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Cogs, Liberty and Socks - a September Furtle

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Well, SEPTEMBER! It was nice knowing you but how did you manage to flit by so fast? September is one of my favourite months but, oh my goodness, I felt like I blinked and then missed it this year. But it was a good month in many ways and I trust it was for you too. Here's a quick burst through our doings as we furtle through it, prompted by Mini Archie . September  was bitten into by a fabulous holiday week and the start of English tutoring again but I still managed to get some stitchy-knitty time in. My creative highlight was definitely the Edinburgh Modern Quilt Guild workshop we were lucky to have with the fabulous Jenny Haynes (Pappersaxsten) this last weekend.  It was the second time Jenny had taught us and this time she deconstructed her Modern Times quilt to allow us to create our own designs if we wished, using the various components . Jenny's original quilt This was an introduction to using freezer paper for me (love it!) and much needed revision on sewi...