Thursday 16 July 2020

I was thrilled to be asked to be a part of Quiltmania’s Solidarity Block Project in response to the COVID-19 epidemic. Making blocks for quilts for front line response workers? Count me in !
The brief was to make a 10 inch finished ( 10.5 inch unfinished) block that featured red. Please find my block and pattern below . Enjoy making your own version.
Thank you Quiltmania,Miriam
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Sunday 5 April 2020

Sewmiriam Cheerful Chicken - A Free Tutorial




As the Corona Virus Pandemic affects us all I just want you to know that we will see better days. Together we will do this. By staying home, washing our hands, observing social distancing guidelines, keeping surfaces clean and being mindful of others. Being thankful and supportive of all those working hard to keep things running and in particular cheering on those at the medical front line. Heroes one and all.

Wherever in the world  you may be we can all reach out in our own ways to help others. This could be by checking on a neighbour or a friend, or supporting our loved ones in small and meaningful ways. Thinking beyond our own situation.

So - here is a free tutorial to brighten your day, and hopefully those whom you gift these cheery chickens to as well. In your hands these chickens feel very soothing. They can be used as sewing weights to hold down patterns, as pin cushions, or as a happy companion on your desk or window sill. 

Grab your scrap bag and sewing supplies and away you go! Post them on Instagram using the hashtag  #sewmiriamcheerfulchicken