I couldn’t resist trying my hand at making another mini moopy this evening. My first attempt at the beginning of the year was ok but I wanted to see if I could make it on my vintage Singer sewing machine this time instead of hand stitching it all. I chose some lovely Liberty fabrics to contrast with the body colour. I think it’s cute!
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It’s been a strange week since we’ve returned from our holiday. I’ve had to spend three days at home as we’ve had a garden makeover this week. So I’ve read more and crafted more. Today I made my first doll quilt and it was so much harder than I thought it would be! Don’t look too closely at the picture or else you’ll see all the mistakes. I used some of the vintage fabrics I picked up on holiday, as well as some favourite Cath Kidston ones. I think I need to be a bit more adventurous with my choice…
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I had the good fortune to attend the launch of this years Open House at the new Olympic site in Stratford this evening. For as long as I’ve lived in London this has been my favourite weekend of the year. I’ve lost count of the amazing buildings I’ve had the opportunity to visit. My absolutely favourite so far has been the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras Station. For the past couple of years the weekend has ended up with a bottle of red wine at Gordon’s Wine Bar by Embankment Station followed by fireworks over the Thames as part…
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Whilst I was on holiday last week I picked up a great selection on vintage books for a swap I am participating in. I really love the old Ladybird classics and wasn’t too surprised to find a group on flickr. Ladybird are also releasing a new book to capitalise on the love for all things vintage. I can’t resist this advert and have added the book to my Amazon wishlist. I’m off to scan some pages from my latest Ladybird purchase ‘Going to School’ to add to the group!
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I have spent the day washing and ironing a small selection of vintage fabrics I picked up on holiday. I have been lucky lately, especially with this crazy Superman fabric. Some of it is destined for swaps but there’s plenty for me!
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spelt with help from flickr and here
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We’re back from a lovely week away. The cottage was perfect and if anyone is looking for a lovely cottage in a sleepy seaside town I would recommend Brook Cottage in Dawlish. The town was great, although I spent too much at Harrison’s Amusement arcade. We even found a good curry house called the Paradise Palace tucked away in a back street on our last night. Yesterday we made good use of our National Trust membership and visited Greenway, the former home of Agatha Christie, and Coleton Fishacre. The we took the ferry into Dartmouth and hired a boat and…
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We are currently on holiday in sunny Devon, staying in a lovely little cottage in Dawlish. We have been pottering around the coast and yesterday took the train from Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway to Kingswear. The weather is unbelievably gorgeous and it feels great to be out of London 🙂
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Look what my lovely boyfriend bought me! Something good to read on the long journey to our holiday cottage in Devon tomorrow.