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Category Archives: Serendipity
Busy Bees
Last year I made my mum a cross-stitch small with a beautiful bumble bee on it. The pattern is still available on Etsy, I think it’s gorgeous! I found some cheerful quilting fabrics with sunflowers and bees on to titivate … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Serendipity, Smalls of the Month
Tagged bumble bees, Cross-stitch smalls
22 Comments
Textiles photo challenge; Playtime!
Sandra from Wild Daffodil is organising a monthly photo challenge again (last years theme was windows) this year it’s all about textiles – right up my street! Do follow the link to her post to see lots more textiles. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Serendipity, Textile Books, The Stitchbook Collective
Tagged gel plate printing, joomchi, The Stitchbook Collective
6 Comments
Skye Wrap
I’ve admired Skye Wraps for a while, they’re a pattern from Cool Crafting, (the home of Luna Lapin!!) and they keep appearing on my facebook feed. I finally bought the pattern at the Harrogate Show in November. Whilst sorting out … Continue reading
Unseasonably Small
I started this little cross-stitch back at the start of November, it was a kit I bought at Bonds in Farsley – three for £5, I found two pretty blue designs and was struggling to find a third kit for … Continue reading
Last Minute Presents
Last night I finally finished making my last Christmas present! It’s for my mum, I do find it difficult buying presents for someone in a carehome, for birthdays I usually take her out for the day to a quilt show. … Continue reading
Christmas Cakes and Cottages
This weekend I finally got round to decorating a pair of gingerbread houses – one for us and one for my son – daughter wants to decorate her own 🙂 I don’t make the gingerbread, these are kits from the … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Home, Serendipity
Tagged Advent Ring, Christmas Cake, Gingerbread House
19 Comments
Dancing Down the Rabbit Hole
It’s time for a very happy dance! I have finally finished my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt! I started this quilt back in January 2017, it was a BOM by Sarah Fielke, my main aim when I signed up for … Continue reading
Posted in Down The Rabbit Hole, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged #downtherabbithole, Binding, Down The Rabbit Hole, Hand-quilting
48 Comments
Nineteen for 19
I’ve got a bit behind on my posts again – a mixture of Christmas and sewing I think! Anyway, I decided it’s time I shared my November update for my Nineteen for 19 challenge. I’ve got to that point in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Dressmaking, embroidery, Nineteen for 19, Serendipity, Sewing, Textile Books, The Stitchbook Collective
Tagged Nineteen for 19
10 Comments
A Round of Robins
We have a phrase here of ‘doing a round robin’, usually meaning a road trip going from A to B to C to D to get various things done. I never wondered where it came from, well I learnt yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Crafts, embroidery, Home, Serendipity
Tagged embroidery, Making tote bags, Robin
12 Comments
Keeping Afloat
I’ve had a few people recently ask how I keep all my craftwork projects organised so I thought I’d do a little post on my system, though system is probably too strong a word – it makes me sound organised!! … Continue reading


