A day of alchemy with Edwina Mackinnon, turning plain old fabric pieces from the Rag Market into shimmering gorgeousness. We all brought the kitchen sink with us and Poundland may…
It’s November so naturally it’s time to pretend it’s Christmas. This was easy-peasy quilting with help from ready cut squares from #CottonPatch in Hall Green and some lovely red plush…
How I left the important things at home but had a great time.
Sketching in Moseley and Balsall Heath on a hot Sunday. Met some great new interesting people and enjoyed spending time actually looking at buildings I’ve passed by every day for the…
It’s been a long time. Ten years. That’s ten years since Meteor Ford closed suddenly, leaving us with empty buildings, then an empty plot. Back in 2006 you could pop down…
The challenge was to produce an A5 piece for a travelling book for Eileen at Embroiderers’ Guild. Eileen’s theme is ‘travel’ and so far other stitchers have produced little marvels for…
So I had to produce a bag for the March raffle at Embroiderers’ Guild. NO pressure. No pressure at all. The theme was ‘yellow’. Unusually for me I tried a…
It’s a tiny island brimming with beauty. Just pack a watercolour set and a little sketchbook and make some memories.
Drawing in art galleries can be filed under ‘Why didn’t I think of this before?’ It’s warm, it’s dry and you get to copy other people’s work without anyone complaining.…
Those owls are not easy sketchy subjects. Not easy at all. But we did have a big hoot tracking them down over the summer. My fave? It has to be…