Baking

Hazelnut Praline Muffins

It’s been ages since I last did a baking post but I think/ hope these will make up for it! A lovely soft muffin with a gooey Nutella middle and a crunchy praline topping.   You will need: 300g Plain Flour 145g Caster Sugar 1tbsp Baking Powder 1/2 tsp Salt 250ml Whole Milk 1tsp Vanilla Essence…… Continue reading Hazelnut Praline Muffins

Crafts · Sewing

Sweet Unicorn Lavender Pillow

I recently had the delight of coming across The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery which sell the cutest cross stitch patterns EVER! After recently enjoying some cross stitch from The Liberty Cross Stitch book I knew I had to give these patterns a try, the hardest part was picking which one! I initially signed up for a Christmas Stitch…… Continue reading Sweet Unicorn Lavender Pillow

Crafts · Sewing

Sewing Machine Table Mat

Do you remember my last post I was having some fun with my leftover scrap hexies, well this is it finished! And it turns out it makes a perfect little mat for my sewing machine. Of course I had to include some polka dots, and I had some spotty binding left over from the Spring…… Continue reading Sewing Machine Table Mat

Sewing

Playing with ‘Left-overs’

After blogging about my Spring Stitching Club quilt it reminded me that I had some hexies left over that I didn’t use, and as a way to grip onto a little bit of spring sunshine I thought I’d see if I could come up with something for the rest of them. I think it’ll either be…… Continue reading Playing with ‘Left-overs’

Crafts · Sewing

Spring Stitching Completed

So I know it’s autumn and a liiiitttle bit late but believe it or not I did actually finish this project months ago. The first batch of photos I took I was not happy with and it’s taken until now to redo and edit them, silly really as I was so proud to have finished my second…… Continue reading Spring Stitching Completed

Sewing

Almost there!

It’s all very exciting because my hexie quilt, the one I was supposed to have finished the same time the World Cup finished is almost finished! The past week I’ve been battling with the hand quilting. Now as you know I love hand sewing but hand quilting is a whole different story… I can officially say that…… Continue reading Almost there!

Crafts · Sewing

Stitchy progress!

I’ve finally finished my hexie quilt top! I have to admit there was a point when I thought it would never be finished, especially when I had to un-pick an entire row! But now I can say it’s done! Don’t get me wrong I really enjoyed stitching this but there does come a time when you…… Continue reading Stitchy progress!

Chatter · Photography

September already!?

OK so I know I start every month off with  I can’t believe its …. *insert month here* but I REALLY can’t believe it’s September. I feel like I must have slept through most of August, which is entirely possible given how unwell I have been, and now I wake up to see autumn is rolling…… Continue reading September already!?

Chatter · Sewing

A little catch up

Hello there! I know it’s been a while but *whispers* I’ve still been unwell. Onwards and upwards I hope to be back on top of things soon! I thought I would share with you my completed cross stitch from my last post. It took longer than I had planned, but it’s done now and I’m…… Continue reading A little catch up

Crafts · Sewing

Liberty Cross Stitch Book a Sneak Peek and a Little Review..

I’m a huge lover of Liberty Fabrics, and cross stitch so when I saw that there was a Liberty Cross Stitch book I had to invest! The book is full of beautiful patterns and projects. Even if your not a fan of Liberty but love a bit of pretty cross stitch this book is for…… Continue reading Liberty Cross Stitch Book a Sneak Peek and a Little Review..