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making journal

Month: April 2018

  • My sister-in-law will have her first baby quite soon, and last week I was able to give her the baby blanket I knitted for my soon-to-arrive niece or nephew. In choosing the pattern and yarn, I was thinking about the family and trying to choose something they'd like and would find useful. The result is…

  • Hello!  We've been enjoying some beautifully clear autumn days here this week – I captured that sparkly waterfront view on Sunday. Wellington is well known for its less-than-calm weather, so I feel like days like that need to be documented! = = = = = = = = = = =  I have two nieces…

  • I was really honoured last year to be asked to design something for Making magazine. It's my favourite! I designed an embroidery pattern for colourful wildflowers for the COLOR issue which should be in shops this week. I can't wait to see my copy. Making has a really lovely Instagram feed (so much inspiration!) and…

  • Hello there! Hope you're having a good week. I have a couple of projects to share here today – one finished and one perhaps a quarter of the way through… I'm trying to tell myself that it's all about the process when it comes to English paper piecing. You can see in the second photo…