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Tag Archives: embroidery
Stitching4thesoul SAL
I started the ‘stitching 4 the soul’ project very late in the day, I think it ran over the first lockdown. It was organised by Anne Brook of Hanne-made, her videos are still on Youtube together with the subsequent Christmas … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books, Walking
Tagged #stitching4thesoulbook, Catbells, embroidery, textile book
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The Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL
It’s three weeks since I last shared with you my progress on the gorgeous Cottage Garden quilt, I am so enjoying making this one, I keep looking at it on my design wall and smiling to myself! It’s a design … Continue reading
Posted in Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Stitch-a-long
Tagged embroidery, Quilting, The Cottage Garden Quilt
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Stitching 4 the Soul Book SAL
It’s three weeks since I shared another two pages for my #stitching4thesoulbook which was a SAL organised by Anne Brooke of Hanne-made during the first lock-down. The videos are all still on YouTube so I’ve been working my way through … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged #stitching4thesoulbook, embroidery, textile book
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Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL
I’m enjoying making the Cottage Garden Quilt, the pattern is in a book of the same name by Kathryn Whittingham, it’s so pretty. Three weeks ago I’d just finished the first two blocks of the bottom row… I’m stitching the … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Stitch-a-long
Tagged embroidery, Quilting, The Cottage Garden Quilt
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Stitching 4 the Soul SAL
This week I turned my attention back to my #stitching4thesoul book. I started this in the summer, already late to the party and then got waylaid. Luckily it’s all on YouTube. It’s a stitch-a-long organised by Anne Brooke who lives … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged #stitching4thesoulbook, embroidery, textile book
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My Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL
It’s three weeks since I last shared my cottage garden quilt, so it’s time for an update. This is the quilt designed by Kathryn Whittingham, she has published a book with all the patterns and instructions in. I’m throughly enjoying … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Cottage Garden Quilt, embroidery, Hand-quilting
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Stitching 4 the Soul Book
During the summer I discovered Anne Brook (designer of Harold the Hare) had started an on-line SAL called Stitching 4 the Soul, I was very late in starting, but better later than never! All the tutorials are on YouTube, I … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged #stitching4thesoulbook, embroidery, textile book
18 Comments
Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL
I’m enjoying making this quilt so much, it’s a design by Kathryn Whittingham and all the instructions and patterns are in a book, called, unsurprisingly, The Cottage Garden Quilt. The instructions are great, leaving lots of room to make it … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Cottage Garden Quilt, embroidery, Kathryn Whittingham, Quilting
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Dancing to Bethlehem
It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Bethlehem embroidery, I was still prevaricating over the filling in designs round the spirals and I was still only half way round the outer border… Well it was the first thing … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long, Workshops
Tagged Bethlehem embroidery, Deborah Mullins, embroidery
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2020 Vision
It’s a while since I last checked how I was doing with my 2020 Vision, I’ve just looked back and it was May – doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun!! As we are now three quarters of the way … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 Vision, Dressmaking, embroidery, Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing, The Stitchbook Collective, Workshops
Tagged 2020 Vision, embroidery, Quilting, sewing
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