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Trying tea time treat

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I am trying the 'Teatime Treat' dress in Rob Merrett's book 'Cute Clothes for Kids'. So far it is very straight forward, although I am not sure I'll do the ties next time as ODD wouldn't be safe climbing in it with them on!

Fleece baby monkey hat

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Super simple pattern for a fleece hat. As it is for a baby who cannot yet sit up, I had to skip the dinosaur version and instead make the ears on the top of the head. I can't believe how many shops are selling baby hats with embellishments at the back; what are they thinking? 

Dress for a girl who loves whales

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I was trying to make a "non-girlie" dress as there seem to be a pink overload in the young girls' departments at the stores. I mixed three really strong patterned fabrics, all containing blue.  Here is the result!

The pall at the Swedish Church in London

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The work with the pall for the Swedish Church in London is entering the final stages. After almost three years and over 1,500 hexagons pieced together by hand by 10-15 volunteers on a monthly and sometimes bi-weekly basis it has now returned back from the long arm quilters. The quilting was made using a leaf pantograph with a medium green thread. Detail from the spring season The pall is huge almost 4 meters long and a bit over 2 meters wide. The ladies are busy finishing off the edge by hand. Hopefully it'll be fully finished in a few weeks time. Long arm quilting by The Quilt Room in Dorking ( link )