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In praise of fabric ‘lucky bags’

I have a great affection for ‘lucky bags’ and fortunately there is a shop not too far away from where I live which sells them. I go at least twice a year to take a good look through the enticing bags of off-cuts, which are kept in a tall basket at one end of theContinueContinue reading “In praise of fabric ‘lucky bags’”

Joe the Quilter at Beamish

Joseph Hedley, known as Joe the Quilter, was an 18th-century individual who made his living from quilting. Joe had worked first as a tailor and later as a quilter. Very sadly, he met a violent end – he was murdered in his small cottage in Northumberland. The murder case remains unsolved to this day. HeContinueContinue reading “Joe the Quilter at Beamish”