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Category Archives: Smalls of the Month
Counting Sheep
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
Posted in embroidery, Smalls of the Month
Tagged Cross-stitch smalls, Little Sheep Virtues
9 Comments
March Smalls
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
A Faby Fest for February
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
Posted in embroidery, Smalls of the Month, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Cross-stitch smalls, Faby Reilly Designs
15 Comments
January Smalls
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
Busy Bees
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
Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Serendipity, Smalls of the Month
Tagged bumble bees, Cross-stitch smalls
22 Comments
Unseasonably Small
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
December Smalls
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
Christmas Mouse
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
Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Smalls of the Month
Tagged cross-stitch, Cross-stitch smalls, Just Nan, Just Nan Christmas Mouse
34 Comments
November Cross-stitch Smalls
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
Posted in Smalls of the Month
Tagged Cross-stitch smalls, Faby Reilly Designs, Thea Dueck
7 Comments
Autumn Smalls for November
I’ve finally managed to collate an autumnal collection of smalls, just in time for November. Last night I finished another autumn freebie, this time by Thea Dueck, it was released on her facebook page (Victoria Sampler Chat Group) she’s a … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Smalls of the Month
Tagged autumn cross-stitch, Cross-stitch smalls, Thea Dueck
12 Comments


