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Category Archives: Stitch-a-long
Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL
Over the last few days I’ve been painting our new kitchen diner so it feels like we’ve made progress even though we still have no kitchen or downstairs bathroom, I’ve managed a little quilting in the evenings on my Owl … Continue reading
Posted in Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Hand-quilting, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilting
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Butterfly Alphabet SAL
Where did the last three weeks go, probably in a blur of wall paper stripping and now painting! I have made a bit of progress, but not a lot! Happy Mothers Day to mums all over the world, I’ve spent … Continue reading
Bobbin Along
I’m so far behind with both reading and writing blogs, we’re having the kitchen and dining room knocked into one and a bathroom redesigned at the same time…seemed a good idea at the time!! We currently have no kitchen and … Continue reading
Posted in Anne Brooke SAL, embroidery, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Bobbin Along, Crafts, embroidery, sewing, textile book
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Butterfly Alphabet
It’s chaos at home at the moment, chaotic and very dusty! This week builders have started on our kitchen/dining room so walls have been knocked down, steel joists put up…you get the picture! The dust gets everywhere!! I know I’ve … Continue reading
Butterfly Alphabet
Having finished my Bee book I have just this week started a new project. It’s a kit that’s been in my stash for some time, gradually creeping up the to do list, I’m pretty sure I bought it for about … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, kits, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Butterfly Alphabet, DMC threads, embroidery, satin stitch
10 Comments
Two Words
I caught up with the Anne Brooke Bobbin Along challenge last night. Each week she adds a little more stitching to a piece to represent a word, we’ve had layers, rolls. hummock…and a couple of weeks ago it was wrinkle. … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Anne Brooke, Bobbin Along, embroidery, sewing, stitching
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Dancing Bees
When bees find a good source of nectar, they do a dance to show the other bees where it is, so having finally finished my bee book, I’m doing my happy bee dance! Three weeks ago I’d stitched the pages … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Bee, bee book, Books, craft, embroidery, Fabric Books, Making fabric books, nature, sewing
28 Comments
Bobbin Along SAL
This year I’ve decided to join in with two of Anne Brooke’s SAL’s, Bobbin Along which is a weekly one and What’s Sewing which is a monthly one. Anne Brooke is a lovely lady who lives not too far away … Continue reading
Posted in Anne Brooke SAL, embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Anne Brooke, Bobbin Along, embroidery, Fabric Books, sewing, yarn
4 Comments
Bee Book SAL
I’ve been a busy bee with my book over the last three weeks, I now have the makings of a book! It’s mini happy dance time! Three weeks ago I was still making the final pages, cutting them to size … Continue reading
Posted in Books, embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged bees, embroidery, Making fabric books, sewing, textile book
16 Comments
Bee Book SAL
I’ve not done as much on my actual book over the last three weeks, mainly due to Christmas preparations but also I’ve been stitching extra bees which I’ve already shared with you. I have however done some extra stitching on … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged bee book, Crafts, cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, sewing
18 Comments


