Tag Archives: embroidery

Stitching my Garden SAL

Three weeks ago I was full of plans for one of the last pages for my garden book. I’d mapped it out a few months ago with the help of google maps and put it somewhere safe…and guess what, I … Continue reading

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Strawberry Sampler Book

This is the third (and final!) holiday stitching project, I bought this with the holiday in mind at the Knitting and Stitching show last November. I’d admired it for quite a while (we’re talking several years!) and finally took the … Continue reading

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Last time I shared my progress was on New Years Eve when I was actually on holiday on the other side of the world, I’d just finished another embroidered block, it’s still sitting on my design wall, waiting for the … Continue reading

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Bits and Bobbins Box

Whenever I go on holiday, I always pack a little stitching to do, as we were away for nearly four weeks this time I took several projects, a cross-stitch kit and also two pre-printed embroidery panels. The panels proved great … Continue reading

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Stitching my Garden SAL

Well we finally returned home yesterday after nearly four weeks away, visiting family in Sydney and then cruising round New Zealand. We had a fabulous time, but after over 30 hours travelling to get home, I’m feeling somewhat jetlagged, hopefully … Continue reading

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Before I went away I managed to finish another embroidered block for my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt,,, I just need to add the hexie blocks when I return from my holidays. I think there’s just one more embroidered block … Continue reading

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Over the last three weeks I’ve been concentrating on finishing the Peter Rabbit sampler and the quilt, so I haven’t had much time for my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt, I have made some progress though. Three weeks ago I’d … Continue reading

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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

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

I seem to have ended up with lots of blocks half made, so I’ve made a concerted effort to finish some this week… Three weeks ago I’d prepared lots of 1.5″ squares as I had to make four 5×5 blocks. … Continue reading

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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

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