Category Archives: sewing

A weekend of many boys

Posted on March 5, 2018 by thepogblog

The weekend was due to be the weekend of many boys….but snow, freezing rain and multiple accidents on motorways meant I couldn’t get to Little Pea on Friday.  The weather wasn’t going to completely beat us though and I left … Continue reading →

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Step mum Pog take 1

Posted on January 22, 2018 by thepogblog

With Our Towers a new experience has arrived:  being a step mum. (Kind of.  Are you a step mum if you aren’t married to your Himself?  I’ve given up trying to work it out).  Anyway, this was the first full … Continue reading →

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colourful smiles

Posted on June 11, 2017 by thepogblog

Pog tips of the day: If you ache from your exercise exertions yesterday from the moment you open your eyes, you’re unlikely to do a fast run in an hours time. Ignorning the fact that one of the hook and … Continue reading →

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A little makingness update

Posted on February 28, 2016 by thepogblog

This weekend I have: Caught up with my temperature blanket: Made another pair of trousers: Despite Norman’s protestations: Got all healthy: And made eight dinners /lunches: Finished and delivered two minions hats: And started making more. There is a cake … Continue reading →

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Christmas: done

Posted on December 29, 2015 by thepogblog

So Christmas is over and the next focus is the New Year. Before we get to that though, I just wanted to pop a few Christmassy things on here before it is completely and utterly gone. I couldn’t put it … Continue reading →

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Nurse Pog to the rescue!

Posted on December 2, 2014 by thepogblog

When I was little, I wanted to be a nurse when I grew up.  This is  me meeting my sisters for the first time: (Well, it was a hospital.  Obviously I had to wear my nurses uniform.) I did go … Continue reading →

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Pog Patterns

Posted on November 25, 2014 by thepogblog

Do you remember that post where I showed you some of the instructions I’d sent to a friend so she could make her daughter a Pogimal?  The instructions were bad.  No, actually, they were terrible: So I was amazed when … Continue reading →

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The magic Magical Pillow

Posted on March 10, 2014 by thepogblog

Almost a year ago a friend asked me to make something to help cure her son’s nightmares.  It seemed a tall order, but the Pillow of Power was born.  And weirdly, it worked. Roll on 10 months; another friend remembered … Continue reading →

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The Dress of Daftness

Posted on September 17, 2013 by thepogblog

Last Friday I took half a day’s leave.  I spent it sitting in my parent’s cellar with my Mum.  I was sewing a dress and Mum was helping me (there were pleats, darts and bias binding involved.  There was no … Continue reading →

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A week of discoveries

Posted on May 17, 2013 by thepogblog

It’s been a long week. Again.  My laptop helpfully confirmed this today when it showed me a document it had recovered after it went into melt down on Tuesday.  I could have sworn I only created this document on Monday, … Continue reading →

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