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Today marks the first anniversary of the February 22 earthquake, technically smaller than the 4 September one, but so much more destructive, being centred almost directly under the city. 185 people dead, countless injured, and most of the central city destroyed. One year on, it feels like only yesterday yet also feels like we’ve been…
Introducing The Beast
or those of you with super-fancy robotic sewing machines with computer screens and a million functions, my new sewing machine is going to look positively antique. But I’m very excited by it – it’s so much more advanced than my old one, and will let me do so many exciting things. On the downside, it…
The new project
I finally made it to the fabric shop this morning, so I started work on my new project. It’s only a little one, but reasonably complicated (made even more complicated by the fact that I’m working from my own pattern – it’s based loosely on a quilt I saw online, but simplified a bit (yes,…
The end of Discworld
eard the sad news this morning that Terry Pratchett has died. I’m sure I won’t be the only fan feeling slightly guilty that my first thought was the selfish “but I want more books!” Even though I’ve known every book since his diagnosis in 2007 could potentially be his last, there’s always been that irrational…
Big booms
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Dishcloth and pokebox
I finished my crocheted dishcloth! It actually went pretty quickly once I got the hang of it. Now that I know what I’m doing, I might have to go and buy some more wool (or cotton, or cotton wool… you know what I mean) so I can make another one to have as a spare….
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Wow! That’s a really nice one eh???
Great fabric choices for the bird!