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January 1, 2025 · 3:19 pm

2024

A few of my finished objects

I had a good year this year.

I finished 6 pairs of socks, 2 cross stitches, 3 stitching projects and some machine embroidery projects. I also read some books, and abandon one project (the Scout Shawl).

I don’t have strict plans for this year.

My main goal is not to buy anything (unless I need it to finish a project). However, I am giving myself leave to buy craft souvenirs when on holiday.

Embroidery – I am going to stitch monogamously and the order will be

  • Home Sweet Home
  • Jane Austen
  • Bayeux Tapestry
  • 12 days of Christmas
  • Blackwork crow

There’s more but that’s probably enough to be getting on with.

Knitting – monogamous (again)

  • Christmas socks
  • Advent calendar blanket
  • Mystery shawl knit along
  • More socks
  • Breast cancer shawl

Machine embroidery

  • Book marks
  • zipper bags
  • gingerbread house
  • maybe some digitising

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December 27, 2024 · 5:41 pm

Tote Bag

The embroidery might be a bit too subtle.

I used pink cotton canvas, wild flowers design (from Urban Threads), cut-away stabiliser, and I lined it with a pillow case from IKEA.

The embroidery

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December 27, 2023 · 2:18 pm

2023 in Review

Finished Objects 2023

I was a bit more successful this year.

I am going to try to have modest goals next year

  • Finish my Dame Nature Du Printemps cross stitch.
  • Start working on my fabric book of special things – I have quite the collection. I just need to get it clear in my head how I am going to tackle this.
  • Finish my christmas socks and my cashmere socks (one of these is already finished)
  • Knit something with my Advent Calendar yarn.
  • Baby clothes quilt (I am rethinking this whole project – more on that later)
  • Historic Sampler Course (I am doing the Historic Sampler Course at Thistle Threads, so I plan to design and then create a sampler unique to me).

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July 11, 2023 · 6:55 pm

New Project Bag

I am determined to turn my stitched pieces into something useful – rather than framing them. Hence the needle book and now a project bag.

The cross stitch is cinnamon stars by Plum Street Samplers. I quilted around the cross stitch, lined the bag with mushroom fabric and added a zip.

This bag is enormous 56cm by 50cm, which means my largest Q Snap should fit.

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July 7, 2023 · 11:55 am

Needle Book

Finished Needle book

I turned my mattress ticking surface embroidery piece into a needle book (no more putting my needles into random bits of fabric or paper)

I put a piece of wool felt inside for the needles.

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January 11, 2023 · 2:22 pm

Finished Item

Scout T-Shirt

I bought this pattern way back in 2016 and finally got started about a year ago, and today I finally finished it.

It’s the Scout T- Shirt from Grainline Studio. The instructions are great, I would definitely recommend this pattern.

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December 29, 2022 · 9:52 am

2022 – A Review

The things I worked on this year

I worked on some big projects this year; Miss P’s blanket and the Cinnamon Stars cross stitch.

I finished

So next year I would like to finish my

  • Cinnamon Stars cross stitch
  • My covid knitting project (it’s the doll second from the left in the bottom row)
  • Miss P’s blanket
  • Gingerbread Cross stitch house
  • Dictionary of Stitches Sampler
  • Miss A’s quilt (not shown)

And then I would like to start my

I think that’s enough projects planned.

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December 30, 2018 · 2:38 pm

Project Bag – Pi

Project Bag

The Pi embroidery is a design I bought from Urban Threads a while ago (maybe a year) with plans to make a project bag. Originally I planned black on white, but then I saw this embroidery and thought white on black was very effective (I have this design too – already stitched out).

I just made a simple lined draw string bag – Martha Stewart has a great video tutorial.

It is the perfect size for a sock project.

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July 5, 2018 · 11:37 am

Kindle Oasis Cover

Kindle Oasis Cover

Cover without the Kindle

I bought a new kindle – the Oasis – because it was light and water-proof (and I think it will help with my storage issues). In the past I have bought a cover at the same time, but they didn’t have any in stock and the whole point of this kindle is that it is light, so I didn’t want to lose that by adding a cover. However, I did want to cart it around in my handbag and so wanted to ensure the screen didn’t get scratched.

So I decided on a quilted zipper bag. I cut the wadding to the right size and quilted directly onto to it. I then lined the bag so the wadding wasn’t visible on the inside.

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March 6, 2018 · 2:10 pm

Another Project Bag

My completed project bag

A close up so you can see the ‘Baa’ fabric at the bottom

I finished another project bag – this one is for my knitting. It is bigger than the previous one – I can fit my plastic box of notions, the pattern (A4), yarn and a small notebook.

I still want to make more – I have two more embroidery projects and several knitting projects to house.

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