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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.
Glorious Sunday morning shadows #sundaymornings #shadows #sunnyday #sunshineandshadows #windows #magiclight #reflections #accidentalloveliness #randomlight #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #farrowandball #sulkingroompink
Just walked down to the post box and came back with pockets full of conkers #conkers #autumn #autumncolours #browns #shiny #nature #naturelovers #treasure #onmywalk #loveconkers #makesmehappy #craftingatthecottage #craftingatthecottage
Working on a little project to show how you can make a tumbling blocks panel (could be a place mat, table runner, cushion or even a quilt) using the same diamond shaped templates I use for my festive stars #templates #quiltersguild #patchwork #cuttingshapes #diamond #tumblingblocks #thingstomake #makingsamples #stitchersofinstagram #learnsomethingnew #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Something to look forward to! @landmarkartscentre #festivecrafts #papercutting #patchwork #craftisgoodforyou #makesomething #learnsomethingnew #comingsoon #somethingtolookforwardto #loveteaching #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Love the colours of these vintage betting chips spotted at a recent carboot #colours #autumnalcolours #vintage #vintageplastic #carboot #carboottreasure #circles #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
My first online course coming up @ardingtonacademy #crafty #craftcourse #thingstolookforwardto #papercutting #goingonline #onlinecourse #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Festive patchwork star finished! These are so lovely to make, you don’t have to use overly Christmas fabrics and they make great gifts #star #patchwork #englishpaperpiecingeverywhere #suchfun #doable #makepresents #festive #christmasiscoming #christmascrafts #craftingatthecottage #christinegreencrafts
No filter needed on this glorious flower, dancing in the sunshine and breeze #yellow #flowersofinstagram #inthegarden #sunshine #happyflower #makesmesmile #autumncolour #gloriousgoldens #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Managed to save this tiny chap from the jaws of death and release him back into the field #mouse #rescued #tiny #inthekitchen #savedfromdeath #bigears #saved #backinthefield #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #survivor
It’s precisely 100 days until Christmas, and I am sitting in the garden stitching patchwork stars for various courses both on and off line. This is a work in progress not the finished [email protected] October 12, @ardingtoncrafts online November 24, @denmancollege December 5. Details on their websites or do me #patchwork #englishpaperpiecingeverywhere #templates #inthegarden #workinprogress #lovestitching #sewinginthesun #christmasdecor #christmasstar #christmascrafts #learnsomethingnew #mycraftylife #quiltersguild #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Souvenirs from a most welcome trip to the beach. No picnic complete without some Tunnocks chocolate mallows and can never resist a shell or two and beautiful pebble #atthebeach #tunnockschocolatemallow #pebble #shells #dayout #shiny #foil #packaging #beachpicnic #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Today’s car booty included this book; a little piece of my childhood. Published in 1967 and beautifully illustrated by twins, Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone #feelingchuffed #carbootfind #childrensbook #childhoodmemories #deansgiftbookoffairytales #janetandannegrahamejohnstone #beautifulillustrations #favouritebook #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #myvintage
Coming up, 2 courses at @landmarkartscentre in Teddington, patchwork star and festive paper cutting, great fun #comingsoon #getcrafty #papercuttingworkshop #patchwork #learnsomethingnew #bookingnow #suchfun #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Cookie. Sanitizer. Cutting mat. Templates. Lunch menu. Scalpel. All ready and set up for my first papercutting course at Ardington for a long while. Looking forward to some face to face teaching #course #scalpel #allset #readytogo #papercutting #ardingtonschoolofcrafts #loveteaching #craftisgoodforyourbrain #craftcourse #learnsomethingnew #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Apples apples everywhere here at Appletree Cottage. These beauties are a rare old cooking French variety, delicious #apple #cookingapples #harvest #red #homegrown #bumpercrop #loveapples #anappleaday #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #appletreecottage
