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Tag Archives: Robin
Robin Redbreast
Last month I embroidered a robin, it was pretty easy to do as I used a heavier weight of cotton which has a very pretty design of robins. I used one as the base for the embroidery… At the time … Continue reading
Robin Redbreast
I’ve a few projects on the go at the moment, various presents or Christmassy stitchings, I haven’t quite decided what this one will be yet… I love seeing robins round the garden, they’re never very far away when I’m gardening, … Continue reading
Secret Garden
Last month I fell for another quilt design by Andrea Walpole of Raggedy Ruff Designs, I made her Spring Wreath quilt a couple of years back and I still love it. A few weeks ago she showed on facebook the … Continue reading
Posted in Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Raggedy Ruff Designs
Tagged applique, Robin, Spring Wreath Quilt, The Secret Garden Quilt, Wren
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A Robin Sings
I finished another cross-stitch small today. I’m trying to break my 2020 bad habit of completing a piece of stitching and then not doing anything with it! I started this one whilst I was in hospital between Christmas and New … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Smalls of the Month
Tagged cross-stitch, Cross-stitch smalls, Fido Stitch Studio, Robin
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A Round of Robins
We have a phrase here of ‘doing a round robin’, usually meaning a road trip going from A to B to C to D to get various things done. I never wondered where it came from, well I learnt yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Crafts, embroidery, Home, Serendipity
Tagged embroidery, Making tote bags, Robin
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R is for Reading and Red Robbins!
A few months ago a friend visited and brought a large bag full of crafty things, they belonged to her mum, who is now well into her 90’s and no longer wants them. There was all sorts of goodies in … Continue reading
Christmas Robin
The travelling Sketchbooks from Skipton Embroiderers Guild are on the move again and as our meeting is a week early this year to accommodate Christmas, I thought I’d better crack on with it! The book I’m embroidering for this month … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, embroidery, Serendipity, The Travelling Sketchbook
Tagged Christmas, embroidery, Robin, Travelling Sketchbook
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