Christmas Crochet Wreath – quick and easy

Crochet Balls sewn in place on christmas wreathHello my lovelies, if you are regular follower of Lucy’s work over at Attic 24, you may of recently seen her beautiful autumn wreath.

With last years Christmas wreath now clad with flowers and framing the kitchen clock, my intention was to create a Lucy’s special to accompany the  snowflake crochet chandelier.

Alas, with time running out and a quilt yet to finish I have made a quick and easy Christmas crochet wreath alternative. Continue reading

The 3 R’s of Vintage – Rescue, Revive and Relove!

I’m currently celebrating the 3 R’s of Vintage – Rescue, Revive and Relove.

My first 3 R celebration is my finished Entrelac jumper (you may remember it from an October’s Entrelac Knitting post)!

Finished Entrelac Jumper Shirley Sidar

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Countdown to Christmas: Advent Calendar Review

I’m so excited – my first review! I have just received this fabulous Buttonbag Christmas Advent Calendar from John Lewis  – I can’t wait to show you what’s inside.Christmas Advent Calendar

Buttonbag’s make-your-own Christmas Advent Calendar kit is great for beginners as it contains everything you need and can easily be made in a few hours. You don’t need a sewing machine either – which is a pretty handy thing as I’m without electricity as my circuit breaker is being repaired!

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The Quilting Quandary

I just wanted to write a quick post to say a massive thank you for all your feedback so far on whether to keep the braids or make them into squares.

So far, 8 lovely readers have said “keep the braids”, 7 (4 blog readers and 3 others) have said “go for squares!”

I have also had some great suggestions about trying out different border thicknesses or changing the border to red or grey (advice I’ll definitely take when it comes to framing the central piece).

Still undecided, I have spent the last few hours playing with a few more ideas… do you want to see?

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Mod Century Jelly Roll Friendship Braid Quilt – Help needed!

I am currently making a Jelly Roll Quilt and need your help! I can’t decide if I should leave my friendship braids in their lengths or chop them up into squares.

The quilt is based on The Friendship Braid from Pam and Nicky Lintott’s “Jelly Roll Quilt” book. The Jelly Roll is called “Mod Century” and consists of these fabulous 50s and 60s style fabrics which have been designed by Jenn Ski.

Retro Jelly Roll

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