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Category Archives: embroidery
Summer Sewing Plans
I’ve a few sewing dates in my diary which I’m pretty excited about… Festival of Quilts; 9th – 12th August at NEC I’ve wanted to go to the Festival of Quilts for a couple of years but it’s always clashed … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Fabric shops, Quilt-a-long, Serendipity
Tagged Fabbadashery, Festival of Quilts, Sew Up North
7 Comments
Bertie the Blackbird
I have finally made enough progress on Bertie the Blackbird to show you. I started him in May at a three day Embroiderers Guild workshop with Nicola Jarvis who is the designer of this beautiful bird. By the end of … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity
Tagged Embroidered Blackbird, Nicola Jarvis, William Morris
19 Comments
Tall Year Square SAL
It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Tall Year Square etui box, I was in the middle of a happy dance having completed the box side for summer… With this project I’m not using the threads recommended by the … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged autumn colour, Betsy Morgan, Tall Year Square
21 Comments
Kantha Stitch
Last year there was an article in Stitch (the Embroiderers Guild magasine) about Angela Daymond and her interest in Kantha embroidery. Kantha is a traditional Indian style of embroidery consisting just of running stitch,stitched closely together to give movement and … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity
Tagged Angela Daymond, embroidery, Kantha, Moon gazing hare
25 Comments
Eighteen for 18
We’re half way through the year already, so how am I doing with my Eighteen for 18 challenges; 1 Etsy store opened; Still no further, I think I really need to take the plunge and just put a few things … Continue reading
Posted in Dressmaking, Eighteen for 18, embroidery, Garden, Serendipity
Tagged Eighteen for 18
16 Comments
A Pair and a Spare
This post was going to be called a Pair of Smalls, then I found another one, so I have a spare like any good Girl Guide 🙂 I started June on my trip down to London, it’s a really cute … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Serendipity
Tagged cross-stitch, Cross-stitch smalls, forget-me-nots, Joyful World SAL
19 Comments
Tall Year Square Etui SAL
It’s three weeks since I last showed you my etui box, it’s a design in Classic Inspirations by Betsy Morgan. Three weeks ago I was about half way through summer, the frog was leaping from the lily pads and I … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Betsy Morgan, cross-stitch, Etui, Stitch-a-long, Tall Year Square
46 Comments
Travelling Sketchbook Time
Our travelling sketchbooks are on the rounds again at my Embroiderers Guild, we have each book for a month so we can have a think and stitch a little embroidery on the chosen theme. The theme of the book I … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, The Travelling Sketchbook
Tagged Carto, embroidery, Travelling Sketchbook
30 Comments
A Field of Flowers Finish!
A couple of days ago I showed you my field of flowers embroidery, the actual embroidery was a kit from Anne Brooke, I then decided to make it into a little wall hanging using log cabin patchwork. This is where … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged Anne Brooke, Crazy quilting, flower embroidery, Quilting
20 Comments
A Field of Flowers
In my attempt to sew some of my stock of kits this year I decided to stitch a little embroidery I bought probably over two years ago at Yarndale. It’s a design by Anne Brooke, I love her designs, especially … Continue reading


