Category Archives: Crafts

Two are Too Tempting

Posted on July 16, 2019 by

“I can resist everything except temptation” Oscar Wilde I have a reel of ribbon with this quote on, given to me by a stall holder, she obviously saw me coming! A few months ago I was tempted by another stitch-a-long … Continue reading →

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Nerdy Needlecase

Posted on July 13, 2019 by

My boss told me I needed to get a life when she asked me what I was stitching one morning before work – a needlecase with different pages for different needles! Needless to say she’s not a sewer! I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Zoe Goes on Holiday!

Posted on July 2, 2019 by

It’s a few weeks since I last shared my Zoe box with you, it’s a stitch-a-long by Faby Reilly and I got a little bit behind, so it was one of the projects I took on holiday with me when … Continue reading →

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My Splendid Sampler 2

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

I’m trying to reduce the number of quilts I’m working on at the moment, having finished one fairly recently I still have six at various stages of construction!! Some just need quilting (hand or machine!) others need piecing and some … Continue reading →

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Moving Down the Rabbit Hole

Posted on March 24, 2019 by

I’m making slow but steady progress with the hand quilting of my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt, three weeks ago when I last showed you my quilt this is how far I’d got… I’d just started the sunflower border quilting. … Continue reading →

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A Fluffle and a Gaggle.

Posted on March 10, 2019 by

I’ve got five new smalls to show you, one new one and four recycled ones, a fluffle of rabbits and a gaggle of geese, oh and a sheep too… I started this cross-stitch about three weeks ago, I’d grabbed the … Continue reading →

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UFO Time

Posted on February 7, 2019 by

I’ve been trying to have a bit of a sort out at home, including my sewing room. Whilst mooching through boxes I found an embroidery I did years ago, 1988 to be precise, I know that because luckily I embroidered … Continue reading →

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A Fluffle of Love

Posted on January 23, 2019 by

I’ve just finished my first quilt of the year and I’ve called it A Fluffle of Love… I’m going to become a Great Aunt in the next few weeks, it makes me feel very old as I had a Great … Continue reading →

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Eighteen for 18; How Did I Do!

Posted on January 1, 2019 by

Last January I set myself eighteen challenges to do in 2018, they were a mixture of sewing, quilting, embroidery and general lifestyle ones. I really enjoyed having something to aim for, especially as I didn’t stress or beat myself up … Continue reading →

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Final Small of the Year!

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

A couple of years ago I was given a little cross-stitch kit, a pretty little chamomile flower, I felt it had quite a vintage feel to it with the general style of the design. When I opened it last week … Continue reading →

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