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Category Archives: Serendipity
Stitch-a-long 8
It’s three weeks since I last posted photos of my flower lattice, this is what it looked like then; Since then I’ve spent a morning at Embroiderers Guild and an evening at home working on it. It’s surprising how quickly … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged embroidery, Flower Lattice, Ribbon embroidery
13 Comments
Mothers Day Card
Here in the UK it’s Mothering Sunday on 26th March and three days later it’s my mothers birthday as well. I’m always in a bit of a quandary as what do you get someone in their 80’s, I thought I’d … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity
Tagged Embroidered Card, Faby Reilly Designs, Mother's Day
17 Comments
Jenny Wren Embroidery
I’m feeling well chuffed with myself, I have designed and stitched a proper embroidery all by myself! I even remembered to take photos of my progress!! At Embroiderers Guild we are doing a Travelling Sketchbook project, we’re in groups of six, … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, The Travelling Sketchbook
Tagged embroidery, Travelling Sketchbook, Wren
17 Comments
Looking back at February
February seems to have whizzed past, I know it’s a bit shorter, but even so! We’re knee deep in decorating at home at the moment so sewing has pretty much been restricted to evenings when I collapse in a heap … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Dressmaking, embroidery, Fabric shops, Quilting, Serendipity
6 Comments
Fun, Friendship and Fabric
What more could you want for a perfect weekend than fun, friendship and a bit of fabric retail therapy! I had a great time! On Saturday it was #sewdowndewsbury, a sewists meet-up in the nearby market town of Dewsbury. Ali, … Continue reading
Sweet Roses
I wanted to make a wedding anniversary card and when this design popped up on facebook I immediately clicked over to the webpage and bought it. It’s perfect! It’s a design called Sweet Roses by Faby Reilly, I discovered her … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity
Tagged Faby Reilly Designs, Sweet Roses Card, Wedding Anniversary
20 Comments
QAYG
Well I have finally started to put my Splendid Sampler quilt together. I’ve been prevaricating a bit, partially because I’ve not done it before and having spent the last twelve months making the blocks, I don’t want to ruin it … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Splendid Sampler Quilt
Tagged My Splendid Sampler, QAYG, Quilting
16 Comments
Stitch-a-long 7; Flower Lattice
It’s three weeks since I last posted my progress on my Flower Lattice. It’s a design by Di van Niekirk which uses ribbon embroidery and stumpwork. I’ve done a little ribbon embroidery before, but I’ve never tried stumpwork, so I’m … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilting, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Di van Niekerk, lily, Ribbon embroidery
18 Comments
Down the Rabbit Hole
This year I’m just starting one Block of the Month, it’s by Sarah Fielke and it’s called Down the Rabbit Hole. It’s a mixture of piecing and applique, so hopefully by the end I will have mastered needleturn applique. The … Continue reading
Posted in Down The Rabbit Hole, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged Down The Rabbit Hole, Quilting, Sarah Fielke
15 Comments
Splendid Sampler is nearly finished!
It’s time for a little celebration! I have just finished the last two blocks of my Splendid Sampler journey. We started a year ago, two blocks a week with a couple of weeks off at Christmas for good behaviour and on … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Splendid Sampler Quilt
Tagged Quilting, The Splendid Sampler
6 Comments


