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  • I feel it’s been a while?! Here is my newly finished, quilted rainbow patchwork jacket I have been working on for months and months. I love it so much I’ve been tempted back to the internet to show it off.

    The patchwork outer is made from various cotton and linen from my scraps pile. I used a clean cotton dustsheet as the wadding layer which gives it a reassuring weight. I hand-quilted using sashiko thread and lined the whole thing in cotton poplin.
    The pattern is the #allwellcardigancoat from allwellworkshop (size S with a few inches added in length).

    (In other news, I know I’ve been hiding away a bit recently, both online and in real life. Last autumn I had a tooth infection and even after getting it sorted, I’ve still been in constant pain. I’ve had various scans and they can’t find anything else wrong so they believe it may be nerve damage. Hopefully it will settle by itself but may take some time and I’ve been prescribed some pain relief now which is helping. I’ve been a bit down in the dumps about it and not felt up for much. I’m trying to stay positive, look after myself and distract myself with family and work and ambitious sewing projects.)

  • I’ve had these socks about 4 years and the holes keep getting bigger so the mends do too.

    Mending these took a couple of hours and I do wonder why I do it – they only cost a couple of pounds, I could buy a new pair every year.

    But its not about saving money. Maybe it’s because I want to counter the idea that I need to buy new things and everything must be thrown away once it’s broken. Maybe it’s because I find creating things with my hands therapeutic and stress-relieving. Maybe it’s because that’s what people throughout history would have done and I feel a connection to my ancestors by doing it too. Or maybe, it’s because I’ll just take any excuse to add more rainbows and colours to my life!

  • Last summer I made these longer-length shorts, and when I came to wear them this year they felt a bit snug, and also a bit boring.


    So I lengthened the elastic in the waist, inserted a rainbow gusset, and for good measure added belt loops and a rainbow belt. Much better! 🌈☀️

  • I have been experimenting with different media on my handmade paper and it’s been really interesting. It’s a lot softer and more absorbent than normal paper. You have to prime (or ‘size’) the paper before using wet mediums. Watercolour, shown here, is my favourite so far I think – it really highlights the texture 😊