rachel</a>, gave to me back in July at the FQ Retreat, to make the outside piece of the bag. I then quilted this to make a firm piece of fabric for the outer piece.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is a brilliant bag for carrying around a hand stitching project as it has ample of room to store everything you might need. When the outer zip is open it enables the pockets to concertina outwards so that you can see inside the pockets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I liked it so much, that I have made another one. My sister-in-law has a birthday between Christmas and New Year so I decided that as a sewist she might like one too. I have made this second one using some scraps and linen. I learnt a few things when I made my first bag, so this second one came together much faster. We are sharing New Year's Eve together so I can give it to her then.</span></div>
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Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-72058403498605925952013-12-29T09:28:00.001+00:002013-12-29T09:28:47.154+00:00A Christmas Surprise<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had one really nice surprise that arrived on Christmas Eve. It was made by a very lovely Elf who was deputising for my partner in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/britbee">Brit Bee</a> Secret Santa swap. My partner isn't well at the moment but was thoughtful enough to arrange for someone else to make my cushion cover in the swap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the cushion that arrived by special delivery on Christmas Eve. My husband wouldn't let me open it until Christmas Day, so the suspense was great. When I did open the parcel this is what I found. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is so kind of Terri (who you can find over on Flickr) and the clever Elf, <a href="http://inspiredbyfelix.blogspot.co.uk/">Ceri</a>, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to hatch such a nice surprise for me. Thank you Ceri for doing the sewing on top of your own Christmas sewing, and also thank you to Terri who has been so thoughtful in making sure that I didn't miss out on the swap.</span></div>
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Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-9286923787664942182013-12-24T11:52:00.002+00:002013-12-24T11:52:57.487+00:00Wishing you all a Happy Christmas<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have finally run out of time… I have a carol service to go to this afternoon so there will be no more sewing for me, this side of Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did manage to squeeze in making a final present last weekend, but as it is a birthday present and not a Christmas present, I will show it to you after Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been beavering away this week making presents. These are not on my present list but rather on Younger Son's present list. He commissioned me to make two zipper purses for friends and a birthday card for a third friend. I hope that the girls will like them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Younger Son chose the fabric, buttons and zip combos and I had the fun of doing the sewing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Birthday card is based on the idea of our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/bee_a_brit_stingy/">Bee a Brit Stingy</a> swap. I used both linen and Liberty fabric as well as doing a little free motion writing.</span></div>
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<br />Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-84799605687750015042013-12-18T12:38:00.001+00:002013-12-18T12:38:37.334+00:00More cushions<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/britbee">Brit Bee</a> we are swapping Christmas cushions and previously I have given you a peak of what I have been making.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sent my cushion off to my swap partner last week and now that she has received it, I can now reveal my partner and the cushion! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was making for <a href="http://www.needlesandlemons.com/">Judith</a> and this was how the cushion turned out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was anxious that I had filled the brief which was <i>Christmassy but without Christmas fabric. </i>I know that Judith likes modern so I was a little out of my comfort zone but I think that I may have pulled it off. I love this block and so I used it again to make a cushion for my Mum. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Mum has asked me to make her a cushion for Christmas so I have made a small 12" cushion. Again these colours are not within my comfort zone but I do like that little bird.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Isn't it amazing how the same block can look so different? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am gradually whittling down my Christmas sewing list and there are still 6 sewing days left!!!</span></div>
