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Tag Archives: applique
Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL
I’ve managed to get a fair bit done on my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt over the last couple of weeks, some blocks just needed finishing, others needed starting. Three weeks ago I had finished my windmill embroidery, it just … Continue reading
Posted in Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged applique, embroidery, English Paper Piecing, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilting
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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL
Apologies for the late posting, yesterday didn’t quite go to plan…we now unexpectedly have a new four legged member of the family!! We were planning to get a dog after Christmas as we have a big holiday coming up, however … Continue reading
Posted in Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged applique, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilting
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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL
Last time I shared my progress on the Owl and Hare Hollow quilt I seemed to have lots of half done or not quite finished blocks, so I’ve been concentrating on those. This was helped by the fact that I’m … Continue reading
Owl and Hollow HQAL
I didn’t think I’d get so much done over these three weeks as I knew I wanted to concentrate on finishing my garden embroidery, however when we went away for a couple of nights the light in the evening wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged applique, embroidery, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM
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Dancing in the Secret Garden
Well I’ve got my dancing shoes on…. In February when I had a couple of weeks off I decided to concentrate on getting my Secret Garden quilt finished. This is a gorgeous design by Andrea of Raggedy Ruff Designs, I … Continue reading
Secret Garden Quilt
I’ve cracked on with the third block for my Secret Garden quilt, I became a bit more enthused when I realised there are only six blocks in this quilt, not the nine I was anticipating, so I’m half way through … Continue reading
Posted in kits, Machine embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged applique, Quilting, Raggedy Ruff Designs, The Secret Garden Quilt
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A Winter Wreath Quilt
Three years or so ago I stitched a Spring Wreath quilt, it was a design by Andrea Walpole of Raggedy Ruff Designs. I’ve made several of her designs and kits now, they all raw edge applique with free motion machine … Continue reading
Secret Garden
Last month I fell for another quilt design by Andrea Walpole of Raggedy Ruff Designs, I made her Spring Wreath quilt a couple of years back and I still love it. A few weeks ago she showed on facebook the … Continue reading
Posted in Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Raggedy Ruff Designs
Tagged applique, Robin, Spring Wreath Quilt, The Secret Garden Quilt, Wren
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…and then there were three!
They always say if you hear a mouse in your house then there’s definitely more than one, I’ve now made another two mice, well pictures of them anyway! Over the summer Andrea from Raggedy Ruff Designs was selling various odd … Continue reading
Seaside Quilt HQAL
I got myself organised this week with my seaside quilt so I’ve made pretty good progress. This is the quilt from the book by Kathryn Whittingham, she’s the designer of the gorgeous Cottage Garden quilt which I made last year, … Continue reading
Posted in Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Stitch-a-long
Tagged applique, Kathryn Whittingham, Quilting, seaside, The Seaside Quilt, Yorkshire
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