Tag Archives: embroidery

A Bird in the Hand…

Posted on October 27, 2018 by

I was a little bit behind with My Splendid Sampler 2 quilt-a-long so I decided to do a bit of catch up. This is the quilt-a-long organised by Pat Sloan and Jane Davison, there’s a new 6″ block released each … Continue reading →

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Tall Year Square Etui SAL

Posted on October 21, 2018 by

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Tall Year Square Etui, it’s a design by Betsy Morgan which was published in Classic Inspirations. Each side represents a different season, I’m using different threads to the instructions, so I’ve … Continue reading →

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Back to Front

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

I took the last two pages of my stitch sampler with me on my walk last week, well I knew I would need something to do in the evenings when we collapsed in a heap. So as we walked from … Continue reading →

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A Pair of Smalls for Skipton

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

My Embroiderers Guild are stitching a panel all about Skipton (where we are based) so there are embroideries of the main  buildings, some to represent areas, all surrounded by a square representing the home town of each member. I volunteered … Continue reading →

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A Butterfly Flutters By…

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

Last Saturday I set off early to negotiate a two bus journey over to Halifax, it took over one and a half hours, it would have been much quicker by train I think if they hadn’t been on strike! It … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on August 24, 2018 by

Today’s photo challenge from Postcard from Gibraltar is a fairly easy one for me as the theme is stitch. I think choosing which stitch photo is probably more of a challenge, I’ve got a few to choose from… This is … Continue reading →

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Silken Strata Cushion

Posted on August 21, 2018 by

I’m a bit behind with my posts at the moment, August seems to have been a lot busier than usual with short trips away, family visiting and days out, there’s no sign of life quietening down until mid September if … Continue reading →

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Tall Square Year Etui SAL

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Tall Square Year Etui, it’s a design by Betsy Morgan which was published in the Classic Inspirations magasine, each side represents a different season. Last time I had just started autumn … Continue reading →

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A Phoenix in Flight

Posted on July 12, 2018 by

It’s my Embroiderers Guild meeting on Monday so I thought I’s better get cracking with my entry for this months Travelling Sketchbook. With the Travelling Sketchbooks we each start an A5 sketchbook, covering it, choosing a theme, write and introduction … Continue reading →

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Kantha Stitch

Posted on July 7, 2018 by

Last year there was an article in Stitch (the Embroiderers Guild magasine) about Angela Daymond and her interest in Kantha embroidery. Kantha is a traditional Indian style of embroidery consisting just of running stitch,stitched closely together to give movement and … Continue reading →

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