Embroidery

Jan has been very kind and written a book about her embroidery designs so that we can all have a go!!

It really is so beautiful and they are the heirlooms. I wish I was that good.Im more of an instinctive stiticher, influenced by Janet Clare and Janet Bolton.

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Jan Constantine

I love all of Jan's cushions. Yes they are quite expensive but they really are so beautifully crafted. Its like having a work of art on your sofa . These have just arrived in the shop and the small credit cruncher Union Jacks are also on their way. Tomorrow I will show you her fabulous embroidery book.

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Home Sewn

Sewing Sisters, I have to draw your attention to the most beautiful book ever published.

I was whiling a good half an hour away one very rainy day last week in Waterstones. I was waiting for thirty book tokens to be scanned when I spied a rather comfortable looking chair sited right next to the craft books. So I just had to linger awhile and that was when I saw this and fell in love. Home Sewn by French General. Oh joy! Oh rapture! In the front is a beautiful envelope full of patterns and each page has a scanned image of the original french vintage fabrics used for the projects. I may never make anything but the quality of the book is amazing and all for £14.99. Put it on your wish list girls.

Boot loot

Is there anything more pleasurable than mooching around a daisy strewn field filled with potential treasure spilling out over the grass and sprawling hopefully across an assortment of tables and blankets, blazing sunshine and the smell of burgers and bacon vaguely in the air?The discovery of something beautiful or nostalgic. Something no longer loved. the 'unfound' just waiting for you to rescue it and cherish it. There has to be nothing more quintessentially English than the Car Boot Sale with all its different tribes from the genteel to the downright gloriously'Chavtastic'.I spent a wonderful couple of hours with my sister on Sunday delving,rummaging,bartering and chatting to some really lovely people and feel so happy that I can rehome all these lovely things and cherish them once more. Here you can see just a few things that I rescued....