The Stitchery of Catherine Hill, a Lancashire Lass
Yesterday was a brilliant day out, walking around some private gardens taking part the Open Garden Squares Weekend in London.
My husband and I packed a picnic, drove for half an hour and started our day in the glorious surroundings of Hampstead and Hampstead Heath, London NW3.
We had planned our route and started at Gainsborough Gardens. A privately owned walled square, accessible through a high wooden gate.
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I’m a bit of a history buff and love looking at artefacts to discover the story behind them. Last year I went to several D-Day museums along the Normandy coast. While I was wandering around, I discovered a sewing kit belonging to an American G.I who had landed on Utah beach in June 1944.
What a super weekend – I have just got home from two days of sewing workshops with the inspirational Jessie Chorley at the Hope & Elvis Studio.
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