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I blew into the world on a leaf*

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*prizes if you can identify that quote** **ok, so there aren't actually any prizes. Sue me. Once again I wax lyrical about the wonders of Oakshott fabrics. The shimmer, the colours, the all-round gorgeousness. Sorry if I sound like a stuck record, but it's all true. I've even taken to wearing the stuff, having made an Aubépine dress from a gorgeous green I snapped up in the sale recently (photos eventually, if I can ever persuade Croydon to get her camera out). Mr Oakshott sent me an Autumn F8th bundle recently with a view to designing a quilt (#bestjobever) and I had lots of leftovers (the fabric is 60 inches wide, making a F8th surprisingly enormous). So, what's a girl to do? The [Read more...]

Reflections – an Oakshott mini quilt

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My love of Oakshott fabrics is not exactly a secret. They’ve featured in many of my quilts, and had a starring role in several (most notably the Oakshott Explosion). That’s why I was so excited to call dibs on the beautiful purple and green Freesia bundle in the Oakshott Colourshott Bundle BlogHop hosted by Lynne. As always, photographs just don’t do these fabrics justice - it’s impossible to see how they glow and shimmer unless you get to see them in person. I spent absolutely ages putting them in different orders, pairing them up and generally stroking them and can absolutely and confidently assert that they are at least five gazillion times more gorgeous in real life. In [Read more...]