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Tag Archives: Quilting
Splendid Sampler 2
Over the weekend I finally finished all the blocks for my Splendid Sampler 2 quilt. Last week when I showed you my progress I wasn’t sure if I would just make another four blocks, to make a rectangular quilt, or … Continue reading
Posted in Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Splendid Sampler Quilt
Tagged Pat Sloan, Quilting, Splendid Sampler 2
9 Comments
Splendid Sampler 2
I finally dug out my Splendid Sampler quilt box again, it’s been on a bit of a back burner for a couple of months but I’m in the mood for a couple of finishes – I seem to have rather … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Splendid Sampler Quilt
Tagged applique, Foundation Paper Piecing, Quilting, Splendid Sampler 2
11 Comments
A Copse or Two
I’ve just finished this month’s applique for my Coming Home quilt, a BOM by Sarah Fielke. Last month took a while as there was a lot of fiddly stitching to do, with suns, stars birds and such like, never mind … Continue reading
Posted in Coming Home Quilt, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged #cominghomequilt, applique, Quilting
7 Comments
Practice Makes Perfect…or not!
I’ve been trying to decide how to quilt my Spring Wreath quilt, Andrea (the designer) hand quilted hers with simple diagonal lines but recently she has densely machine quilted other quilts. I didn’t want to hand quilt it and as … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Home, Quilting, Sewing
Tagged Cushions, Kanthe stitch, Quilting, Spring Wreath Quilt
4 Comments
Nerdy Needlecase
My boss told me I needed to get a life when she asked me what I was stitching one morning before work – a needlecase with different pages for different needles! Needless to say she’s not a sewer! I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Serendipity, Sewing
Tagged cross-stitch, embroidery, needlecase, Quilting
33 Comments
Dancing Round my Spring Wreath
This week I finally settled down and stitched the last part of my Spring Wreath quilt, this is a Block of the Month (BOM) by Andrea Walpole of Raggedy Ruff Designs and it has been amazing to do. I fell … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilting
Tagged Free Motion Machine Embroidery, Quilting, Raggedy Ruff Designs, Spring Wreath Quilt
22 Comments
Nineteen for 19
This month is flying by, I thought if I don’t hurry up with my update, I’ll be writing Nineteen for 19 on the 19th! So we are now half way through the year, so how am I doing with my … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Nineteen for 19, Quilting, Sewing
Tagged embroidery, gardening, Nineteen for 19, Quilting, Walking
8 Comments
Stars
Last week I decided to catch up on some time-limited projects, I’d been concentrating on finishing my first quilt for care-leavers, but it meant I was a bit behind on other things, some of which had a date on them! … Continue reading
Quilts for Care Leavers
Last Saturday I met up with a group of ladies in Steeton to make quilts for young people who are leaving the care system.I do feel quite strongly that these young people have had a pretty poor childhood and then … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged Oh My Stars quilt, Quilting, Quilts for Care-Leavers
18 Comments
Woodland Spring Wreath Quilt
A couple of days ago I embroidered another piece of the border for my Woodland Spring Wreath quilt, this is a BOM from Raggedy Ruff Designs, I’ve just got one more month to stitch and it’s finished. This month I … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Free Machine Embroidery, Quilting, Woodland Spring Wreath Quilt
9 Comments


