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Category Archives: Crafts
Gingerbread House
I’m trying to get a few things finished before I start anything new, I like having several things on the go but every so often I feel I need to clear the decks a bit. Last night I managed to … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, cross-stitch, kits
Tagged 3d cross-stitch, cross-stitch, Gingerbread House, The Nutmeg Company
13 Comments
Stitching on the go
I always have a little stitching project in my handbag for those odd moments when I’m sitting around waiting…at the dentist, in a cafe. It’s usually something small but over autumn it’s been a slightly bigger project which will end … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Crafts, cross-stitch
Tagged cross-stitch, Gingerbread House, sewing room, The Nutmeg Company
4 Comments
There’s a Mouse in the House…
I decided a couple of weeks ago to make a Wilhelmina Woodmouse for my new granddaughter for Christmas, she’s six and her favourite colour is dusky pink. Whilst I was at the Knitting and Stitching show at the weekend I … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Luna Lapin, Sewing
Tagged Cool Crafting, Luna Lapin, Wilhelmina Woodmouse
17 Comments
Stitchwheel Sampler
I’m managing to keep up to date with my stitch wheel, the SAL sampler by Kathy Reavy. I’ve just realised that last time I posted about this SAL was the middle of March! At that point I’d just finished the … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Cathy Reavy, embroidery, Stitch wheel
11 Comments
Community Stitch Challenge
At the end of last year I promised myself I wasn’t going to do any stitch-a-long projects, I was just going to stitch whatever I wanted…so how come just three months in I’m doing not one, but three weekly stitch-a-longs! … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Serendipity, Workshops
Tagged Community Stitch Challenge, Jennifer Clooier, memory box, pattern paper, sewing room
6 Comments
Violet Speedwell
Violet is feeling very pleased with herself as she has a new coat… Violet is a very particular rabbit from the Luna Lapin books by Sarah Peel of Cool Crafting. I made her a couple of months back having had … Continue reading
Violet Speedwell
I’ve renamed my rabbit Violet Speedwell, I got the name from a Tracy Chevalier book I read recently, I thought she looked like a Violet! Last time you saw her she was just wearing a pair of lacy knickers… I … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Luna Lapin, Sewing
Tagged Coolcrafting, Luna Lapin, Polkadot dress, sewing
13 Comments
First Finish of 2021
Yesterday I finished off an embroidery I started just before Christmas. It is called a Strawberry Pot, it’s a kit by the Historic Needlework Guild which I bought for £3 from a Facebook destash page last year. I suspect it’s … Continue reading
The Cottage Garden Quilt
I’m really enjoying making this quilt, it’s from a book by Kathryn Whittingham who’s a local designer – pre-covid she ran quilting classes at Fabbadashery in Halifax. Last time I shared my progress I was embroidering some of the applique … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged applique, Cottage Garden Quilt
19 Comments


