Crafty News

https://goo.gl/8vEJzvToday I have a poignant story to share about this sweet teddy made by Tricia who told me... "hi, I have used the patchwork bear pattern to make a memory bear from the few baby clothes which belonged to a little boy who got his angel wings 12 years ago when he was less that 12 weeks old." "He has been called Billy Brave-heart by his grandma who I work with. She is going to do a sky dive in the little boys memory and the bear is going with her so her grandson will be with her"What a brave...

Further to last months post about The Cottingly Fairies I have this lovely update from Jane, who told me... "Here is Toddy - one of the pet names I had to for Dad. He is made from his "hope shirt" which he was wearing in hospital and came back from double pneumonia and made it "home"...he is Toddy the Taurean as he was made on Sunday 7th which makes him a little bull bear. Xx"Lovely result Jane! Thanks for the update I think Toddy and Hildegard make a perfect pair. xxxhttps://goo.gl/GxaFO1

Good afternoon all, today I thought you might like to see a different take on the Ella Elephant pattern. Nic told me "Sharing with you another Ella elephant , this time I've made her so she can stand, slightly altered the pattern by making two pairs of back legs... my granddaughter loves her as do I"And I love seeing the results of your creative experimentation, Ella looks great with 4 back legs. Thanks for sharing Nic  xxhttps://goo.gl/AKw98Y

After falling in love with a picture of a harp-playing hare from a mediaeval illuminated manuscript, Dr. Karen started making applique rabbits on cushions and cases for her friends. She said..."When I saw the My Fabric Heaven “Lacy Rabbit”, I couldn’t resist making it. I first made a pink one, before I realised that another friend, librarianship lecturer Anne, shared my enjoyment of mediaeval rabbit illustrations. Some “printed pages” material in my fabric stash looked ideal for a bookish friend, so I set to work making a bookish Lacy Rabbit for Anne." Bookish bunny then traveled from Karen in Scotland...

Today I have this gorgeous example of Lacy Bunny to show you, made by Alison in an elegant tiny-dot fabric which lends itself perfectly to the design. I love the pearl necklace too! Alison said "Thank you for the lovely pattern. Easy to follow instructions and I'm really pleased with the outcome."Thank you for sharing the images with us Alison  xxx https://goo.gl/gsAsx6