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Category Archives: embroidery
Stitching my Garden SAL
I was hoping to have finished this area of the garden by now but I found there is a disadvantage in having a hedge (ish) of wild roses across the back of the garden, it takes forever to embroider!! I … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
Tagged embroidery, garden, Stitch a garden
15 Comments
Dancing in the Secret Garden
Well I’ve got my dancing shoes on…. In February when I had a couple of weeks off I decided to concentrate on getting my Secret Garden quilt finished. This is a gorgeous design by Andrea of Raggedy Ruff Designs, I … Continue reading
Magnolia Stellata
One of my favourite trees in the garden is my magnolia stellata, it’s dainty white flowers brave the early spring weather to put on an amazing display and their scent is beautiful too. When I started my garden textile book … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
Tagged Crazy patchwork, embroidery, Magnolia Stellata, Stitching my Garden
21 Comments
The Elusive Kingfisher
My walking buddy and I have walked many miles along riverbanks, especially the Wharfe from Otley upstream to it’s source, but we have never seen even a flash of a kingfisher. It seems at times that the world and his … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Raggedy Ruff Designs, Walking
Tagged embroidery, kingfisher, Raggedy Ruff Designs, Raw edge applique
19 Comments
Stitch-a-Garden SAL
Apologies for the late arrival of this post, I’ve been glossing all day! We’ve got two new settees arriving on Wednesday so I thought it would be a good idea to decorate the lounge beforehand. When I unexpectedly had a … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
Tagged Stitching my Garden
14 Comments
Cross-stitch needle-case
Carole requested a post about my needle-case so here goes, I aim to please 🙂 I made this back in 2019, the front is just a sewing themed mini sampler, I like purple so I used purple linen and then … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Sewing, sewing room
Tagged needle-case, Sewing room Declutter Challenge
4 Comments
Stitching my Garden SAL
I’m making progress with my embroidered garden project, I started this when I did the Stitch-a-garden zoom course by Nicky from The Stitchery. I’m stitching a textile book about my garden, this is the ‘map’ of the lawn area at … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
Tagged embroidery, garden, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
23 Comments
Geraniums Galore
I do like geraniums, they’re undemanding plants that like my soil and shady spots, I’ve a few round the garden of differing sizes and colours. The magenta pink geranium in the photo below is geranium psilostemon. It got rather large … Continue reading
Stitching my Garden SAL
The second big page for my garden book is finally come together, it’s a while from being finished but I’ve got into my stride with it now. When I first start a page like this the empty fabric does seem … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden
Tagged embroidery, Stitching my Garden
12 Comments
Stitch a Garden SAL
Happy New Year everyone, we’ve had a lovely Christmas and New Year shared with family and friends, nothing too raucous, just enjoying time together. I even managed to get some sewing done… I’ve managed a couple of evenings working on … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden
Tagged embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden
12 Comments