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Category Archives: Quilt-a-long
Foragers Stitch Journal HQAL
I’m slowly catching up with my foragers journal, this is a monthly stitch-a-long by Pretty Fabrics and Trims. Towards the end of each month I get a little parcel through the post with everything I need for that month, fabric, … Continue reading
Foragers Journal HQAL
I’ve made reasonable progress on my Foragers book, though I’m still quite a way off catching up. This is the monthly SAL from Pretty Fabrics and Trims, I’m making volume 4 of their Happy Stitches Journals. The parcels of loveliness … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity, Textile Books
Tagged Crafts, dandelion, embroidery, fabric book, Foragers Journal, garlic, Hand quilting, Quilt, Quilting, quilts, sewing
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Foragers Fabric Book HQAL
The three weeks since I came back from my travels have flown by but I have managed a little progress with my foragers book. This is a stitch-a-long by Pretty Little Fabrics and Trims, I get a pack each month … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity, Textile Books
Tagged Crafts, embroidery, fabric book, Foragers Journal, Hand-quilting, Quilt, Quilting, quilts, sewing
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Foragers Journal HQAL
I’ve made a little progress with my foragers journal, but not as much as I hoped as life has been somewhat hectic over the last month – however did I ever find time to work!! Three weeks ago I had … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Serendipity, Textile Books
Tagged embroidery, Fabric Books, Foragers Journal, Hand-quilting
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Foragers Journal
I’ve started another monthly subscription! This one is for a fabric book which is embroidered and then hand quilted. It’s by Sarah Edgar who has a company called ‘Pretty Fabrics and Trims’, this is the fourth journal she has stitched … Continue reading
Christmas Runner HQAL
I’ve made a little bit of progress on my Christmas runner, not a lot though as I’ve been concentrating on other things. This is a project I actually started back in 2020 but it got put on a back burner … Continue reading
Christmas in August HQAL!
Having finished my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt I decided my next project should be a UFO which I think has been sitting quietly in the corner since February 2020!! It’s hopefully a fairly quick finish as it’s just a … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Christmas runner, Crafts, embroidery, Hand-quilting, Hugs and kisses, Quilt, Quilting, quilts, redwork, sewing
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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL
It’s happy dance time, I have finally finished my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt! It’s taken a while, it was back in April 2023 that I started the BOM from the Homespun magasine and it’s taken 12 months to hand … Continue reading
Posted in Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Crafts, Hand quilting, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt, Quilting, quilts, sewing
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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL
Well it’s time for a little happy dance as I have finished hand quilting my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt, it’s only taken me eleven months!! To be fair I have had quite a few other projects keeping me occupied, … Continue reading
Posted in Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Crafts, Hand quilting, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt, Quilting, quilts, sewing
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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL
Apologies for missing the update three weeks ago, we were in London as my OH was running the London marathon, I visited friends on the south coast on Friday/Saturday and mooched round London (26,000 steps worth of mooching!!) before finding … Continue reading
Posted in Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Hand quilting, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilting
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