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Tutor on the trot

I had a lovely day out on Friday teaching Stained Glass Flowers to Tryst Quilters in Edinburgh. Many hours had gone into revising notes (creating notes for beginners at Strathclyde’s Centre for Lifelong Learning has taught ME a lot over the past 8 years) and redraughting patterns. Since I first designed the little wallhanging in…
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23rd April 2018 0

Fast, faster, fastest scissors amulets

Several years ago I designed a little scissors amulet for hour long make and take projects at quilt shows in Scotland. The design showed off programmed stitches on Husqvarna Lily sewing machines (that shows how long ago this was!) and everyone loved the result. Part of the class was making the twisted cord by machine:…
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18th May 2017 0

Living in an old house made new, in a stripped back classroom

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the joys and sadnesses of preparing to sell our lovely old house. I’m happy to say we’re still here, and goodness knows when that will change! Now that the decision has been made to move, we’re happy to wait for things to take their course. How tragic if…
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14th May 2017 0