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Category Archives: Quilting
The Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL
It’s three weeks since I last shared with you my progress on the gorgeous Cottage Garden quilt, I am so enjoying making this one, I keep looking at it on my design wall and smiling to myself! It’s a design … Continue reading
Posted in Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Stitch-a-long
Tagged embroidery, Quilting, The Cottage Garden Quilt
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Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL
I’m enjoying making the Cottage Garden Quilt, the pattern is in a book of the same name by Kathryn Whittingham, it’s so pretty. Three weeks ago I’d just finished the first two blocks of the bottom row… I’m stitching the … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Stitch-a-long
Tagged embroidery, Quilting, The Cottage Garden Quilt
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My Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL
It’s three weeks since I last shared my cottage garden quilt, so it’s time for an update. This is the quilt designed by Kathryn Whittingham, she has published a book with all the patterns and instructions in. I’m throughly enjoying … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Cottage Garden Quilt, embroidery, Hand-quilting
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Foot Square Freestyle
This year I’ve been making blocks for F2F, a quilting swop organised by Kate from Tall Tales from Chiconia. Each month we make three twelve inch blocks for someone in the group, everyone has been allocated a month and also … Continue reading
Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL
I’m enjoying making this quilt so much, it’s a design by Kathryn Whittingham and all the instructions and patterns are in a book, called, unsurprisingly, The Cottage Garden Quilt. The instructions are great, leaving lots of room to make it … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Cottage Garden Quilt, embroidery, Kathryn Whittingham, Quilting
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2020 Vision
It’s a while since I last checked how I was doing with my 2020 Vision, I’ve just looked back and it was May – doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun!! As we are now three quarters of the way … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 Vision, Dressmaking, embroidery, Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing, The Stitchbook Collective, Workshops
Tagged 2020 Vision, embroidery, Quilting, sewing
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Foot Square Freestyle
I’ve just made my blocks for this month’s recipient for Foot Square Freestyle, which made me realise I haven’t shared last months blocks yet – we’re not allowed to share them until the following month to try and keep the … Continue reading
The Cottage Garden Quilt
I’m really enjoying making this quilt, it’s from a book by Kathryn Whittingham who’s a local designer – pre-covid she ran quilting classes at Fabbadashery in Halifax. Last time I shared my progress I was embroidering some of the applique … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged applique, Cottage Garden Quilt
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Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL
Three weeks ago I’d just started a new project, my vintage quilt has been put to one side for the time being as I wanted something fresh and easy to sew. I spotted the Cottage Garden Quilt book on facebook … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged Cottage Garden Quilt, embroidery, Quilting
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Playing with Circles
I was meant to be walking from Addingham to Skipton today with my walking buddy, along the route of a Roman road. However it’s persisting heavily, we’re fair weather walkers and setting off in heavy rain with no respite in … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilting, Sewing, Workshops
Tagged embroidery, Folding Circles, Jenny Rayment, Quilting
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