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Posted by Claire on Nov 18 2014
No, I haven’t take up another craft. 🙂 It’s just been a bit hectic here and I haven’t made huge strides on any one project, so today’s post has a bit of this, a bit of that. Making good progress on my winter themed quilt. Here’s where I’ve got to with it. Three […]
A Bishop Save
Posted by Claire on Sep 15 2012
Did you miss me? I know, I know, I’ve been shamefully remiss the last six weeks or so, with only one post to my credit. For a while, I kept expecting to see internet rumours about my demise to start circulating. LOL. I was sort of hoping for something heroic or interesting. While bungee-jumping in […]
Free Smocking Plate: Holiday Nutcracker
Posted by Claire on Nov 16 2011
Boy smocking is always a challenge, especially when it comes to the holidays. The rules are as follows: nothing too ‘old fashioned’ ; nothing too ‘cutesy’ ; nothing too ‘fey’. Hopefully, this nutcracker soldier offers you a way to incorporate smocking into your holiday sewing without sentencing your little one to years of intensive therapy […]
Valentine’s Heart Quilt Square tutorial
Posted by Claire on Feb 12 2011
I recently taught “Introduction to Machine Quilting” at Mohawk College. It was a fun bunch of women and we had a great time. The class was designed to give novice quilters a basic handle on terminology, supplies, tools and techniques and give them the confidence to tackle quilting projects on their own. I think everyone […]
Christmas Bishop Complete
Posted by Claire on Nov 22 2010
A quick and cheerful bishop for the holiday season. The pattern is “Marguerite” from Country Bumpkin’s “Beautiful Bishops” book. I’m on the fence about this particular pattern. While I love the idea of a bishop/yoke hybrid (just think of the embroidery and heirloom possibilities that lovely rounded expanse of fabric offers around the face!), there’s […]