These marble sized tomatoes from our green house are so sweet #tomatoes #homegrowntomatoes #fromthegreenhouse #perfect #delicious #yummyfood #lockdown2020 #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #red #homegrownsalad
Finished!! I have no idea how long it has taken but it measures just shy of 5 foot by 6. It’s packed full of crazy combinations and nothing was bought specially for it except the wadding. It started when I was blitzing my stash last summer, tidying and ironing and loving the mad random mixes. The back is made from a stash of splodgy print fabrics which I was given, not my favourites but improved when offset by spots and stripes #finished #patchwork #patchworkquilt #bright #makesmesmile #makesmehappy #quiltersguild #improv #improvpatchwork #mytherapy #lovefabric #nowaste #upcycling #repurposed #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #sewingproject
A fine array of fabulous felines including my ‘There are no ordinary cats’ bag, a sturdy, stylish accessory #bag #mydesign #therearenoordinarycats #papercut #intheshop #forsale #fabulousfelines #cats #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #mycraftylife
What is it about cats and quilts? Here’s my beautiful black and white checking my knots #catsofinstagram #catsonquilts #workinprogress #qualitycontrol #patchwork #nearlyfinished #helper #felinehelper #blackandwhitecat #todotoday #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
I have clothes going back 30 years, some even further and I started buying second hand clothing with my first pay packet from my Saturday job in Manchester. The Elite Dress Agency was stuffed with fabulous garments and I could just get there and back in my lunch break! #buysecondhand #recyle #repurpose #preloved #buythoughtfully #lovepreloved #keepitoutofthelandfill #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
A symphony of stripes – excellent car boot find, this beautiful Paul Smith shirt for £1 #paulsmith #stripes #carbooty #makesmehappy #bargain #loveabargain #shirt #quiltpossibilities #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #lovestripes
Finished hand stitching the edges, love a few stripes, and now hand quilting it all together with embroidery thread, approx 120 knots #handquilting #embroiderythread #patchwork #improvpatchwork #colorful #smallpieces #lovefabric #nearlyfinished #verysatisfying #quiltsofinstagram #quiltersguild #lovesewing #mytherapy #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Perfectly framed deco jug spotted in Watlington #blackandwhite #spotcolor #deco #decojug #perfectframe #ancientbuilding #blackbeams #watlington #quiltlike #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #onthestreet #window #windowdressing
Piecing a backing together for my quilt #piecing #borders #patchwork #quiltersofinstagram #quiltersguild #workinprogress #playingwithfabric #lovestitch #mytherapy #mycraftylife #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Just adding another border to my colour mad patchwork, then it will be cutting the wadding, creating a backing and then some sort of hand quilting #sewing #vintagesinger #patchwork #addingborders #workinprogess #lovestitching #mycreativelife #randomfabric #improvquilting #thequiltersguild #craftingatthecottage #christinegreencrafts
Highly chuffed to see a couple of my cat quotes in good feline company @bury_art_museum #catsofinstagram #catquotes #sochuffed #cards #catcards #museumshop #catscatscats #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage #mycreativelife #goodsforsa
Have an urge to stitch!! And as I have three patchwork pieces with no bookings or wadding, it’s a no brainer!!!! Might add another border….. #patchwork #inprogress #fabric #fabricstash #getstitching #vintagefabrics #lovestitch #mytherapy #quiltersguild #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Car booty: Jigsaw sunglasses, seven shirts, two scarves and some wooden type #carbootsale #carbootfinds #tetsworthbootsale #sunglasses #shirts #woodentype #sundaymorning #loveabargain #shirtsforquilts #vintage_rusty_and_dusty_shop #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Visited my first car boot of the year and came across this lovely stall @vintage_rusty_and_dusty_shop, a treasure trove of the unexpected #ducks #sootyandsweep #vintagestyle #lotstosee #teddybears #vintagelove #tetsworthbootsale #lovecarboots #sundaymorning #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
Those colours! Prepping Black Prince plums for the first crumble of the season #blackprinceplum #colours #purpleandyellow #delicious #prepping #fruit #fruityyumminess #fromthegarden #homegrown #christinegreencrafts #craftingatthecottage
