Hello 2023

Hello 2023

Hello and Happy New Year to you all. I must admit to being a little tired after a hectic but really lovely family Christmas and my plan is to approach January at a slow pace. Taking time to recalibrate and think about what is in store for 2023, both in and out of the sewing room.

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Sweet Escape quilt along

Sweet Escape quilt along

I don’t often join in ‘quilt alongs’, in fact I have only ever once before participated in this sort of social media ‘coming together’ kind of idea and that was at least 5 years ago. Instagram, for all the criticism hurled at it - if used ‘nicely’ can be so much fun and when I saw that Camille Roskelley was hosting a quilt along for a log cabin style pattern called ‘Sweet Escape’ I was smitten. Perhaps as well it had something to do with the fact that I am revamping one of the bedrooms in our house and a new quilt for the bed was a good idea. The colour scheme in there will be navy and yellow and white so I rummaged in my stash and ….oh what I surprise….I had enough fabric to make a start.

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