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Tag Archives: sewing
A Fresh Start
Happy New Year! As usual I am starting the year with hopes and plans for my sewing and one thing that might help me to succeed is a good tidy up and sort out in my sewing room. It’s time … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, kits, Quilting, Raggedy Ruff Designs, sewing room
Tagged Crafts, Quilt, Quilting, quilts, Raggedy Ruff Designs, sewing, Sewing room Declutter Challenge
9 Comments
Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL
Hand quilting is always a good winter project, I can drape the quilt over my knees so it keeps me warm whilst I quilt on an evening! I’m still just making slow but steady progress with this quilt what with … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Crafts, Hand quilting, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt, Quilting, quilts, sewing
8 Comments
Bee Book SAL
I’ve not done as much on my actual book over the last three weeks, mainly due to Christmas preparations but also I’ve been stitching extra bees which I’ve already shared with you. I have however done some extra stitching on … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged bee book, Crafts, cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, sewing
18 Comments
Goldwork Bee
Over the weekend I finished my goldwork bee, this was a kit from Crafty Heart which I saw advertised on facebook. I have to admit to being a dubious about the quality when I realised it was coming from China, … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, kits, Textile Books
Tagged bee book, bees, embroidery, Fabric Books, Goldwork, sewing
17 Comments
Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL
I’m making slow but steady progress with hand quilting my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt, but I’m enjoying the process and that’s what’s important! Three weeks ago I had done sixteen blocks… Well I’ve now almost quilted twenty-one blocks, I … Continue reading
Posted in Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged Crafts, Hand quilting, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt, Quilting, quilts, sewing
7 Comments
Bee Book SAL
Apologies for not posting this yesterday, we had a bit of a family crisis last week when someone was blue-lighted into hospital, luckily it’s not as serious as thought at first but several days hospital visiting certainly keeps one busy! … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, cross-stitch, embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged bees, bumble bees, Crafts, cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, sewing
9 Comments
Owl and Hare Hollow
I feel I’m making slow but steady progress on my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt, mainly because I’ve been busy with my bees, but also because if I hand quilt for too long it does seem to aggravate my neck, … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Crafts, Hand-quilting, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt, Quilting, quilts, sewing
3 Comments
A Needle Cushion
Over the weekend I fancied sewing something different, I just needed something fairly straight forward and a quick finish. I decided to make up a kit I’d bought at the Knitting and Stitching Show a couple of years ago. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in kits, Sewing, sewing room
Tagged Debbie Harris kit, handmade, pin cushion, sewing, sewing machine pin cushion, sewing room
3 Comments
Bee Textile Book SAL
Things are starting to come together with my bee book, well maybe ‘coming together’ is a tad optimistic, but it’s heading in the right direction! Three weeks ago I had just started my thread-painted bee, called Betty… This is a … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Betty the Bumblebee, bumble bees, craft, embroidery, Fabric Books, hand-embroidery, sewing, textile book
10 Comments
Collage Bee
I’m trying to stitch bees using lots of different styles. This one was inspired by Laura Edgar’s bumblebee which I saw when I did a wonderful workshop with her. She uses all sorts of textiles, usually distressed in some way, … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Textile Books
Tagged bumble bees, Crafts, embroidery, Laura Edgar, sewing, Textile Books
5 Comments