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Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-13124279085187720002013-12-06T16:07:00.001+00:002013-12-06T16:07:33.601+00:00More Secret Sewing and a Christmas Market<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is plenty of sewing going on in these parts but it is secret sewing so I cannot give you more than a glimpse of my endeavours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First up, I finished my cushion for the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/britbee/%E2%80%8E">BritBee</a> Christmas swap. My partner gave a good brief which helped enormously in deciding what fabric to choose. I hope that she won't be disappointed when she opens the package. It is always hard choosing for someone else.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I never normally quilt the back of my cushions but as it was for someone else I decided to have a go at it. If you notice there is a bit of a Christmas colourway going on here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This cushion is all ready to be packaged up and sent on it's way to it's new home. Fingers crossed that the recipient will like it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have also taken a leaf out of <a href="http://fluffysheepquilting.blogspot.co.uk/">Cindy</a>'s book and <strike>copied</strike> emulated her in making some hand warmers. They are really quick and easy to make. I gave them a trial run yesterday evening when I went to the Lincoln Christmas Market. They don't keep the heat for too long but they are lovely and tactile and most importantly kept my fingers warm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The market was really fun to go to. It was cold, but not too cold, and the wind had dropped significantly from earlier in the day. It was very pretty with lots of Christmas lights and the the Cathedral bells ringing out across the night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The market runs to Sunday but Thursday is for the locals so no coaches are allowed on this night. It makes it far less frenetic, and although there were lots of people last night, there wasn't the big crowds you get on the other days. It was a really lovely evening out. I am beginning to feel a bit more like Christmas… which is a good thing as when I was in London on Wednesday Younger Son put up the Christmas tree up. He knows that I don't like it up before the 15th/16th so he was delighted to dupe me. It still needs to be dressed so I reckon that will be a job for Sunday. I cannot believe that he did it…. or perhaps I can. He did give a a cheeky grin and a wink when I saw it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I have been doing more secret sewing on the December round of the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/britbee/%E2%80%8E">Britbee</a> quilt. It arrived here yesterday and today I have added the next round to it. I will be giving it to </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Susan tomorrow, at the Britbee get together for her to work her magic on it, in January. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that is what I have been doing the past couple of days. I have a long list of Christmas sewing to get on with but that is for another day</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">…</span></div>
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Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-44485800776361862562013-12-02T15:57:00.001+00:002013-12-02T15:57:31.846+00:00Secret Envelope Swap<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the Bee a Brit Stingy we are doing a Christmas envelope swap. The brief was to create an envelope and add a few little 'bits' before sending it to our partner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to go rustic and made this little envelope from linen and the inside (not seen in the photos) is a green Christmas print. I popped this in the post today so my partner should be getting this through the letterbox later this week (well we are a Stingy Bee and only use second class postage!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a surprise when this envelope dropped through the letterbox.<a href="http://bluepatchquilter.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/cyber-fun.html"> Sheila</a> has shown the envelope on her blog and I didn't get a whiff that it was for me. It is gorgeous, and the letter with the snowman on it, is really fun.</span> </div>
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I know that I will be using that lovely envelope for storing other things once the New Year comes. I think that the envelope I made is much more amateurish, so I am sorry partner. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Younger Son saw me making my envelope and has commissioned me to make one for one of his friend's birthday… now that is a challenge!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since my last post I have been beavering away at my outstanding November </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> '<b>Bee Block To Do</b>' list</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To recap, I finished <a href="http://sewonderfulife.blogspot.co.uk/">Catherine</a>'s in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/hipbees">hipBees</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just love this pattern and have another block all cut out ready to sew and turn into a cushion for my Mum's Christmas present.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I managed to catch up and make <a href="http://nelliesniceties.blogspot.com/">Reene's</a> October hipBee blocks. They are string blocks using her DS stash. They look so effective and pretty. Reene is going to have a beautiful quilt once the blocks are all pieced together. </span></div>
