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Tag Archives: garden
Stitching my Garden SAL
I finally plucked up the courage and started stitching the pages together for my garden book. I’ve been prevaricating for a while on how to do it, I discussed it with one of my friends from my stitching group who … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
Tagged birds, embroidery, garden, Making textile books, Stitching my Garden
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Tuesday’s Totter Round the Garden
Apologies for the radio silence, I’ve had major internet problems! My computer is in my sewing room on a desk that is about as far away from where the internet comes in as it could be, it’s been getting ridiculously … Continue reading
Tuesday’s Totter Round the Garden
I’ve finally managed to have a few good sessions in the garden – it’s been so wet up to recently that I’m way behind on the spring tidy up, over Easter I managed two good days in the garden… I … Continue reading
Posted in Garden
Tagged clematis, English Garden, flowers, garden, gardening, hellebores, Magnolia Stellata, pond gardening, Snowdrops, Spring
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Busy busy busy!
I’ve had a crazy busy few days trying to get stuff done before we go away for a short break, I ended up with a few deadlines, some of which I’ve met…and some I haven’t! I completely missed the SAL … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Sewing for Grandchildren, Skipton Stitchers, Stitch-a-long
Tagged embroidery, garden
9 Comments
Stitching my Garden SAL
I was hoping to have finished this area of the garden by now but I found there is a disadvantage in having a hedge (ish) of wild roses across the back of the garden, it takes forever to embroider!! I … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
Tagged embroidery, garden, Stitch a garden
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Stitching my Garden SAL
I’m making progress with my embroidered garden project, I started this when I did the Stitch-a-garden zoom course by Nicky from The Stitchery. I’m stitching a textile book about my garden, this is the ‘map’ of the lawn area at … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
Tagged embroidery, garden, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
23 Comments
Stitch My Garden SAL
Three weeks ago when I last posted about my garden embroidery, I had just started the lay out of the area by the summerhouse… I haven’t done a huge amount but I’ve started the ‘hard landscaping’, as with a real … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
Tagged embroidery, garden, Stitching my Garden
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Stitch a garden SAL
I have finally made some progress with my garden SAL. This is a course by Nicki from the Stitchery, she’s been giving lots of ideas on how to represent trees, flowers and structures etc. I’m making mine into a book … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
Tagged embroidery, garden, Stitching my Garden
9 Comments
Stitch a Garden SAL
I’m way behind with both reading and writing posts as there’s a lot going on at home at the moment, I’ve had a few medical tests which although they were all as out-patient, it still takes up a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden
Tagged embroidery, garden, patio, Stitching my Garden
21 Comments
Monday’s Meander Round the Garden
After a week away walking the Cleveland Way I had just one night at home to pack a suitcase for a two day conference in Sheffield with work! I managed a little wander round the garden though to see what … Continue reading


