tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post7211982801555691807..comments2023-10-30T14:18:15.354+00:00Comments on Fan My Flame: Just What the Doctor Ordered..Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-35212546277119829242009-04-16T12:04:00.000+01:002009-04-16T12:04:00.000+01:00What a great bag! My Mum used to pick and cook net...What a great bag! My Mum used to pick and cook nettles when we were young and not so well off! They were lovely.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13730130796826375503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-5144675331036303512009-04-15T21:37:00.000+01:002009-04-15T21:37:00.000+01:00Where to start? The soup from the Wild Flower Gard...Where to start? The soup from the Wild Flower Garden!! The Designer Messenger Bag!! The homemade bread!!<br /><br />I bow before you Gina - are there more days in the weekend in East Anglia?alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-79237587360429277752009-04-15T20:50:00.000+01:002009-04-15T20:50:00.000+01:00Hatfield House looks a must, I visited quite a few...Hatfield House looks a must, I visited quite a few when I was studying Elizabethan embroidery for the C&G.<br />You're making me hungry with your lovely nettle soup and bread.<br />What a great bag, I love the lining, my DD has a stash of this and others like it from Makower fabrics.sharon younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11227806755585216350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-48621325441676849552009-04-15T17:04:00.000+01:002009-04-15T17:04:00.000+01:00Sounds a perfect weekend of relaxing and fun sewin...Sounds a perfect weekend of relaxing and fun sewing, I love the lining of Jacobs bag. I'm not sure about nettle soup though- what does it taste like? Jane xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09997824651518446434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-57148154587566742752009-04-15T13:02:00.000+01:002009-04-15T13:02:00.000+01:00Lovely bag. i bet jacob is secretly very pleased ...Lovely bag. i bet jacob is secretly very pleased with his bag. Which course are you studying, it sounds very interesting.Indigo Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045423692916533428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-8403349348380178362009-04-15T11:27:00.000+01:002009-04-15T11:27:00.000+01:00So pleased you had a good Easter - are you feeling...So pleased you had a good Easter - are you feeling fully recovered now?<br /><br />That bag is very VERY gorgeous. Lucky Jacob! Very pleased to hear your teenager treats bags badly too - I get sooo frustrated at the way No.1 treats the nice rucksacks/bags I get her.<br /><br />xKittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16259837826944310404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-54658074406685776822009-04-15T08:28:00.000+01:002009-04-15T08:28:00.000+01:00Great bag, he'll be bringing you orders! Can you i...Great bag, he'll be bringing you orders! Can you imagine what Elizabeth's dresses look like for real, mind blowing. I will be interested in you thoughts on 21st century embroidery.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771378948765147509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-44866988895046420072009-04-14T23:57:00.000+01:002009-04-14T23:57:00.000+01:00Just popped in to read your blog and was fascinate...Just popped in to read your blog and was fascinated with the nettle soup....what do nettles taste like????...all i know about nettles are stinging nettles... those are the ones we come across in Canada anyways...can't image you made soup from those...looks yummy!!! oh cute bag!!!koraleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871934650817154453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-46302317385379505412009-04-14T23:46:00.000+01:002009-04-14T23:46:00.000+01:00For once I can feel very smug that we seem to have...For once I can feel very smug that we seem to have had better weather here in Lancashire than many other places over the easter weekend.<br />The bag is a designer bag indeed. I didn't realise you still had school age children by the way.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998628507844056717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-89706691511387402362009-04-14T23:21:00.000+01:002009-04-14T23:21:00.000+01:00Glad you relaxed Gina! Thank you for trying the so...Glad you relaxed Gina! Thank you for trying the soup, bet the creme fraiche made it even more delicious. Somehow (quite how I fail to comprehend) chocolate passed me by this easter. Love the bag, well done.walter and mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654023053222721637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-18263934836808719432009-04-14T22:39:00.000+01:002009-04-14T22:39:00.000+01:00Ribbit! Ribbit! (Sorry, got a thing about frogs!) ...Ribbit! Ribbit! (Sorry, got a thing about frogs!) The bag looks very professional and I can see the orders pouring in.<br /><br />Pleased to hear you've been getting some rest and relaxation in. Keep it up if you can.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223691871102821084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-77049120163932309642009-04-14T21:05:00.000+01:002009-04-14T21:05:00.000+01:00Lovely blog, just found it tonight!
