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I'm Ali, an easily excited, quilt obsessed, cake baking, stealth crocheting, stitch addicted textile adventurer. I live in a leafy suburb of London, UK with my lovely husband Ollie, our constantly amazing three year old Sweet Pea, and our tiger-cat Louis. I'm a stay at home mummy and I can't get enough crafts into my day. When you work out how to squeeze a couple of extra hours in there, do let me know. Here's a slice of life from my kitchen table, which is where most of the important things get done...Recent Comments
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A Countdown and a Catch-up
Christmas is coming, and the crafts are stepping up a gear… I’m currently working on Peacock Tutus for two of my nieces, and a friend’s daughter. These are utterly gorgeous. I can’t take credit for the idea, which is sheer … Continue reading
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Puffed up and deflated
Yesterday I had SUCH a good day. A real treat of a day. I did a quilting class with the wonderful Philippa Naylor, organised by my fabulous local quilting shop Creative Quilting. The class was on Trapunto, the art of … Continue reading
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Butterfly Rush
The next couple of weeks are going to be a crazy race against time to get my butterfly quilt finished. This quilt is to be given to Ollie’s uncle and aunt who will be celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary on … Continue reading