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Armed with my newfound fervour for sewing and all things related to homemaking, I embarked on an ambitious endeavour to sew a bonnet for my daughter. She’s studying ‘olden times’ in her school and was adamant that she wanted to look like Laura Ingalls did – so Google we did and we came up with a pattern here bonnet. So after a lot of fiddling around and guesswork (she’s got a smaller head than the one in the pattern), this is it in all its glory… complete with a picture next to our backyard well – suitable background for a gentler time gone by… I even made a matching sash…

Bonnet for the prairie girl

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I’ve had 2 quilt tops sitting in storage for over a year now and with renewed fervour to learn a skill in home-making, I endeavoured to do them justice by finishing them. They were gifted to me from my mother – who in turn had them in her blanket box for years – they were passed on to her by my grandmother who was in her prime, the queen of quilts. I do believe each grandchild has at least one of her handmade treasures – and in a family of 13 children, that’s a lot of grandchildren to be spreading the love to…

Quilt for my son

Quilt for my daughter

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