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Category Archives: Quilting
Humming a Little Tune
My hummingbird quilt is starting to take shape, well maybe taking shape is too strong a word but I’m making good progress! So far I’ve shown you three different hummingbird designs, all paper pieced, one fairly simple and one more … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged Foundation Paper Piecing, Hummingbird Quilt, Hummingbirds, Quilting
16 Comments
A Charm of Hummingbirds
To say I’m on a roll would be pushing it a bit, as it’s taken me all day, on and off, but I’ve made another hummingbird for my niece’s quilt, I love it! I think it’s the most complicated hummingbird … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged Foundation Paper Piecing, Hummingbird Quilt, Hummingbirds, Quilting
14 Comments
Hummingbird Quilt
I’ve just started a new quilt… I know, I’ve got a Splendid Sampler quilt on the go, another BOM about to start, another being hand quilted…but hopefully this one one take to long, if my idea works out… …yes, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged Foundation Paper Piecing, Hummingbird Quilt, Hummingbirds, Quilting
14 Comments
No Further Down the Rabbit Hole
It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt. I’d just about finished hand quilting half of the first border, I had great hopes of finishing the flower border… …well, it’s been a pretty busy … Continue reading
Hand Quilt-a-long
It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt, I’m hand-quilting it so it’s going to take a while! I started in the middle on the Dresden circle, but mislaid my thread (and it wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Down The Rabbit Hole, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged #downtherabbithole, Down The Rabbit Hole, Hand-quilting
17 Comments
A Sewing Room Clock
Do you ever get those days when there’s 101 things you could sew, all those half done projects, but you really don’t fancy sewing those, you want something new you can finish…well that was me on Sunday afternoon! I decided … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Home, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged Sewing Room Clock, Springwood House Designs
11 Comments
Eighteen for 18
We’re a week into August already! A little late, but here’s my report on how I’m doing with my challenge, Eighteen for 18… 1 Etsy store opened; Still no further, I think I really need to take the plunge … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Dressmaking, Eighteen for 18, Garden, Quilting, Serendipity, The Travelling Sketchbook
Tagged Eighteen for 18
10 Comments
Hand Quilting Down the Rabbit Hole
It’s three weeks since I showed you my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt, I had just started quilting it, trying to stitch petals on the Dresden circle, I’d just started stitching round the flowers in the next border too… I … Continue reading
Posted in Down The Rabbit Hole, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged Down The Rabbit Hole, Hand-quilting
32 Comments
Splendid Sampler II
Yesterday I managed to finish two of the Splendid Sampler II blocks, all sashed and quilted. As the next one was released yesterday afternoon I carried straight on and made it! I’ve quilted it this afternoon. The Splendid Sampler 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity, Splendid Sampler Quilt
Tagged applique, Pat Sloan, Quilting, Splendid Sampler 2
13 Comments
I’m Going Down the Rabbit Hole!
It’s been three weeks since I last shared some hand quilting for our HAQL, I had just finished a little practise piece called Spring. I have finally started quilting my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt. This was a monthly quilt-a-long … Continue reading
Posted in Down The Rabbit Hole, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged Down The Rabbit Hole, Hand-quilting
15 Comments


