Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting
Posted in Book Review, Knitting on Jun 24th, 2011
My copy of The Gentle Art of Knitting arrived. I also have The Gentle Art of Domesticity and The Gentle Art of Quilting. I know there was a bit of controversy about the cost of some of the projects (£55 tea cosy), but I’ve turned my thinking around and now view my knitting as entertainment and the yarn [...]
Posted in Book Review, Knitting on Dec 20th, 2010
There are heaps of post-it notes stuck in my copy of this book and I’m only up to Lesson Two – Yoke Patterns Weaving and Finishing! I wish I had this book when I first started knitting. Things like this … It’s a good idea to form the habit of slipping the first stitch of [...]
Posted in Book Review, Inspiration, Quilting on Jul 2nd, 2010
I’ve been very unproductive the last week or so and as it school holidays for the next two weeks I don’t think that is going to change. However, I have bought The Gentle Art of Quilt Makingby Jane Brocket. I have her Gentle Art of Domesticity which I loved (I’m sure she is living the [...]
Posted in Book Review on Jun 21st, 2010
I thought my book review if The Girl on the Wallby Jean Baggott belonged to both of my blogs. This is a really lovely book and I think most crafty people would enjoy it. (Read my review – here for more information).
Posted in Book Review on Feb 1st, 2010
The girls went back to school yesterday. We’ve had a lovely holiday, but I was keen for them to return to school. After six weeks of very little child-free time I decided to treat myself with a trip to the Subiaco Book Store. This is a great store – independent with an eclectic mix of [...]
Posted in Book Review, Knitting on Nov 16th, 2009
I thought this book was hilarious – I can particularly sympathise with the challenging child stories. It motivated me enough to pick up my knitting needles again – not with much success.
Posted in Book Review on Jun 26th, 2008
If you like Katie Fforde, you’ll like this one. Reminded me of The Rose Revived. I got it from here – (I love this place.)
Posted in Book Review on Jun 9th, 2008
Mister Pip, the winner of the 2007 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, has been the novel of choice for many of my friends’ book clubs. For this reason I have been avoiding it but I finally succumbed. Lloyd Jones, a New Zealand author, has written several novels (including This House has Three Walls and Book of Fame). Mister Pip, [...]
Posted in Book Review on May 27th, 2008
My book club chose to read this book because of the this review - it was very glowing. The general consensus at book club was that it was a good choice; one person loved it and no one hated it – unlike a few of our other choices. Here’s a description … Eighteen-year-old Maya de Jong has [...]
Posted in Book Review on May 15th, 2008
I’m a big Georgette Heyer fan. She writes regency romances (and some thrillers, but I’ve never read any of those). Her ‘regencies’ are meticulously researched and you can imagine the world of the ‘ton’ – her use of slang or cant can be a bit over the top, e.g. ‘He don’t look like a downy [...]