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Tag Archives: embroidery
Dancing in the Round
It’s happy dance time as I’ve just finished embroidering my mandala… I started it exactly a month ago at my Embroiderers Guild meeting, I popped the kit in my bag as a back-up project in case I had chance to … Continue reading
UFO Time
I’ve been trying to have a bit of a sort out at home, including my sewing room. Whilst mooching through boxes I found an embroidery I did years ago, 1988 to be precise, I know that because luckily I embroidered … Continue reading
A Bird in the Hand..
I’ve got two embroidery projects on the go at the moment, well actually I’ve got three, but one is my new stitch-a-long piece so you’ll have to wait til tomorrow to see that one. At one of the big shows … Continue reading
Tall Year Square Etui SAL
It’s three weeks since I last showed you my etui, it’s a design from the Classic Inspirations magasine by Betsy Morgan. I was still embroidering the final pieces then… I’ve been working hard on it since then, I was ready … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Betsy Morgan, embroidery, Etui, Tall Year Square
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Tall Year Square Etui – Nearly There!
It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Tall Year Square Etui, it’s a design by Betsy Morgan which I’ve been working on for what seems like ages! Well I finally feel I’m almost there!! Three weeks ago I … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Betsy Morgan, embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Tall Year Square
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Tall Year Square Etui SAL
It’s three weeks since I last showed you my progress on this Betsy Morgan project, I’ve been busy with Christmas makes but I have managed a bit of stitching. Three weeks ago I was here… I’d just started the lid … Continue reading
Christmas Snowflake
Last month I needed to make something for the Christmas Decoration Swap organised by Deborah of Sweet Fallen Angels, it had to be a surprise so hence no spoilers on here! It took me a while to think what to … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Crafts, embroidery, Serendipity
Tagged Christmas Decoration, embroidery, Snowflake
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A Bird in the Hand…
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
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity, Splendid Sampler Quilt
Tagged applique, embroidery, Quilting, Splendid Sampler 2
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Tall Year Square Etui SAL
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
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Betsy Morgan, embroidery, Tall Year Square
26 Comments
Back to Front
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


