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Cutting + sticking + sewing + baking. My creative life.

Secret Breakers

The Secret Breakers series of books is written by my friend Helen. We met at Noah's Ark baby group where Helen led the singing (brilliantly!). Our babies are now almost seventeen years old and the stories Helen wanted to tell are now available to all as with much hard work,…

Finished At Last!

Well, this was a long haul! I dyed and printed the fabrics for this wall hanging at Committed to Cloth. My intention was to learn to piece a single curve.On the design board.The machine quilting took a long time.And pulling the threads in on the back of the piece seemed…

Owl Post

Oh, I miss Harry Potter. My family waited on tenterhooks for a new installment every year or two. Hedwig, the owl, swooping in to Hogwarts dining hall to deliver another important owl post. I recently sent an owl post of my own (although I did send it by Royal Mail!)…

Quilt for Phillipa

I gave myself a road trip for my birthday as I wanted to visit some friends and family who live further afield. I met my friend Phillipa whilst we were studying A-level biology in 1984. I hadn't seen her for many years, around fifteen I think, since she got a…

Christmas Makes 2012

So this is a few shots of the things I made for Christmas 2012.......Christmas stocking for our neighbours.Christmas cupcakes - recipe from The Hummingbird Bakery Cake DaysBookmark for my MumGingerbread cupcakes - recipe also from The Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days. It's a good book for seasonal ideas!Old-fashioned chocolate cake (with…

Limited Edition Swiss Mr Pinchy

I made a limited edition Swiss Mr Pinchy (actually Monsieur Pinchy!) finger puppet for a friend who has moved to Geneva. She liked that the customs label on the package said "finger puppet". Hopefully brightened the custom officers' day. I had a discussion with my quilt group about which Swiss clichés I…

Committed to Cloth – June 2012

The best laid plans of mice and Melanie don't always come to pass. I had wanted to have a nice relaxing breakfast at the Vintage Tea House before I arrived at my monthly 'Stitch with Intent' day at Committed to Cloth but due to slow moving traffic on the M25…

It’s been a while………

A couple of my friends from Seven Sisters Quilt Group reminded me that I haven't blogged for a while. I think it's because I've become addicted to Instagram! Well let me show you a quilt I make recently, it took me four days to make. It's a four patch alternated…

Foxy

I was asked to make a cushion out of an old baby tee-shirt for someone to give as a gift to their colleague (apparently they're scared of foxes?!). I do like upcycling! I think it turned out great, used a cushion pad from Ikea.Front BackLove Melanie x

A Very Cherry New Year

I found a small piece of cherry fabric in the bargain box at my favourite fabric store. Not big enough to make another Pinny of Power but I did manage to make a little cherry sweetie bag out of it. And inside I've put Cherries in Chocolate, Cherry Drops and Cherry Fizz…

Melanie Makes Meringues