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Crafting
Introducing Sunday #sewingscope
I'm back, I've been sewing, and I'm starting something new...
Heather McGarrigle
Feb 27, 2017
Introducing Sunday #sewingscope
I'm back, I've been sewing, and I'm starting something new...
Feb 27, 20172 min read
Can NI sew a world record breaker?
Pamela Emerson (AKA The Crafty Historian) needs your help to create The NI Big Sock ! I recently had the pleasure of meeting Pamela...
Feb 8, 20163 min read
I’m feeling Sew Darn Crafty…
I've started a new crafting social group in Lisburn!
Oct 21, 20143 min read
Monday(!) Makes: Handy fold-up shopping bag
Better late than never, that’s what I always say. I do have my reasons… on Monday, my lovely boyfriend surprised me with a lovely meal in...
Jul 26, 2013
Monday Makes: Bead It – a simple ribbon and bead necklace.
The weekend before last, I visited Melanie Bond , who was hosting a pop up stall of her stunning handmade jewellery at Mexx in Bow Street...
Jul 15, 2013
Monday Makes: Take notice – how to make a fabric noticeboard
A friend recently showed me this picture of a cute fabric-covered noticeboard they bought from Avon . I loved it and straight away...
Jul 8, 2013
Monday Makes: Button it – customising shoes!
This week, following last week’s disastrous conclusion to the two-part dress post I started the previous week , I decided to take a...
Jul 2, 2013
Monday Makes: A Summer Mess (part 2 of 2)
Let this two-part near-descent into sewing madness be a cautionary tale to you all. That is no typo in the title because, dear reader,...
Jun 24, 2013
Monday Makes: A Summer Dress (part 1 of 2)
So this whole ‘Monday’ thing is becoming a bit of a running joke isn’t it? I don’t care, I’m stubborn and I’m sticking with it. At the...
Jun 18, 2013
Monday Makes…..the most of the sunshine!
A more organised blogger would have worked in a summery or sunshiney theme to her weekly crafting post. Me? I let the sewing room go to...
Jun 15, 2013
Make-it Monday
ReFound Makes: The Loving Spoonful’s handcrafted jewellery from spoons
In the latest of The Patchwork Quill’s series on ReFound ‘s talented artists, John Bird of Loving Spoonful takes us through his...
Dec 2, 2013
ReFound Makes: Mandie Lowry’s record stool
Mandie Lowry is an illustrative artist from Belfast who has created some stunning items of upcycled furniture for ReFound . Her...
Oct 10, 2013
ReFound Makes: Nuala Maguire
This month’s ReFound Makes gives a glimpse into the work of Nuala Maguire, a Belfast-based artist who specialises in upcycling and...
Sep 2, 2013
ReFound Makes: Anastasija’s upcycled telephone table
Huge apologies for the tumbleweed blowing across the barren landscape of the blog this week, but that is all set to change – this is set...
Aug 5, 2013
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