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Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-21770224910321996192013-11-21T14:58:00.002+00:002013-11-21T14:58:34.761+00:00November Bee Blocks are underway<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/hipbees">hipBees</a>, <a href="http://sewonderfulife.blogspot.com/">Catherine</a> asked for some great blocks. I am definitely going to make another block and make it up into a cushion for a Christmas present for my Mum. It would look great in Christmas fabric too. I could be tempted to make a candle mat with this block if I have enough time before Christmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a little trouble with these blocks. Firstly, I was a smidgen short of the black fabric. It isn't very short</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> but it doesn't work if I use the short piece. I also BURNT one of the blocks with my iron. Younger Son has obviously been ironing as my ironing board and iron are a bit of a mess. I was rather sick at the thought of remaking the block but with a little <i>Vanish</i> and </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">oxidiser I think that I have got away with it. (If it doesn't pass muster then I will gladly make another block, Catherine.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has been a whole month since I last blogged. This has partly been because we have been busy in the Willowbeck household but mainly because I have been ill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...travelled back to Cumbria with my Mum and met up with my hubby and younger son. I then spent the next three days in bed with a viral infection and developed a horrible productive cough that is still lingering a month later. I got off my sick bed on the fourth day and then we drove down to Manchester where we dropped off Younger Son with Elder Son. We then flew over to Northern Ireland for my husband's 30 year university reunion with the medics of of 1983. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a great weekend and my hubby enjoyed seeing all his classmates. I was utterly bemused as I didn't know them 30 years ago and couldn't match up past photos with the people there. I think that the women had changed hair colour and the men had largely lost their hair!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since our return home, I have spent the days napping beside the fire and feeling pretty washed out. This hasn't helped with getting the sewing done so I have very little to show you. For me, the highlight of the Northern Ireland visit was catching up with <a href="http://sewmeblog.blogspot.com/">Sarah</a> and <a href="http://judith-justjude.blogspot.com/">Judith</a>. We spend a lovely afternoon being 'Ladies Who Lunch' followed by a good chinwag. It was so great to see them and despite the miles between us they are very special friends. The photo below is testament to the gale that was blowing that day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was given one from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963050@N08/">Nickki</a> and I use it a lot when I don't want to lug around my normal overlarge purse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It felt sad at the end of the evening as it will be the last birthday party that we will host for our boys. We have always had birthday parties at home, despite it being hard work and often frantic. We wanted to give our boys memories of fun times in our home rather than going out to a fast food place or buying in an experience. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the years we have had 12 boys sleeping over when they were 6-9yrs old (they were not enjoyable for us but the boys had a great time). I have done a dinner party for 23 teens for Elder Son's 16th. We have had treasure hunts, traditional parties…. now they are at an end and it feels sad to close that chapter of our lives. It is times like these that the passing years can be tinged with sadness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week is the week that I make all my November bee blocks as I am panicking about not making them in time. First up are <a href="http://sewonderfulife.blogspot.co.uk/">Catherine's</a> in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=hipBees">hipBees</a>. Catherine has chosen a beautiful block and Catherine is cleverly using the charm squares from a charm swap. My only concern is that two of strips of fabric are an 1/8" too short. I have most of one block marked up for chain sewing and the promise of a flake with my coffee!</span></div>
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Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-85924043766156695302013-10-17T16:36:00.002+01:002013-10-17T16:36:46.708+01:00A New Kid on the (Bee) Block<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">…well perhaps not a kid, but definitely a new woman in </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/britbee/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brit Bee.</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our sassy friend, Terri, is stepping down from the sewing part of Brit Bee I have been nominated to fill her ginormous shoes. This is both exciting and terrifying. Terrifying, as Terri is irreplaceable and I only hope that my sewing is up to scratch. Exciting, as the bee is trying something new this round and I am going to be part of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So the mission this month was to select our colours and make a sashed star block. I have taken ages agonising about what colours to select as my inspiration and hopefully to act as a reference point for my fellow bees. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So my colours that I have chosen are greens/pinks/soft terracottas/yellows/greys as the <i>seeds designs</i> above. I would also like a splash of aqua to mix it up a little too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The colours were hard to choose. I wanted colours that would fit into either my bedroom or living room. After consultation with Younger Son and Hubby it was decided that these colours would be perfect. We have apple trees in the garden so my son thought that those colours would be apt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found choosing the actual star pattern relatively easy . I have used a star from the </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Solstice Star Series</i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> from the </span><a href="http://www.freshlemonsquilts.com/?p=1639" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fresh Lemons blog</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. It is aptly called </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Star of Mystery. </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This quilt will be growing month by month but until it comes back to me it will be a mystery as to how it will be completed. I love the idea of a little mystery incorporated into sewing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am going awol for the next 10 days, </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as I go on my travels,</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> but keep an eye out for me in Northern Ireland!