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Nicola
Aug 1, 2018
Spellbound sew-along: week 10
It's the final week of our summer sew-along and for those of you looking for the border and finishing instructions, you can find them...
Nicola
Jul 26, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 9
Cobweb The Garden Spider builds her delicate web - often over twelve inches in diameter - every single day and although we may be...
Nicola
Jul 19, 2018
Spellbound sew-along: week 8
Wise Owl Is there anything quite as eerily atmospheric as the call of an owl? But the t’wit t’woo of the Tawny is, in fact, a duet...
Nicola
Jul 11, 2018
Spellbound sew-along: week 7
The Raven The subject of Edgar Allen Poe’s Gothic poem and revered, often feared, in folklore, the Raven is one of our most intelligent,...
Nicola
Jul 4, 2018
Spellbound sew-along: week 6
Moonlit Bat No Gothic garden would be complete without a resident Bat, circling through the darkening trees at dusk before retreating to...
Nicola
Jun 28, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 5
Merveille du Jour When I started drafting a bat block for the Spellbound Sampler - we’ll be meeting him next week - I realised what...
Nicola
Jun 21, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 4
Toadstools Beloved of childrens’ book authors, the Toadstool has long been imagined as the home of various pixies, fairies and elves. The...
Nicola
Jun 14, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 3
Moon & Star Our enchanted garden is lit by a waning crescent moon. Far away from the constant glow of streetlights, moonlight makes the...
Nicola
Jun 7, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 2
Pumpkin A familiar symbol of autumn abundance, the Pumpkin is an essential part of Thanksgiving feasts in Canada and the United States....
Nicola
May 30, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 1
Gothic Gatehouse When designing the blocks for the Spellbound sampler I pictured an abandoned garden at dusk in late Autumn. As nature...
Nicola
May 22, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: preparing your fabric
EDIT: Although the sew-along has finished, you can still use the weekly posts as a guide and sew with a group of friends. You can find...
Nicola
Apr 21, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along...
Are you ready for a summer sew-along? My lovely friend Andrea - from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company - and I will be making a Spellbound...
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