Category Archives: Current projects.

Sewing projects that are currently taking up my time.

Bags of fun….

Posted on September 15, 2018 by

I recently made a little appliqued bag for one of my cousins little girls, but wanted to make a second for her older sister. The bag was based on an original that I had seen at Flutterby patch. If you are … Continue reading →

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SAL 3 – Adding glitz…

Posted on September 9, 2018 by

Hi there, where did that month go to? I have made some more progress on my ‘Christmas Baubles’ by Kate Barlow. Last time I had completed all the padding and my embroidery looked like this….. But I have since added … Continue reading →

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Jenny Wren comes together…

Posted on August 31, 2018 by

Now that I have all the elements of the Etui completed I can start to put my little Wren together. As part of the kit you are sent a preformed bird shape with bronze beak and legs. Onto this 3d … Continue reading →

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Jenny Wren’s ‘back’….

Posted on August 23, 2018 by

Last week, after so much heat this summer, the garden got a welcome break in the weather and a well earned drink! This meant only one thing….time to sew! I decided to tackle the next stage on my Jenny Wren … Continue reading →

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SAL 2 – Adding the padding..

Posted on August 19, 2018 by

I have made a little progress on my ‘Christmas Baubles’ kit by Kate Barlow, and as it is  goldwork embroidery, padding is everything. Felt is used as padding and the kit came with pre-marked felt that simply needed to be … Continue reading →

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SAL ….Hi everyone!

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

Hello everyone and thank you for letting me join in with the sew along. I have been watching some of your progress for quite a long time now and finally decided to take the plunge and join in. I have … Continue reading →

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Sew sweet….

Posted on July 22, 2018 by

I recently found an image of these super cute little tote bags at Flutterby Patch ….         Unfortunately there was no tutorial that you could follow – but I thought that these would make lovely presents for a … Continue reading →

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