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Category Archives: Sewing
Nerdy Needlecase
My boss told me I needed to get a life when she asked me what I was stitching one morning before work – a needlecase with different pages for different needles! Needless to say she’s not a sewer! I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Serendipity, Sewing
Tagged cross-stitch, embroidery, needlecase, Quilting
33 Comments
Nineteen for 19
This month is flying by, I thought if I don’t hurry up with my update, I’ll be writing Nineteen for 19 on the 19th! So we are now half way through the year, so how am I doing with my … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Nineteen for 19, Quilting, Sewing
Tagged embroidery, gardening, Nineteen for 19, Quilting, Walking
8 Comments
Nineteen for 19
With three months of 2019 already gone, it’s time for an update on my Nineteen for 19 challenge; 1 Scrap Quilt This will hopefully start this month as there’s a free quilt BOM I’m planning to make, just using my scraps … Continue reading
Posted in Dressmaking, embroidery, Nineteen for 19, Quilting, Sewing, Smalls of the Month
Tagged Nineteen for 19
9 Comments
Embroidered Denim Skirt
The other day I decided to make myself a top, I chose a fairly straight forward pattern with a crossover drape across the front and some lightweight jersey from my stash. I cut it out and then tested a few … Continue reading
My Bobbin Garden
I’ve just finished stitching Le Jardin de Bobines by Nathalie Cichon of Jardin Privee, I bought the pattern at the Festival of Quilts last year, I loved the colours and it brings together two of my loves, gardening and sewing! … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Sewing
Tagged cross-stitch, Cushion, Garden of Bobbins, le jardin privee
20 Comments
Eighteen for 18; How Did I Do!
Last January I set myself eighteen challenges to do in 2018, they were a mixture of sewing, quilting, embroidery and general lifestyle ones. I really enjoyed having something to aim for, especially as I didn’t stress or beat myself up … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Dressmaking, Eighteen for 18, embroidery, Garden, Quilting, Sewing, Textile Books
Tagged Eighteen for 18
23 Comments
Christmas Preparations
I like to take the first week of December as annual leave, give me a bit of time to get organised for Christmas. I’ve had a lovely week making presents for friends and family. Although I’m not that organised yet, … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Crafts, Dressmaking, embroidery, Sewing
Tagged Making Christmas presents
12 Comments
Damsons and Plums
Purple is one of my favourite colours, so I do have a fair bit of the colour in my stash, in all hues and shades. When I started rearranging my sewing room recently my stash storage space was reduced somewhat, … Continue reading
Posted in Dressmaking, Serendipity, Sewing
Tagged Cardigan, Coatigan Sylvia, Dressmaking
13 Comments
Paper Piecing Australia
Earlier in the year one of the blogs I follow (Granny Maud’s Girl) featured a quilted map of Australia, just nicely cushion size, each state was created in a different colour, I decided that when it came out as a … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing
Tagged Australia Cushion, Australia quilt, Granny Maud's Girl
26 Comments
Eighteen for 18 Update
May has flown by and has been a pretty busy month, I painted Mum’s house, baked cakes for Askwith Show, stitched for three days in Grassington as well as all the usual stuff like gardening, sewing etc. So how have … Continue reading
Posted in Eighteen for 18, embroidery, Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing
6 Comments


