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Category Archives: Quilt-a-long
Coming Home Hand Quilt – a- long
I’ve actually made pretty good progress over the last three weeks, I found the hand quilting was a great thing to do whilst watching Bluprint classes! Bluprint (the old and well loved Craftsy) has all classes for free at the … Continue reading
Posted in Coming Home Quilt, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Coming Home Quilt, Hand quilting
16 Comments
Hand Quilt-a-long
Change of plan!!! For the last few weeks I’ve shown you my progress (or not!) on my Christmas table runner. I have to admit it is sitting next to me, neatly rolled up, looking very reproachfully at me, as it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Coming Home Quilt, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged #cominghomequilt, applique, Coming Home Quilt
29 Comments
Christmas HQAL
It’s three weeks since I last shared my new hand quilting project, a Christmas runner with 24 embroidered squares. The embroideries were a surprise SAL from Hugs’n’kisses before Christmas,their suggestion was to use them for an Advent calendar, we don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Christmas, embroidery, Hand-quilting, redwork
16 Comments
Christmas HQAL
Last month I finally finished my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt so it was time to choose a new project for my Hand Quilt-a-long posts. I was planning for a while to start a different quilt, but having started this … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Advent stitching, Quilting, redwork
26 Comments
Dancing Down the Rabbit Hole
It’s time for a very happy dance! I have finally finished my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt! I started this quilt back in January 2017, it was a BOM by Sarah Fielke, my main aim when I signed up for … Continue reading
Posted in Down The Rabbit Hole, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged #downtherabbithole, Binding, Down The Rabbit Hole, Hand-quilting
48 Comments
Getting in Deep Down the Rabbit Hole!
I’m almost there! I’ve nearly finished hand-quilting my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt! In fact, if we hadn’t had visitors this week I might just have cracked on and finished it! Three weeks ago I was waiting for some more … Continue reading
Posted in Down The Rabbit Hole, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged #downtherabbithole, Down The Rabbit Hole, Hand-quilting
31 Comments
A Little Further Down the Rabbit Hole
I did my usual trick this month with my hand quilt-a-long – Friday evening I suddenly remembered I had a post to write, so I’d better do some quilting! This is why the HQAL is such a motivator for me!! … Continue reading
Posted in Down The Rabbit Hole, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged #downtherabbithole, Down The Rabbit Hole, Hand-quilting
34 Comments
Down the Rabbit Hole HQAL
It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt, I’ve made some progress, it’s a king size quilt and I’m on the outer border – so even quilting one side takes time! Three weeks ago … Continue reading
Posted in Down The Rabbit Hole, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Down The Rabbit Hole, Hand-quilting
10 Comments
A Splendidly Happy Dance
I’ve finally finished my Splendid Sampler 2 quilt! Last night I finished hand-stitching all the binding and this morning I trimmed any loose threads – though I’m bound to have missed some! I started this quilt about 18 months ago, … Continue reading
Posted in Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity, Splendid Sampler Quilt
Tagged QAYG, Splendid Sampler 2
29 Comments


