Category Archives: Serendipity

Tapestry Cushion

I’m on a bit of a roll with cushions at the moment, I made two as Christmas presents yesterday, I’ll show you those once I get pads in them both. I then started looking at tapestries I did years ago, … Continue reading

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Friends Embroidery completed

I’ve just finished a Christmas present for my friend, it’s a little embroidery mounted in a bound embroidery hoop. The design is from Bustle and Sew, the pattern has a fox in the centre but as my friend is a … Continue reading

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Rowandean Embroidery at the show

Just had a great day meandering round the stalls at the Harrogate Knitting and Stitching Show, getting inspired by the fabrics and crafts on display, it’s nice to see an increasing amount of dress fabrics there too. I fell for … Continue reading

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Chiffon Gabriola Skirt

Well I’ve finally finished my Gabriola skirt in chiffon, I’m so pleased with it, it’s taken about a week on and off. I’ve also finally got the sizing right with the pattern! This is the 3rd skirt I’ve made from … Continue reading

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Cats in Cross-stitch

I have a bit of a soft spot for this cross-stitch picture, it was the first cross-stitch kit I ever stitched. It would have been early 1980’s, I was 16 years old and my mother and I were visiting friends … Continue reading

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Embroidered Evening Bag

Tonight is the first opportunity I’ve had to use my embroidered evening bag, we’re going to a Halloween Ball, luckily it’s not fancy dress as I don’t do fancy dress, but I do like a black tie do! I made … Continue reading

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Stained Glass Window Quilt

  Well it’s nearly November and whilst it’s still mild there is an autumnal nip in the air so the patchwork quilt is back on our bed to keep us cosy. I made this quilt about three years ago and … Continue reading

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Random quilts

Is it just me that struggles with ‘random’, I’m talking quilt piecing here! My heart sinks when I see the instructions to arrange squares in a random pattern…I don’t think random really exists in quilting, I mean you need an … Continue reading

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Leisure by W H Davies

I often think of this poem when walking with my friend, we have started doing a long distance walk each year, this year we walked half of the Bay2Bay walk, 100 miles from Grassington to Barrow in Furness. We take … Continue reading

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