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I take a lot of photographs of all sorts of things, including my makes, my students’ makes, crafty moments and details from everyday life, especially floral portraits, light and shadow, glorious colours and found patterns. To see more of my own and my students’ work, please visit my Pinterest page.
Happy Caturday!!! #myfelinefriend #upclose #caturday #catfriendly #sayinghello #lazybeast #christinegreen #craftingatthecottage
Hand stitching vintage Liberty silk and velvet which is a challenge under normal circumstance and then the magnificent one decides to join in!! #cathelp #handstitching #tootsies #paws #blackandwhite #cat #tuxedocat #libertysilk #handcraft #helpful #workinprogress #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #handmade #nothelping
I had a lovely day yesterday visiting the Phoenix Stitchers of Petersfield to give my ‘Bust the Rules and Get Creative’ talk. Although I used my new projector I took lots of actual quilts and stitched items so that my audience could get up close and investigate my makes. And added bonus was their sale table of sewing goodies, so brought home some vintage cotton reels, linen thread, silk thread and a beautiful piece of Liberty print silk, which I will combine with some velvet for a scarf. So good to see folk in person and lovely feed back! #talk #goodday #dayout #petersfield #phoenixstitchers #goodtochat #sewing #vintagefinds #vintagethreads #libertysilk #loveabargain #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
No filter on these beautiful freshly picked tomatoes, just add garlic, onions and basil and slowly simmer. Supper sorted! #red #tomatoes #homegrown #harvest #freshlypicked #greenhousegardening #supper #gardenfresh #delicious #nofilter #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Beautiful sky last night when I arrived at Great Hampden WI to give a real life face to face talk, the second one this week. The technology is working and it’s so good to be out and about. #greathampden #wi #talk #sky #skytrails #beautifulevening #facetoface #gettingbacktonormal #workingatthebbc #inperson #whatido #outandabout #meetingpeople #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Spotted in Abingdon some upside and back to front stencilling on a drive way. #stencil #stencilledlettering #backtofront #notquiteright #upsidedown #lettering #typography #onthestreet #whiteonblack #noticethings #makesmelaugh #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
A gorgeous mix of fabrics and threads from today’s ’Faberdashery’ sale. Vintage Laura Ashley, Morris, Lizzie Derriey, stripes, Rowan and so on …… the random combinations make me smile 😊 #fabric #morefabric #finds #lauraashley #vintage #threads #todaysfinds #lovefabric #randomcombinations #allmixedup #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
This papercut will be making its way to the Netherlands very soon. It was commissioned to celebrate and remember a very special dad. #commission #papercut #handcrafted #handcut #lettering #name #inmemory #celebrate #specialperson #madebyme #typography #goingabroad #unique #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Some very visible mending on a favourite basket bought many moons ago from @Muji I am using piping chord which I have split into strands narrow enough to fit through my chunky needlepoint needle, very satisfying #visiblemending #stitchfix #bigstitches #basket #fixing #basket #improvising #inthegarden #makesmehappy #mending #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Lovely to spend time in the sunshine with my daughter and her latest patchwork quilt #motherdaughter #inthegarden #sunnyday #patchwork #workinprogress #blue #quilt #sewing #qualitytime #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #familytime #likemotherlikedaughter
Happy sunny Monday morning! 🌞🧡🌼☀️ #yellow #makesmesmile #mondaymorning #yellowflower #sunshine #happy #brightsunshineyday #inthegarden #starttheweekright #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #nofilter
No filter needed when the light is this bright and clear in Portugal #portugal #orange #bluesky #whitehouse #crystalclear #bright #sunlight #colour #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #sunshine
A selection of Portuguese doors and windows, any one of which could spark some patchwork #portugal #doors #windows #onthestreet #keepyoureyesopen #squares #inthesunshine #inspiration #lookaround #christinegreencrafts #colour #craftingatthecottage
Love these monochrome mosaic dates set into the pavements of Lisbon. #lookingdown #pavement #lisbon #dates #mosaic #blackandwhite #numbers #signage #typography #onthestreet #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Creative stencilled sign; this way to the beach #stencil #signage #flipflops #birkenstock #silvershoes #holidayfeet #thisway #tothebeach #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #graphics #simplebuteffective
A basket of beautiful hand stitched sardines made by @asbonecasdagege. #sardines #handmade #handstitched #embroidery #lovethis #makesmesmile #newfriend #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #foundtoday
