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Category Archives: embroidery
Dancing in the Round
It’s happy dance time as I’ve just finished embroidering my mandala… I started it exactly a month ago at my Embroiderers Guild meeting, I popped the kit in my bag as a back-up project in case I had chance to … Continue reading
Travelling Sketchbooks on the Move
The latest Travelling Sketchbook project at my Embroiderers Guild starts tomorrow. We were given an A5 sketchbook last month and it has to be ready to swop tomorrow. It seemed ages off but all of a sudden I had two … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, The Travelling Sketchbook
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Quick and Slow Stitching
A couple of weeks ago Faby Reilly released a free pattern for Valentine’s Day, a very cute little heart. I love Faby’s cross-stitch designs, having stitched quite a few now. I nearly didn’t stitch it, thinking I’ve done a few … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Smalls of the Month
Tagged embroidered mandala, Faby Reilly Designs, Valentine's Day
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Nineteen for 19
We’re already well into the first week of February, so I thought I’d better see how I fared in January with my nineteen challenges for 2019… …I think I’ve made a reasonable start! 1 Scrap Quilt; nothing as yet but … Continue reading
The Finery of Nature
Three weeks ago I finally finished by Tall Year Square etui, so it was time to start a new project for the stitch-a-long. I decided on a kit which will take a while to do but which I hope is … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long
Tagged cross-stitch, Dimensions cross-stitch, The Finery of Nature
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A Bird in the Hand..
I’ve got two embroidery projects on the go at the moment, well actually I’ve got three, but one is my new stitch-a-long piece so you’ll have to wait til tomorrow to see that one. At one of the big shows … Continue reading
February Smalls
Yesterday I changed my little display of cross-stitch smalls with the beginning of the new month.I’m rather enjoying putting together these little groups, deciding which can stay and which to change. They’re all together of a burr elm bowl, which … Continue reading
A Trio of Smalls
I was going to call this post a Trio of Love, but I thought that sounded a little smutty, then again a Trio of Smalls could be minimalistic packing for a weekend away! Anyway, titles apart, I’ve just finished three … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity
Tagged cross-stitch, Cross-stitch smalls, Valentine's Day
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My Bobbin Garden
I’ve just finished stitching Le Jardin de Bobines by Nathalie Cichon of Jardin Privee, I bought the pattern at the Festival of Quilts last year, I loved the colours and it brings together two of my loves, gardening and sewing! … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Sewing
Tagged cross-stitch, Cushion, Garden of Bobbins, le jardin privee
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Tall Year Square Etui SAL
It’s three weeks since I last showed you my etui, it’s a design from the Classic Inspirations magasine by Betsy Morgan. I was still embroidering the final pieces then… I’ve been working hard on it since then, I was ready … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Betsy Morgan, embroidery, Etui, Tall Year Square
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