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Category Archives: embroidery
The Leafy Tree SAL
Last month I started the Leafy Tree embroidery by Mary Corbett, of Needle ‘n’ Thread I’d bought the e-book last year and finally got round to starting it. I love the way the colours gradually change through the tree from … Continue reading
April Smalls
It was nice this month to get all the spring themed cross-stitch smalls out. There’s an abundance of rabbits, I seem to recall a collection of rabbits is a fluffle, I’ve definately got a fluffle here! The hopping bunnies and … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Serendipity, Smalls of the Month
Tagged Cross-stitch smalls
4 Comments
A Bunny for Easter
Happy Easter everyone! This week I finished my rabbit, it’s a kit from Raggedy Ruff Designs. Three weeks ago when I last shared it I had just started the free motion embroidery, it was starting to take shape… As usual … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilting
Tagged free-motion machine embroidery, rabbit, Raggedy Ruff Designs
13 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
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Community Stitch Challenge
Last week I completed the first Community Stitch Challenge from Textile Artist with my portrait of James and Helen walking along the beach… This week the workshop was by Merrill Comeau,, she’s a very interesting lady and her challenge was … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery
Tagged Catbells, Community Stitch Challenge, embroidery, Friars Crag, Leisure, Textile Artist, William H Davies
12 Comments
Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL
Well I’m still hand quilting this beautiful quilt, but I’m still enjoying the hand quilting too! This is the gorgeous quilt from The Cottage Garden Quilt book by Kathryn Whittingham, so far it’s hand embroidered with raw edge applique, machine … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged embroidery, Hand-quilting, The Cottage Garden Quilt
16 Comments
Memories in Stitch
I’ve recently started following Textile Artist on facebook and they have just started their 2021 Community Challenge. Each week a different textile artist presents a workshop or talk to inspire you to stitch something. It’s all free and I find … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Workshops
Tagged 2021 Community Challenge, embroidery, Textile Artist, textiles
18 Comments
Leafy Tree SAL
Having finished my Stitching for the Soul book last month I then spent a few days deciding what project to stitch next. Having done a few more of what I would call textile art embroidery projects recently I was in … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged embroidery, Mary Corbett, The Leafy Tree
23 Comments
Stitch Wheel
Cathy Reavy released another three stitch videos on YouTube today and as I was a day off I decided to stitch them straight away. First to be stitched was Turkey Rug stitch, we’ve already done velvet stitch (the one that … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Cathy Reavy, stitch sampler, Stitch wheel
5 Comments
Stitch Wheel
I’ve learnt three new stitches with the Stitch Wheel sampler by Cathy Reavy. Cathy releases the new stitches every Thursday. Last week I was just over half way round the second ring… The first one to be stitched this week … Continue reading