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Category Archives: embroidery
Holiday Stitching
Well of course I took some stitching on holiday! I may not have done a huge amount but I did a little most days. I decided to take my Strawberry Sampler Book kit with me, it’s a kit by the … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, kits
Tagged counted embroidery, embroidery, hem-stitch, Strawberry Sampler Book
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Embroidered Tote Bag
I feel the need for a few finishes before I embark on anything else, I seem to have a few things that I’ve done the stitching for and not made it into anything or finished it off. Today I decided … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery
Tagged bag, Bags, Embroidered tote bag, embroidery, Making bags, sewing
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Stitching my Garden SAL
I finally plucked up the courage and started stitching the pages together for my garden book. I’ve been prevaricating for a while on how to do it, I discussed it with one of my friends from my stitching group who … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
Tagged birds, embroidery, garden, Making textile books, Stitching my Garden
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Embroidered Bag
I’ve just finished embroidering my tote bag. I bought it at the Knitting and Stitching Show in November, it was from a company called Sew Enchanting. It was pre-printed with the design and I could choose what threads and stitches … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery
Tagged bag, Embroidered tote bag, embroidery, Sew Enchanting, sewing
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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL
Well I’m still undecided about sashing for my quilt so I haven’t started stitching it together yet. I did spend quite some time however trimming all the blocks to 8 1/2″ as per instructions. I think if I hadn’t had … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Crafts, embroidery, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt, Quilting, quilts, sewing
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Morning has Broken
I’ve just had a very busy week off work – one of those where you go back to work for a rest! I worked out that in four days I had eight train journeys, all over an hour, so I … Continue reading
Stitch my Garden SAL
I’ve had a particularly busy couple of weeks, culminating with a few days away visiting various friends and family this week. As a result I’ve not managed to start stitching my book together. I have put the pages in some … Continue reading
Embroidered Tote Bag
I’ve managed to do a bit more on my embroidered tote bag over the last couple of weeks, it’s now my in-bag project, the one I work on in dentist waiting rooms etc, it’s a bit bulky to go in … Continue reading
Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL
I’m just doing a mini happy dance as I’ve just finished the final block for this quilt. The quilt is designed by Natalie Bird and it was published in the Australian Homespun magasine in bi-monthly instalments. The quilt officially has … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged embroidery, English Paper Piecing, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt, Quilting, quilts, sewing
5 Comments
Stitching my Garden SAL
I’ve just finished what I hope is the last page for my embroidered garden book. I say ‘hope’ as I haven’t arranged the pages in order yet and there’s one more page that might be needed. I decided last month … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
Tagged embroidery, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
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