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Category Archives: Serendipity
Anderson’s Farm Quilt
I’ve been cracking on with my Anderson’s Farm quilt this week, I think I’ve got a couple of weeks before the next installment arrives so I want to get it finished. This month I had two small blocks and a … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing
Tagged Anderson's Farm, embroidery, The Splendid Sampler
11 Comments
Simple Simon
The fifth block for The Splendid Sampler Quilt was released on Sunday..and I actually managed to stitch it on Sunday 🙂 It’s called Simple Simon and it was designed by Celine Perkins. To be fair, it is well named being … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing
Tagged Quilting, Simple Simon Block 5, The Splendid Sampler
6 Comments
Lyrebird Framed
I collected my Lyrebird from the framers yesterday, together with his friend the Cockerel.The Lyrebird was my oldest UFO at 42 years of age, finally finished! The full story is here. I took him down to Otley market to get framed … Continue reading
Posted in Serendipity
8 Comments
Happy Happy and Anderson’s Farm
The fourth block for the Splendid Sampler is called Happy Happy and I have to say, I’m really happy with mine! When it was released on Thursday I was somewhat concerned by the tiny applique circles and yes, they are … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing
Tagged Anderson's Farm, Quilting, The Splendid Sampler
13 Comments
The Possibly Not So Splendid Sampler!
I’ve started making ‘The Splendid Sampler’ mystery quilt, every Sunday and Thursday a new block design is released and thousands of us scurry round trying to make it. It’s free and it’s a great way to learn new skills and … Continue reading
Posted in Serendipity
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Eva Dress
A few weeks ago I saw a photo on a Pinterest page belonging to Laurie of Sew Exhausted, it’s a great page as it’s full of free patterns. Two caught my eye, one of them was the Eva dress, isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Dressmaking, Fabric shops, Serendipity, Sewing
Tagged Dressmaking, Eva dress, Sewing Jersey
7 Comments
Archers Button-up Take 2
I was so pleased with my first Archers shirt I cut another one out straight away. The pattern is from Grainline and I’m pretty smitten with it! I’ve given a fuller review of the pattern in my post about my … Continue reading
Posted in Dressmaking, Fabric shops, Serendipity, Sewing
Tagged Archers Button up Shirt, Dressmaking, Grainline
9 Comments
The Splendid Sampler Quilt
I’ve started ‘The Splendid Sampler’ BOM from Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson, this is the first week and so far I’ve managing to keep up, though if Thursday’s block had been the first one, I might not have been so … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged #mysplendidsampler, My Splendid Sampler, Quilting
21 Comments
Archers Button-up Shirt
I’ve been eyeing up the Archers shirt pattern for a while on various blogs so when I was down in Birmingham perusing independent patterns in the Guthrie and Ghani shop, it was the ideal time to finally have a good … Continue reading
Posted in Dressmaking, Fabric shops, Serendipity, Sewing
Tagged Archers Button up Shirt, Dressmaking, Grainline
22 Comments
Two BOM’s on the go!
I’ve been busy quilting today. Last month I started Pat Sloans latest quilt-along, a Block of the Month (BOM) called My Secret Garden. I really enjoyed taking part last year (Vacation Time Quilt) and felt I learnt a lot and … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing
Tagged My Secret Garden, Pat Sloan, Quilting, The Splendid Sampler
12 Comments


