Category: Sewing

Hooked on rug-hooking

Posted on May 20, 2019 by heatherlauraclarke

I’m not used to struggling with creative things. I felt a little like pouting. Despite having quite a lot of experience with hand-sewing, rug-hooking didn’t come easily for me.

Category: Craftiness, My Handmade Home, Sewing

Super-soft reversible child’s robe

Posted on March 8, 2019 by heatherlauraclarke

Anne of Green Gables quilt

Posted on March 4, 2019 by heatherlauraclarke

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DIY Anne of Green Gables quilt {Heather's Handmade Life}

The Anne of Green Gables quilt is perfect in our guest room. The colours are light and cheerful, and it goes perfectly with the pastel-painted furniture and light greige walls. I even had enough scraps left over to make a tiny accent pillow! I think Anne would have approved.

Category: My Handmade Home, Sewing

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I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m journalist and blogger in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 10-year-old son and an 8-year-old daughter, I married my high school sweetheart, and this is the story of my handmade life.

I have depression and anxiety, and I fight like hell every day to keep it from taking over my life. Making things isn’t just a hobby — it’s part of what keeps me alive.

Whether I’m working on my novel, decorating a room, busting out my power tools to build furniture, getting muddy in the pottery studio, sewing clothes for my kids, or cross-stitching a swear word, I’m all about using my creativity to craft a life I love.