UFO's

 One of my projects from RSC 2024 was making circles. Yesterday they made it into a quit top.

I wasn't sure when i started making the circles how i would put it together. In the end i only had 48 circles & they measured 5" unfinished. They weren't wide enough for a quilt & i didn't want to make more. I just wanted this ufo done. A quick search produced the blue fabric which was big enough to make the top up. It is just big enough now for a lap quilt. Yay me another ufo done & now on the "to be quilted" pile. :)

Happy Stitching,

Zoom Day

 Yesterday Chooky had a Zoom day going & i was fortunate o be able to join in. :) The morning i spent on my sashiko panel. I managed to get quite a bit done.

After lunch i cut a pile of hexagons & started to sew the next row of Mrs Holder's Hexagons.

Another lovely day of chatting & stitching was had.

Happy Stitching,

Scrappy QAL

 Pat Sloan is running a quilt along using Wendy Sheppard's book Scrap Quilting. As i had bought the book last year i decided to join in. 

The first blocks are snails

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RSC January

 I've joined the rainbow scrap challenge again this year & for January the colour is blue.

I started with making applique pears

moved onto crazy log cabin

and then onto simple nine patch

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FNWF January

 Did i need to make a new start? No but i did seeing as this panel arrived yesterday. :) I'm using the dreaded lame thread seeing as i bought 4 skeins & only used 1-1/2 on the last large panel.

2 baubles done & started on the bow

Thankyou Wendy for hosting us again this year.

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FNSI January

 Although Cheryll is now only hosting FNSI on Facebook now i'll still do a post on here. Project of choice was the large Sashiko panel. I've only the deer laying down & a few snowflakes left.

i stitched around he antlers, around the head & made a start on the bells before bed called me

  i was trying to take a photo this morning & apparently i needed a photobomber. :)

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Zoom zoom NYD 2026

 Yesterday i finally managed to make it to a Zoom stitching day. :) :) It was so lovely to catch up with the lovely ladies. My stitching project was a rather large sashiko panel had started before Christmas.

I stitched across the bottom, a branch beside the deer i had missed, the eye & started the tree in the middle. I am using this thread

It has a lovely sparkle to it with the silver thread but sadly it's a curse to work with. I didn't know how much thread i would need so i bought 4 to be on the safe side but 2 would've been enough as i haven't even finished the first one yet. Ah well i have 2 more sashiko panels coming so i can use them on those.

Happy Stitching,

Happy New year 2026

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Merry Christmas 2025

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FNSI December

 Well here we are, the last FNSI for 2025. :) Project of choice for me was Mistletoe Stocking Swag by Fig 'n' Berry Creations. The red pieces do hav stitchery traced on them, i hope i can see it when i start stitching them. The others came as iron on so i was disappointed when i found none for the stockings.

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Stitching projects

 Not sure where it came from but i had this cross stitch project for several years. I dragged it out maybe 2 years ago & stitched the 2 rows under merry & hrist. Dragged it out again after i finished the sashiko & ta da i finished it last night. Now i need to get a frame for it.

As you can see it's tiny & stitched on linen. I had to stitch over just 2 threads. More fun & games. LOL

Next up was a sashiko project i bought off a seller on FB. After looking at the tiny little picture that came with it i thought i knew why it was sold off. No instructions. I couldn't figure how it was stitched with so many lines going every where. So it sat & sat. It wasn't until i bought the Celtic Christmas tree & learned a few things that i figured out how to stitch this project into the star shapes. You see i didn't know the stitch lines were soluble in water as the instructions were missing or so i thought. Today pulling out the red fabric that is for the border lo & behold out fall the instructions. Why they were hidden in there I've no idea.

It needs a press as i just soaked it this morning & was so excited about it i just had to take a photo. :) :) So glad this is another project/kit crossed off my list.

Happy Stitching,