Category Archives: Smalls of the Month

April Smalls

Posted on April 4, 2020 by

I changed all my cross-stitch smalls over today, I’ve got all my spring and Easter ones out, it almost doesn’t seem real that it’s nearly Easter already, but next weekend it’ll be here! It was nice to rummage through my … Continue reading →

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Counting Sheep

Posted on March 24, 2020 by

I stitch for lots of reasons, I found over the last couple of weeks that a little cross-stitch helps to keep me calm, in the hours before my mum’s funeral I stitched, a couple of times I woke up at … Continue reading →

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March Smalls

Posted on March 17, 2020 by

I’ve only just got round to changing my smalls display, partly because I was enjoying the Faby Reilly ones so much. However, as it’s over half way through March I decided it was time for a change. It’s our wedding … Continue reading →

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A Faby Fest for February

Posted on February 1, 2020 by

I was thinking about which cross-stitch smalls to put on display for February, last year it was all lovey-dovey ones for Valentines Day, but we have our wedding anniversary in March so most of them stay out for next month … Continue reading →

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January Smalls

Posted on January 25, 2020 by

I’ve just realised it’s the 25th January and I haven’t shown you my smalls yet!! OK so I was a bit late putting them out, what with Christmas and the like, but here they are… I seem to have lots … Continue reading →

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Busy Bees

Posted on January 10, 2020 by

Last year I made my mum a cross-stitch small with a beautiful bumble bee on it. The pattern is still available on Etsy, I think it’s gorgeous! I found some cheerful quilting fabrics with sunflowers and bees on to titivate … Continue reading →

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Unseasonably Small

Posted on December 29, 2019 by

I started this little cross-stitch back at the start of November, it was a kit I bought at Bonds in Farsley – three for £5, I found two pretty blue designs and was struggling to find a third kit for … Continue reading →

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December Smalls

Posted on December 5, 2019 by

I haven’t got round to decorating the house for Christmas yet, but I did rummage through the Christmas boxes to find all my Christmas cross-stitch smalls… It makes a nice gentle start to the decorations! Quite a few of these … Continue reading →

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Christmas Mouse

Posted on November 22, 2019 by

About this time last year someone posted a tiny little cross-stitch mouse they had made. It was gorgeous, I ordered the pattern immediately but I didn’t manage to get it until about February. A couple of weeks ago I managed … Continue reading →

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November Cross-stitch Smalls

Posted on November 6, 2019 by

Having shown you my most recent make yesterday I thought I’d better share my little display of smalls for November… Of course my two most recent makes take pride of place, the two autumn cross-stitches are both free patterns, leaves … Continue reading →

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