Mystery Blackwork SAL Gallery

18 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by

Here are the “Works in Progress” photos from the Stitch Along so far. If you are stitching along, please send me a photo by email (address on the right) and I’ll include it in the gallery :-)

If you’ve missed the first part and would like to stitch along with us, you can find it here. You can join the group at any time.

Starting with mine :-)

Stage 1

Jule

bw01




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Mystery Blackwork Stitch Along Part 1

17 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by

Welcome to Part 1 of my Mystery Blackwork SAL :-)

My dear friend Claire introduced me to blackwork a few months ago and I’ve been very happily stitching along with her. Several of my regular readers will have stitched along too!

I have now charted my own design to share with all of you over the next few weeks and Claire has very kindly tested the complete chart. Of course, she has been sworn to secrecy, because this is a “Mystery” SAL. New stages will be released every Friday.

This is a small square project, only 62 stitches



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Sewing Machine Stitches

09 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by
sewing machine stitches Janome Sewist 500 Sewing Machine - Stretch Stitches Which brand of sewing machine would you choose if you had to choose between Bernina and Pfaff? I want to buy a basic sewing machine (stitching, zig-zag, buttonholes, etc). If you had to choose between Bernina and Pfaff, which brand would you choose? Are



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The Girls Own Stitching Club and Homespun Magazine Winners.

08 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by
For the Girls Own Stitching Club prize: the A-Z of Embroidery Stitches: I absolutely loved everyone's entries! It's been a most enjoyable read going through all those entries- it's given the judges a really good laugh. For some of those entries- I'm dying to know what happened next! It's a bit like reading a good novel. Here are the Judges picks: SJVH- has chosen Paula McElrath,(macandpeeg@yahoo.com) because she would've loved to have had an invite to a Royal Wedding herself- (and has a special collection of hats- just in case an invitation arrives unexpectedly in the mail) and really enjoyed...



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Category: Brolly, competition, embroidery, Girls Own Stitching Club, Homespun, Homespun Magazine, red, Red Brolly, Sisters Bag

Brother Machine Embroidery Software

07 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by
Design cards with a PE 150 embroidery machine? What other brands of cards design can I use on my brother bought in the United Kingdom PE 150 embroidery machine. I read about American users the ability to use maps of the Bernina and Babylock among others, but I use other brands on my machine without



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Category: brother, brother machine embroidery software, Brother Sewing Machines, embroidery, embroidery,embroidery, embroidery,embroidery,card, software,compucon,brother

Three for the price of one…..sounds good to me!

05 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by

Happy Sunday everyone!

Without further ado, I really need to welcome all my new followers this week, many of whom have found my blog via Claire, my wonderful cross-stitch friend in France. I know you are all waiting for the Mystery Stitch Along and I hope you can wait patiently for just a few more days :-) I’m very excited about it as I’ve never organised a SAL before and I know there are already several people signed up. Hopefully, Claire will correct me if I make mistakes :-)

The SAL will



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The First Girls Own Competition!

28 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by
Here it is! The first Girls Own Stitching Club Competition. Everyone can enter. There are Five Very useful prizes. Let's have a Peek Inside this book. Here is a book full of absolutely stunning photos of all the basic stitches you should know -with step-by-step photos on how to do them. There's also "how to's" on variations of the stitches. This is the book I use constantly as a reference. And there's one of these Gorgeous Embroidered Flowers books to be won. For anyone who ever wanted to know how to embroider all sorts of flowers. And a quick Peek...



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Category: Ask Cynthia:: The Wise Woman of Stitching, embroidery, French Country Garden, hoops, quilting, Red Brolly, sewing, Stitching

Something to look forward to…..it’s a mystery!

27 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by

Happy weekend everyone!

Where did that week go? I hope you are all well and happy and you are getting lots of lovely sunshine as we are, here in the UK.

I have a couple of small finishes to share with you this week. You may remember my Strawberries and Cream post here. I’ve now finished the two table toppers. The larger quilt top will have to wait a little longer :-)

First up is the scrappy one.

ImageI enjoyed experimenting with the free motion quilting.

ImageHere’s more



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The Girls Own Stitching Club- Poppy Sampler.

27 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by
I've just popped in quickly to add the Girls Own Stitching Club Poppy design on to the blog as a separate design by itself for those of you having problems with the downloading. The design measures 5" high by 3-7/8" wide. So please check the dimensions when you print it out. Doesn't really matter about the size if you aren't doing the quilt- and doing your own thing instead. Download Poppy Design Please click on the "download Poppy Design" above to get the Poppy design by itself for printing out. I've just got to pop out and get some coffee...



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The Girls Own Stitching Club.

25 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by
This is one of my favourite paintings. It's Claude Monet's "Poppies". I have it as my desktop image on my computer. You can almost step into the painting and join Monet's wife and child as they stroll through the fields of poppies. Today is a good day to be talking about poppies. Poppies are for Remembrance. And today is a special day for that. The first design in the Girls Own Stitching club is a Poppy Sampler. I have my gold stars here at the ready for everyone that did their Homework. Remember- you will get homework if you belong...



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