I love the fact my life is full of variety and colour. What a privilege, recently, to be working with a wonderful charity in my local neighbourhood. They had been given a summer house and my […]
Every now and again I get asked to do some unusual sewing for bespoke projects. This one I particularly loved. My customer chose a Laura Ashley furnishing fabric, which was a large gingham check in duck […]
Earlier on in the summer the Makery camped out at Speen Village Fair for a sunny afternoon. It was a well attended event run by and for the local neighbourhood. I laid out a rug, and […]
Every opportunity to make something will inspire me! Even a pile of cardboard boxes, built to resemble Donnington Castle, in the town centre. We went along on Sunday afternoon with a crowd of Newbury folk and […]
One of my favourite things is driving around the country lanes of West Berkshire. Today they took me to Whitchurch (Hampshire) which is a cute village with a few unusual shops. We visited Ollie’s Antiques and […]
Some of my friends have been to visit me in the Makery in my garden, and they love it. Maybe you would like to come and visit me too? I am now open for business! This […]
Last weeks creative moment came about as a result of going to the Country Living Spring Fair. My bedroom window had a white Venetian blind against a white wall – it looked rather clinical. I added a […]