Thanks for sha...Lovely blog, just found it tonight!<br />Thanks for sharing such great art (Elizabethan embroidery)!<br />Debbie MossDebbies-English-Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17900029492125393022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-42011645427579098012009-04-14T20:50:00.000+01:002009-04-14T20:50:00.000+01:00Picking nettles from the wild ehh? Reminded me......Picking nettles from the wild ehh? Reminded me......is there a fairy story of a girl that had to knit from nettles and her brothers turned to swans? I'm going back to my childhood with that one, so a very long time ago.<br />Fantastic messenger bag...glad you have had a break.hens teethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803941123983493090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-22447387271787077642009-04-14T18:03:00.000+01:002009-04-14T18:03:00.000+01:00Jacob's bag is great and is most definitely a desi...Jacob's bag is great and is most definitely a designer bag made specially for him. Lovely images of Hatfield House. Glad you had a relaxing weekend and no doubt the health giving properties of your homemade bread and nettle soup counteracted the consumption of chocolate and any other 'naughties'! Good Luck with your research.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-79835500064659977862009-04-14T17:01:00.000+01:002009-04-14T17:01:00.000+01:00Love the bag, I will have to make my studying lad....Love the bag, I will have to make my studying lad. Excellent lining fabric. Glad you are feeling rested now and enjoying the local area's pleasures.Stephanie Pettengellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01601047775020226936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-77195881365610053252009-04-14T16:07:00.000+01:002009-04-14T16:07:00.000+01:00Wow Gina! That bag is amazing!!! I am very please...Wow Gina! That bag is amazing!!! I am very pleased that you have had a nice relaxing weekend with lots of chocolate and food. Just how a bank holiday should be. xxJuliaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796157310429701087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-54064447472371383492009-04-14T15:30:00.000+01:002009-04-14T15:30:00.000+01:00How fun! What a great kid to let his mum sew a ba...How fun! What a great kid to let his mum sew a bag for him -- love that lining!!!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-86791456886455535802009-04-14T14:15:00.000+01:002009-04-14T14:15:00.000+01:00Jacob's bag is fantastic! Very professional and d...Jacob's bag is fantastic! Very professional and designer-y!<br /><br />And how brilliant to be able to get a vegetable crop from the garden at this time of the year ;o) <br /><br />Lucy xxxLocket Pockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16689704503844595835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-24045559334415138952009-04-14T12:31:00.000+01:002009-04-14T12:31:00.000+01:00Those chocolates looked nice..
The bag is wonderfu...Those chocolates looked nice..<br />The bag is wonderful, what a sense of humour teenagers have these days.<br />Good luck with the R and RJudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893073372150581999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-37799496365171049712009-04-14T12:25:00.000+01:002009-04-14T12:25:00.000+01:00how lovely for you to make something for your son ...how lovely for you to make something for your son - mine never seem to want me to anymore! i love the lining of the bag how brilliant is that!<br />looking at that pic i think elizabethan embroidery must be amazing - the hours they must have worked!<br /><br />xxxxwonderwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579842390454607027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-23499424031609472872009-04-14T11:18:00.000+01:002009-04-14T11:18:00.000+01:00Beautiful spring flowers and love that Easter choc...Beautiful spring flowers and love that Easter choccy bunny - Lindt choccy is one of the meltiest in the mouthiest chocs ever, yummy!!!!LOVE STITCHING REDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341709061400827643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-22352521196074670552009-04-14T09:34:00.000+01:002009-04-14T09:34:00.000+01:00So glad you had a well deserved relaxing Easter. W...So glad you had a well deserved relaxing Easter. What a great bag!<br /><br />I haven't visited Hatfield House for years - we used to live nearby. I love the knot garden :-)<br /><br />Celia<br />xCelia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-50117376548364410532009-04-14T09:06:00.000+01:002009-04-14T09:06:00.000+01:00Gina I'm SO glad you relaxed over the weekend - br...Gina I'm SO glad you relaxed over the weekend - brilliant.<br /><br />What a great bag for Jacob - love the lining! How fab that you've been studying Elizabethan embroidery. I bet you'v been peeping at some beautiful images.<br /><br />Emma<br />xsilverpebblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456289271322986540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-9580379162045043822009-04-14T08:58:00.000+01:002009-04-14T08:58:00.000+01:00I need to make a bag very similar to that one so m...I need to make a bag very similar to that one so may be approaching you for tips!<br /><br />We always look at the signs for Hatfield House when we exit the custard tunnel, and keep saying we must go. Maybe this year ...dottycookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295592896941235130noreply@blogger.com