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Category Archives: Serendipity
Big Adventure 3
Well it’s over a week since we left home and we’ve already been to five countries!! After Cologne we travelled down the German border to Trier, it was a nice gentle journey through forests and along valleys, very pretty. It … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday, Serendipity
Tagged Colmar, europe, france, Holiday, Interrailling, Luxembourg, nature, Storks, Strasbourg, travel, Traveling, Trier, wildlife
3 Comments
Foragers Journal HQAL
I did manage to make some progress on my foragers journal before I left for my big adventure with my daughter. Three weeks ago I had made good progress stitching February, which is about Gorse… I have managed to finish … Continue reading
Phenology Wheel SAL
Well I’ve still not finished my catkins, I have made a little progress but life has got in the way over the last few weeks. This retirement lark is pretty busy!! Three weeks ago I had started the catkins… I … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged catkins, embroidery, phenology wheel
5 Comments
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
11 Comments
Phenology Wheel SAL
This year Skipton Stitchers are doing phenology wheels as a group project. I was delighted when this was suggested as I’ve been toying with the idea of stitching one for a couple of years. A phenology wheel is a circular … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Skipton Stitchers, Stitch-a-long
Tagged catkins, embroidery, flowers, gardening, nature, phenology wheel, Spring, stitching flowers and grasses
15 Comments
Harvest Mice Quilt
I’ve just finished this wall hanging of harvest mice for my sewing room. I actually started this in January last year as part of the declutter challenge, I did the right hand side and then it just stayed on my … Continue reading
Posted in kits, Quilting, Raggedy Ruff Designs, Serendipity
Tagged Crafts, Free Motion Quilting, Harvest Mice quilt, Quilt, Quilting, quilts, Raggedy Ruff Designs, sewing
4 Comments
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
Phenology Wheel SAL
Three weeks ago I gave you a peek of my new project, a phenology wheel. These are illustrated records of the year, usually of nature, in a wheel pattern. If you google them you’ll see lots of examples. I’ve wanted … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged art, catkins, Crafts, embroidery, nature, phenology wheel, seasons, sewing, Snowdrops, writing
9 Comments
Robin and Dormice Wallhanging
At the last quilting meeting I cracked on with my Raggedy Ruff kit. I started this over twelve months ago when I was doing the declutter challenge. I completed half of it then, so I decided to do the other … Continue reading
Posted in kits, Quilting, Raggedy Ruff Designs, Serendipity
Tagged Harvest Mice quilt, Quilting, Raggedy Ruff Designs, Raw edge applique
4 Comments
Travel Journal
I’ve got a big holiday coming up in May (if things don’t escalate even more!) I’m going interrailing with my daughter round Europe for six weeks, I’m so excited!! Anyway, obviously I want to make some kind of journal of … Continue reading
Posted in kits, Serendipity, Textile Books
Tagged book-binding, leather journal, travel journal
12 Comments


