Meanwhile 'back in sock land' progress is slowly being made there too!!!  Here's where I was last time I showed you. It'll...

A BIG thank you to Judy who sent in her alien. It's never too late to be an alien on the TIAS blog!!! Here's a link to see it.

Now what do you think of this fabric? Isn't it - well, ummm, errrr, bright? I was given it in a free cycle pickup and fell in love wi...

This is another of the  test tats for Martha's new book.  I really need to do this again as I'm afraid I didn't get the wings ...

Yesterday I told a lie. I apologise. I said that all the cat fabric was gone but when I was tidying up I found there were four left on t...

Blow the trumpets and bang the drums!!!! It’s finished. It’s not the ‘best’ piece of sewing I’ve ever done but the person it’s been given...

Remember this project? Well I haven’t forgotten it but heat and a busy life got in the way for a while!!!  This is a ‘make it up as you ...

Off on another adventure!!! I have a ‘client’ for socks in the family, I’m delighted to say. Like gloves - I like knitting socks but thi...

This is another of the patterns in Martha’s new book.  Isn’t it so cute?   Thanks to Martha I’m now back in designing ‘mode’ too so watch ...

Nothing to do with crafting today!!  I’m posting this because - well, just because. I have a boring grey car like so many other people her...

As you know I bought two balls of this yarn but this time I wanted to use another pattern.  I went on a search but couldn’t make up my min...

Before I start I am delighted to say that Etsy removed the offending item and has contacted the seller.   I had the very great pleasure of...

Some years ago a tatter contacted me to ask permission to teach one of my patterns and I pointed out that it was far too long for a class.  ...

A new lady joined us at the Friday knitting group a few weeks ago.  She fitted in straightaway but that’s really not hard as they’re a fanta...

This time sewing. I have a small amount of this cat fabric left from other projects but it’s an awkward shape!!  It’s like a cross shape but...

Well here it is in all its glory.  On probably the hottest day of the year, so far, I finished it!!!   BUT - I have a problem, Houston!!!  ...

The competition is to spot the old git who’s tatting!!!!  That wasn’t hard, was it!!! The photo was taken by a local paper’s photographer ...

Now why oh why didn’t I think of trying this out before?   As regular readers will know I'm not that 'fond' of Josephine rings...

Well here it is.  If you look closely at the left sleeve you’ll see that I still need to sew up the end.  I added more fabric to give me e...

Well the title should be ‘trying to resist temptation’!!! I occasionally shop at Hobbycraft now that we have one nearby and they’ve ‘found ...