Just replacing the plastic buttons with vintage mother of pearl ones on latest eBay find, a lovely cotton cardigan. Apparently my grandmother used to regularly upgrade buttons! #motherofpearl #changingbuttons #upgrading #handstitching #addingpanache #ebaybargain #buttons #finesse #secondhand #fashiontweak #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Circular Saturday! @oxfamsuperstore I couldn’t leave this shirt and these lovely threads #circles #recycle #recycledfashion #circlesaturday #charityshopfinds #secondhand #thrifting #whatwillimake #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Thoroughly enjoyed stitching these patches and already planning the next layer! Would be happy to customise your jeans……dm if you’re interested 👖🪡🧵#patchwork #patches #visiblemending #handstitched #gettingcreative #lovefabric #commissionme #lovesewing #mycreativelife #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #boro #runningstitch
Slow stitching and patching in the garden. I have had these chinos for many years and the seams were starting to disintegrate so time to get creative #slowstiching #handstitched #repair #patch #patchwork #runningstitch #keepitsimple #denim #lovedenim #stitches #visiblemending #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Ta-dah! All finished! Rather pleased with how this bag has turned out. This technique of patching is borrowed from Boro, it’s a great way of using up small scraps you can’t bear to ‘retire’. Fabrics include vintage blackout, 3 shirts, and a piece I have had for over thirty years bought in an extraordinary shop, frozen in time in rural France, I have been eking it out and it’s already been a cushion. Threads used include @aurifilthread embroidery threads, crochet cotton and vintage sewing cotton. Handles made from cotton and jute upholstery webbing found last week at a bric a brac market. I have patterns using this technique on my website if you fancy having a go. #bag #patchwork #blackandbrown #handstitch #handstitched #lovesewing #recyclereuse #scraps #lovetextiles #fabrics #inspiredbyboro #boro #therapeutic #slowstitching #haveago #aurifilthread #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #modernquilt #myway #mycraft
Work in progress, this is what I was stitching @thefestivalofquilts and it’s almost finished. Please note… I do not stitch 24/7!! Big reveal soon!! #workinprogress #nearlyfinished #handstitched #slowstitching #slowstitchingmovement #mixitup #boro #mystyle #patchwork #patchworkscraps #scrapwork #scrapquilt #quiltguild #lovetextiles #lovesewing #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #blackandbrown
Monday morning and I am putting together some samples and resources for tomorrow’s Zoom class, An Introduction to Improv Patchwork @ardingtoncrafts (there’s a couple of places left!) Love this parrot! #onlineclasses #zoom #onlinelearning #ardingtonschoolofcrafts #improvisationalquilts #improvpatchwork #loveteaching #birdmotif #modernquilting #learnsomethingnew #joinme #greatfun #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #onlinecraft
It’s International Cat Day and here I am with my first significant feline, a marvellous marmalade example. #catsofinstagram #feline #bestfriends #firstcat #littleme #internationalcatday #cat #mycat #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #facetoface #upclose
Sorting out orders for my patterns from the Festival of Quilts. If you couldn’t make it to the NEC the patterns are all available in the shop on my website. The ‘Borrowed from Boro’ designs proved popular. DM me if you’re interested #patterns #patterndesign #patchwork #orders #boro #quilting #makeyourown #haveago #sewingpattern #craftingatthecottage #christinegreencrafts
I love a bit of people watching and yesterday at @thefestivalofquilts I spotted this great dresses/bag combination. I love random moments of perfect pattern matching and the addition of a woven ‘Bonjour’ is just gorgeous…..and the wearers were a delight!!! #random #bonjour #lettering #bag #spots #matching #dresses #festivalofquilts #pattern #wovenletters #peoplewatching #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #mixandmatch #accidentalloveliness
Great to meet the lovely Chris English @afullenglish on the @aurifilthread stand. Love his lively improv crumb quilts! Last day of the Festival of Quilts, have had so many interesting conversations and met some fabulous fellow fabric fiends! Will be back next year! #afullenglish #festivalofquilts2021 #meettheartist #networking #worthavisit #patchwork #quilts #lovefabric #lovestitch #quiltersofinstagram #newfriends #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Day three of the Festival of Quilts and here a few of my favourites #quiltscornerstone #fullenglish #festivalofquilts2021 #foq #lovethese #quilts #patchwork #quiltersguild #onmystand #inaction #lovestitch #demonstrator #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Totally chuffed to be bits to have been awarded a ‘Judges Choice’, my equivalent of a medal!!! #chuffed #sopleased #shirtsquilt #improv #improvpatchwork #judgeschoice #recogintion #foq2021 #exhibition #recycledquilt #repurposed #quiltsofinstagram #nec #worthavisit #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
The stand is finished, the doors are open and the visitors are arriving! QIA5 #festivalofquilts #foq2021 #ready #comeandsayhello #patchwork #demonstrating #onshow #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
