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Category Archives: Serendipity
Monday’s Meander Round the Garden
I’ve not managed to get out in the garden much this week, partly because of family commitments and partly because it’s flipping freezing!! I haven’t quite acclimatised to winter temperatures yet! The drop in temperature has meant some ground frost, … Continue reading
Down the Rabbit Hole HQAL
It doesn’t seem three weeks since I last showed you my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt, the weeks seem to be flying by, well if I’m honest the whole year is flying by! Three weeks ago I was doing a … Continue reading
Posted in Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged #downtherabbithole, Down The Rabbit Hole, Hand-quilting, Sarah Fielke
25 Comments
A Bird in the Hand…
I was a little bit behind with My Splendid Sampler 2 quilt-a-long so I decided to do a bit of catch up. This is the quilt-a-long organised by Pat Sloan and Jane Davison, there’s a new 6″ block released each … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity, Splendid Sampler Quilt
Tagged applique, embroidery, Quilting, Splendid Sampler 2
25 Comments
A Pair of Smalls
I’m still waiting for my border material to arrive for the hummingbird quilt, I’m not very impressed as it is now apparently on it’s way from Malvern Quilt Festival to Duxford Quilt Festival, I may get it some time next … Continue reading
Wednesday’s Wander Round the Garden
I meandered round the garden on Monday, but then didn’t have chance to write a post, so we have Wednesday’s Wander instead! It’s amazing the difference a week makes in the garden at this time of year, last week the … Continue reading
Just Take a Deep Breath…
Just take a deep breath and stitch, she said, so I did! I’m so excited about my Spring Wreath BOM, I’ve just finished the first block and I’m well chuffed with it! This is a block of the month quilt … Continue reading
Posted in Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged applique, Free Motion Machine Embroidery, Quilting, Raggedy Ruff Designs, Spring Wreath
26 Comments
Tall Year Square Etui SAL
It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Tall Year Square Etui, it’s a design by Betsy Morgan which was published in Classic Inspirations. Each side represents a different season, I’m using different threads to the instructions, so I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Betsy Morgan, embroidery, Tall Year Square
26 Comments
Friday Photo Challenge.
It’s Friday already, so here’s my post for the Friday Photo Challenge organised by Postcard from Gibraltar. The word for today is curve. This is a silk painting I did a few years ago – I couldn’t find the right … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenge, Serendipity
Tagged #postcardfromgibfridayphoto, Friday Photo Challenge
10 Comments
Woodland Wreath BOM
As I’m still waiting for my border fabric to arrive for my hummingbird quilt I decided to start my new Block of the Month quilt. I’m pretty excited about this one and I’ve been itching to start it since the … Continue reading
Posted in Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged Free Motion Embroidery, Quilting, Raggedy Ruff Designs, Woodland Wreath BOM
22 Comments
Go Teal It On The Mountain
Having ordered some green fabric for my hummingbird quilt border I have to wait til at least the weekend for it to arrive – I received a very sweet e-mail from the company just after I ordered it explaining that … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged applique, Go Teal it on the Mountain, Quilting
8 Comments


