Sandy Snowden

While listening to the cricket this morning (England v India - third of seven in the One Day series...England nearly won, but it finished e...

My Tactile Textiles 2 workshop is coming up on the 11th December. The students need a supply list, so today I worked on collecting fabric sa...

Love these windows! Very artistic layout as well. I can see a minimal quilt in this can't you? What about turned sideways?

Here is a collection of samples I made today for the Christmas boxes workshop next Wednesday at the Birch Hill Library. They include card w...

Deola, Deborah, Pat, and Yvonne My good friend Yvonne is back for a few weeks from Zimbabwe where she has been looking after her father. Deo...

I am showing a piece I did a while ago for the Fast Friday Fabric challenge. Challenge 15 was about scale. I think some of the medieval ar...

Earlier in the year I picked up a man's XL wool jumper that was shrunk to about my size. I thought it would be good for the winter, as I...

This is the project I started in Tracy Bautista's class Denim Re:Vamped on the Wednesday while I was in Houston. I loved the techniques...

Here are 3 of my favourite rocks. I love the patterns on them. One day I will do something with them! Sandwich and lightning pattern Lacy pa...

Aren't these gorgeous? The other day my friend Helen came round to chat about goings on at Houston. In the course of it, we started g...

Today is Remembrance Sunday. Thanks to those brave soldiers who gave up so much so we can live as we do. Thanks to those families who are s...

This is one of my Textile Art pieces I made earlier in the year. I love the Tudor period. The rose and the couple were inspired by photos I...

Happy Birthday today to my husband. Here he is with his mum in September on her birthday. Getting a photo is rare...isn't the smile gre...

Seeing that I haven't worked any more on the jeans from the workshop last week, I thought I would post some close-ups of the Bernina Gar...

Well, here I am back again. Exhausted, but a brain full of ideas and memories. Here are some "unofficial" photos of my Bernina F...

Off to Houston. See you in about a week. Here is more inspiration for you.

Just a quick post before going to Houston. I decided the options I had for shirts to go with the white jeans skirt weren't just right. ...

A few years ago in a needlework book, I read about Hairpin crochet. It sounded like something I could do. I can do most things, but I can...

Since I went to town today and was unsuccessful in getting a few things I thought I would need in Houston, I won't bore you with that s...

So, this week I have been sorting out what events I will be attending in Houston and what clothes I should bring or wear for each event. I ...

"The leaves moved slightly to reveal a splash of red. At first, she thought it was a red poison dart frog...but suddenly she knew she w...

This is my latest textile art piece titled "Rainforest Dragon". I belong to a group called Fast Friday Fabric Challenge . The orig...

Today I'm typing up assignments for my course tonight. It is called Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector. (PTLLS). After ...

Here is my latest project. It looks a bit summery for the weather we are having here...but it will be great for Houston. I made it using a ...

Okay, so here's where we start to talk about Houston. Why? Well, in 2007 I had the privilege of being a Bernina Fashion Designer. Then, ...