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Friday this week I am leaving home for multiple destinations and it will be 10 whole days before I return home. I am a home bird, and whilst I like going away, 10 days is more than enough for me. This means that my sewing time is limited for the rest of October, so don't expect to see an awful lot of sewing going on here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I travel from Lincolnshire, to Southport, to Cumbria, to Manchester, to Northern Ireland and back to Manchester and finally home, I will be seeing different friends as well as family. I also hope to spend some time with these<a href="http://sewmeblog.blogspot.co.uk;http://judith-justjude.blogspot.co.uk"> two lovely ladies</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are staying with some dear friends in Northern Ireland. I last saw them in June and I made them this cushion to say 'thank you' for their hospitality.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As my hubby and I are imposing on our friends again, I thought that another cushion was in order. I know that they liked the last cushion so I had been keeping the fabric in order to make them a 'matching' one.</span></div>
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Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-16950319797313442552013-10-10T13:55:00.000+01:002013-10-10T13:55:39.184+01:00A Liberty and Linen Wallflower cushion<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have a lot of presents to make in the next week as well as bee blocks to complete. I feel a little overwhelmed with my sewing schedule and shared this with Trudi, Moria and Tanya at our get together last night. The advice was a) don't panic and b) write a list. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So armed with my list, and deciding what was going to be sewn today, I have spent the morning making a Liberty and Linen Wallflower cushion following this <a href="http://veryberryhandmade.co.uk/2013/04/02/liberty-wallflower-cushion-tutorial/">excellent tutorial</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The cushion is long and thin and was an absolute horror to insert the pillow into it. As this is a birthday present for a friend, it won't be my job to take the pillow insert out when the cover requires washing and for that I am truly grateful!!! </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was not the most pressing item on my list however it was half completed and it feels good to have a finish today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now onto item two…</span></div>
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Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869493914440159noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725297091700624743.post-10691206173858504952013-10-08T11:20:00.000+01:002013-10-08T11:20:44.663+01:00Frantic Bee Sewing<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Since I last blogged, I have managed to do a little sewing in the manic-ness of life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I always try and do my bee blocks near the beginning of the month as it feels good to know that I won't be late or if things go wrong (for example, cutting your thumb with a potato peeler) then it won't affect others. This is a good principle, but I tend to find that 'life' can get in the way of good principles! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So far, I have completed the bee blocks that <a href="http://billybuttondesign.blogspot.co.uk/">Erin</a> asked for in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/bee_a_brit_stingy/%E2%80%8E">Bee a Brit Stingy </a>group. Check out this excellent <a href="http://www.bijoulovelydesigns.com/2011/03/herringbone-block-tutorial.html">tutorial</a>. These blocks are easy and quick to do if you know your left from your right. Unfortunately that part of my brain doesn't work too well and consequently these blocks took me an age to complete. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Once I had got my left and right sorted, I then was given a little help with the photoshoot!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1999187@N23/%E2%80%8E">hipBee </a>group are going to do some string blocks for <a href="http://nelliesniceties.blogspot.co.uk/">Reene</a>, as she is our October queen. Unfortunately Reene has had to undergo an operation recently and is still not A1, so these blocks might be done at the tail end of the month once Reene gets her troops organised for the Post Office run. This is good as I have lots of other sewing to be getting on with and relieves the pressure on me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The final bit of bee news is that the fab girls over at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/britbee">Brit Bee</a> have asked me to join them. Terri is dropping out from the regular sewing so I was asked to take her place. They have a new round starting this month and I need to sew a star block. I have ideas of paper piecing one as I so enjoyed making my cushion cover top below.</span></div>
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