Adventures in patchwork and other handmade crafts
I’ve felt a bit obstructed by blogging these few weeks. I have lots to say, but so much content from my old blog is missing, I daren’t save over any pages in fear that the information won’t come back. I’m hoping to rectify that soon. Lots of quilt bloggers...
Sorry for the disarray, my blog (and website) are not quite performing the way I’d like them to, I need to spend a serious amount of time working on my online presence and patterns before the end of September. Why then? You ask…. MY BOOK(ette) IS FINALLY HAPPENING! (Yes...
I do have another finish from before this one, but in my haste, I forgot to take proper photos, so this one will have to come first! Scallops has gone to the UK to be in the May issue of Popular Patchwork. It was pretty quick to put together,...
You may not have noticed, but I disappeared for a little while there. My blog has been rebuilt as a larger part of www.pennydog.com – yes the www now exists so I can have an all in one place website! It still needs some pages rebuilding and images assigning...
Does anyone visit this blog anymore? I’m going to continue anyway, It’s a good record for me to look back on, but I’m not sure if anyone else is here. I’ve had some issues with it being hacked, and maybe that’s why. Good news though, a new site is on...
Happy New Year! I really didn’t want to take out all those staples and fight with the crappy paint again, but I did. New Year’s Day was the day for me, so still technically sneaking it in before the cut off for the 2017 Finish Along! While Alex watched...
I hope you are having a nice peaceful holiday season! I’ve been back at work since Boxing Day, but trying to get back into the swing of things, blog wise and all. If you’re anything like me, an ironing board takes up too much real estate in a sewing...
Oh I went shopping this weekend! I’ve also discovered what a godsend the 36 inch wide cutting mats are… plus I actually found ORIGINAL Tula Pink Bird and the Bees fabric here in Calgary! And yes, that weird hair flick is in the whole video…. just so you know...
If you have an applique pattern that needs circle, ovals or petals, I have a favourite way of turning those edges under for turned edge applique. Then you’re ready to sew by machine or by hand – you choose. Here I show you how it’s done – with tin...
This is a really gentle hack, but essential if you have prints that are one direction- that is there’s nothing upside down or on it’s side, fabrics that you definitely have to use a certain way up. Here’s my video tutorial, but if you prefer photos and text, just...