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Category Archives: Stitch-a-long
Anthea SAL
My plan this year was that I wasn’t going to do any stitch-a-longs or quilt-a-longs, I was just going to do projects I already had in the pipeline! Then Faby Reilly released details of her next stitch-a-long, the Anthea Calendar, … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Anthea Calendar SAL, cross-stitch, Faby Reilly Designs
29 Comments
The Finery of Nature SAL
It’s time for a mini happy dance again as I’ve just finished another quarter of my Finery of Nature Dimensions kit. I think I’m getting a bit quicker the nearer to the end I get, this quarter took just over … Continue reading
Zen Time
I got a bit behind with my zen cross-stitch, it’s actually called Enlightenment and it’s a mystery SAL which publishes the next section every two weeks. Last time I showed you I’d just finished part 7, but I then neglected … Continue reading
A Dance for Zoe
I have just finished my Zoe box and I absolutely love it! It’s gorgeous, I love the colours, the design, everything! The Zoe box was a mystery SAL by Faby Reilly, she released part of the pattern every two weeks … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long
Tagged #ZoeSAL, Anthea SAL, cross-stitch, Faby Reilly Designs
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The Finery of Nature SAL
I’ve managed to do a surprising amount of this cross-stitch project over the last three weeks, considering the run up to Christmas and other sewing stuff. Three weeks ago I was half way round the background flowers of the humming … Continue reading
Zen and Zoe
My two cross-stitch stitch-a-longs are progressing nicely. I finished the next section of the Zen one just in time before the next instructions for the Zoe box come out today… It’s getting to the exciting bit now with the Zoe … Continue reading
The Finery of Nature SAL
These three weeks between SAL posts do seem to come around quickly! I seem to have managed a reasonable amount of stitching on my Finery of Nature cross-stitch. It’s a Dimensions kit I picked up on my Embroiderers Guild sales … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long
Tagged cross-stitch, Dimensions cross-stitch, The Finery of Nature
33 Comments
Zen and Zoe
I’m just about keeping up with my two cross-stitch stitch-a-longs, they’re both secret ones and they both release another part of the pattern every two weeks, luckily not on the same day! The Zoe SAL is by Faby Reilly, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long
Tagged #ZoeSAL, cross-stitch, Enlightenment SAL, Faby Reilly Designs
9 Comments
The Finery of Nature SAL
The last three weeks seem to have passed very quickly! I’ve been working a bit on my Finery of Nature cross-stitch, this is a Dimensions kit I started ages ago, I found it on the sales table at my Embroiderers … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Stitch-a-long
Tagged cross-stitch, Dimensions cross-stitch, The Finery of Nature
23 Comments
Zoe and Zen
By the end of last week I’d managed to catch up with both my cross-stitch stitch-a-longs, the patterns are both released fortnightly with just a few days in between… First to be stitched is always the Zoe box SAL by … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged #ZoeSAL, cross-stitch, Enlightenment SAL
13 Comments


