Here's round two finished. I do wish I could kick this addiction to making Fandango doilies!!!! It's really, really NOT me ...

BUT I now want to make more!!! Is this another obsession I feel coming over me? Yes, I think it is! So, back to the paper and printing...

OR - not so 'oh dear'!!!! I had an accident a few days ago. A stupid silly accident and one which could've been avoided I...

Looking at the three motifs I showed you last time - I wondered what they would look like when put together.  These were plonked (beg...

Even though I'm working hard on the square Fandango doily I still have time to play with the third rectangular one that I'm m...

It's a smallish grump but it's causing me to consider leaving Etsy altogether.  In fact I'm actually going to leave when the ...

Time for more experiments. I wanted to see how this idea would work if I put 'spokes' into the corners as well as the sides....

Well I'll be honest - this took me two days to do!!! It's going well although there's quite a bit of re-writing and draw...

Diverted again!!! This time by comments left on this blog. I just love making the Fandango doilies and have another on the go a...

This may not look a lot different to yesterday's post except that I've been experimenting with stitch counts. Bain of my lif...

Do you remember this pattern which I finished earlier this year? Well it was meant to be a hexagon motif. I WANTED A HEXAGON. S...

Now, why that subject for today's manic ramblings? Any guesses? Well, here's the reason. Tomorrow it's the tenth annivers...

Having finished the owls I decided that I really rather enjoyed 'straining the brain' to make them and that foundation piecing nee...

Here we go, here we go. Yes another start to another Fandango doily. Having started this a week or so ago I've since had a w...

The owls are finished. Took me a bit longer than I expected as I've had a few interruptions in life but, I must add, nice ones. ...

All finished on this one now!!  You're not going to believe this but I've started another one. I need something to do wh...

Well as promised - I present you with a peacock!!!!   Here's the link to the pattern.  

Definitely a post about how not to design!!!!  As you know I rarely start off with anything drawn or totally 'thought out...

This is the third round which is simply a repeat of the first one!!! Not sure why I like this pattern so much but I THINK it's c...

Did you know that I've got a secret? My little sister is having a giveaway. Did you know?  Do you want the link to her blog? We...