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Tag Archives: embroidery
Leafy Tree SAL
Having finished my Stitching for the Soul book last month I then spent a few days deciding what project to stitch next. Having done a few more of what I would call textile art embroidery projects recently I was in … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged embroidery, Mary Corbett, The Leafy Tree
23 Comments
Stitch Wheel
I’ve learnt three new stitches with the Stitch Wheel sampler by Cathy Reavy. Cathy releases the new stitches every Thursday. Last week I was just over half way round the second ring… The first one to be stitched this week … Continue reading
Peppermint Purple SAL
So far I’m managing to keep up to date with my black-work stitch-a-long. It’s a free one by Peppermint Purple and a new block is released each Wednesday. It’s a few weeks since I posted about it so there’s enough … Continue reading
Posted in Peppermint Purple 2021 SAL, Stitch-a-long
Tagged #peppermintpurpleSAL, blackwork, Catbells, embroidery
4 Comments
Stitch-wheel Sampler
Over the weekend I managed to stitch the three new stitches from Cathy Reavy’s Stitch-wheel Sampler. This is a stitch-a-long on Youtube, she’s now got a facebook page too so we can see how everyone else is stitching the samples … Continue reading
Stitch Wheel Sampler
Last time I shared my stitch-wheel I was still stitching the first ring of leaves. This is the SAL organised by Cathy Reavy, she is releasing videos of new stitches every Thursday, I initially thought we would have one stitch … Continue reading
Roadside Pink Campion
I’m trying to work my way through my stash of kits at the moment so at the weekend I had a browse through and pulled out a pretty Rowandene kit called Roadside Pink Campion. Rowandene have quite a distinct style … Continue reading
The Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL
Happy dance time 🙂 Sometimes the nearer I get to a finish, the more I stitch. I’ve worked a fair bit on my cottage garden quilt over the last three weeks. When I last shared my progress I was half … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Stitch-a-long
Tagged applique, embroidery, Hand-quilting, The Cottage Garden Quilt
28 Comments
Catbells coming into view
I’ve just caught up with the free Peppermint Purple SAL, it’s a blackwork one and a new pattern is released every Wednesday via facebook for either a square or a rectangle in the design. This is where I was last … Continue reading
Stitch Wheel SAL
Yesterday I caught up with my Stitch Wheel SAL. This is the stitch-a-long by Cathy Reavy from Threads, she’s releasing videos of different stitches every Thursday. This week there were three new stitches, this was my wheel before… This second … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Cathy Reavy, embroidery, Stitch wheel
9 Comments
Stitching 4 the Soul SAL
I was late to the party with this SAL, it was organised by Anne Brooke during the first lock down, she’s now doing a 52 week one of little embroideries to go on a luggage tag. I managed to resist … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged #stitching4thesoulbook, embroidery, textile book
18 Comments


