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Tag Archives: Quilting
The Seaside Quilt HQAL
It’s just three weeks since I finished my Cottage Garden quilt, it still makes me smile every time I look at it! My next quilt is by the same designer, Kathryn Whittingham, she’s published a second book called The Seaside … Continue reading
A Handsome Pheasant.
On Sunday I posted about my pheasant block, this is a kit from Raggedy Ruff Designs, I’ve quite a few waiting to be stitched. I only started it on Saturday evening, so by Sunday I’d made the background block, cut … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged Free Motion Machine Embroidery, Pheasant, Quilting, Raggedy Ruff Designs
6 Comments
Three Heads for a Pheasant
I’ve got a bit behind in my posting this week, I seem to have a few projects on which are not necessarily that interesting in the half way stage, like the white blouse I’ve been making. Hopefully this coming week … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged Free Motion Machine Embroidery, Pheasant, Quilting, Raggedy Ruff Designs
4 Comments
Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL
It’s three weeks since I lasted posted about my cottage garden quilt, it was a very brief post as I was freshly out of hospital, I’m now thankfully feeling much better so I’ll elaborate a little on the blocks I … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Cottage Garden Quilt, embroidery, Quilting
15 Comments
The Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL
It’s three weeks since I last shared with you my progress on the gorgeous Cottage Garden quilt, I am so enjoying making this one, I keep looking at it on my design wall and smiling to myself! It’s a design … Continue reading
Posted in Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Stitch-a-long
Tagged embroidery, Quilting, The Cottage Garden Quilt
16 Comments
Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL
I’m enjoying making the Cottage Garden Quilt, the pattern is in a book of the same name by Kathryn Whittingham, it’s so pretty. Three weeks ago I’d just finished the first two blocks of the bottom row… I’m stitching the … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Stitch-a-long
Tagged embroidery, Quilting, The Cottage Garden Quilt
16 Comments
Foot Square Freestyle
This year I’ve been making blocks for F2F, a quilting swop organised by Kate from Tall Tales from Chiconia. Each month we make three twelve inch blocks for someone in the group, everyone has been allocated a month and also … Continue reading
Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL
I’m enjoying making this quilt so much, it’s a design by Kathryn Whittingham and all the instructions and patterns are in a book, called, unsurprisingly, The Cottage Garden Quilt. The instructions are great, leaving lots of room to make it … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Cottage Garden Quilt, embroidery, Kathryn Whittingham, Quilting
18 Comments
2020 Vision
It’s a while since I last checked how I was doing with my 2020 Vision, I’ve just looked back and it was May – doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun!! As we are now three quarters of the way … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 Vision, Dressmaking, embroidery, Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing, The Stitchbook Collective, Workshops
Tagged 2020 Vision, embroidery, Quilting, sewing
8 Comments
Foot Square Freestyle
I’ve just made my blocks for this month’s recipient for Foot Square Freestyle, which made me realise I haven’t shared last months blocks yet – we’re not allowed to share them until the following month to try and keep the … Continue reading


