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Category Archives: Serendipity
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
8 Comments
Florence makes an appearance…
Last year I made a ‘Luna Lapin’ for my great-nephew, well actually I made an Alfie, same rabbit, different clothes… They’re from a gorgeous book by Sara Peel called ‘Making Luna Lapin’. Luna has a whole wardrobe of beautifully made … Continue reading
Bethlehem Embroidery SAL
It’s three weeks since I last shared my Bethlehem embroidery, this is the one I started at a workshop by Deborah Mullins at Fabbadashery last year. The design is inspired by the style of embroidery from Bethlehem. Deborah spent a … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Bethlehem embroidery, couching, Deborah Mullen, embroidery
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Tuesday’s Totter Round the Garden
The garden is still looking full at the moment but autumn is clearly on it’s way, I’ll have to start the big tidy-up soon. There’s not a huge amount of flowers, but there’s a few… Down by the conservatory door … Continue reading
Smalls of the month
It was June when I last showed you my seasonal display of cross-stitch smalls, I know because June’s smalls were still out a week ago! July and August went by in a bit of a blur with things going on … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Smalls of the Month
Tagged cross-stitch, Cross-stitch smalls, Faby Reilly Designs
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Stitchbook Collective
In August I finally finished the last workshop in the Stitchbook Collective series by Helen Bellingham of Untangled Threads. It’s been a great experience and a huge learning curve as I tried techniques and products I’d never even heard of! … Continue reading
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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Anthea Calendar SAL
I’ve just finished the August design for the Anthea Calendar SAL, this is the year long SAL by Faby Reilly with a suitable flower themed design for each month. They’re all beautiful! This month the flowers are lisianthus and hydrangeas. … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Anthea Calendar SAL, cross-stitch, Faby Reilly Designs, textile book
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Dilly Dilly or Dilly Dally
I finally finished my July wordplay to go with the Anthea Calender SAL this evening. The Anthea Calendar is a monthly stitch-a-long by Faby Reilly with a seasonal flower design for each month, I’m going to make mine into a … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Anthea Calendar SAL, cross-stitch, Faby Reilly Designs, Lavender, wordplay
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Early Summer Reading
It’s been three months since I last wrote a book post. It may seem odd but I actually did less reading during lockdown than I did usually. Somehow I lost my usual reading slots – I used to read on … Continue reading


