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Category Archives: Quilting
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
A Proud Peacock
I mentioned last week that I wanted to get a few finishes under my belt, well it’s time for a little happy dance again! Ages ago (like sometime last year!) I bought a class on Craftsy by Leah Day called … Continue reading
The difference of a year and a BOM
So far I’ve managed to keep up to date with the new Splendid Sampler quilt-a-long, though it’s less arduous this time with only one block a week at the moment. It’s a quilt-a-long organised by Pat Sloan and Jane Davison, … Continue reading
Posted in Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity, Splendid Sampler Quilt
Tagged Splendid Sampler 2
13 Comments
Little Wiggle Time
I can’t manage a happy dance as I ache so much after Go Ape yesterday!! So here’s a little wiggle instead… I finished my Spring hand quilting last night, all bound and ready to find a home. I’m not quite … Continue reading
A Spring HQAL
I was hoping to have a happy dance today, but I’m not quite there, life has got in the way, or probably more to the point, other projects have got in the way! I worked out a couple of days … Continue reading


