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Good morning and Happy Monday...I'm painfully aware of my Insta silence for the past few months....I think it's safe to ...
09/02/2026

Good morning and Happy Monday...
I'm painfully aware of my Insta silence for the past few months....I think it's safe to say, I'm not a Winter person really. I can tolerate, and even quite enjoy, cold, crisp, fosty days, they have their beauty....
It's the grey, non-stop rain and gale force winds that bring on my hibernation mode. Boy, have we had some rain, it's somewhat difficult to believe there can be any more up there, it just has barely stopped!!
What with that and world events...☹️ I won't even get started on that topic!!

Current weather....dark, windy and pouring...but...

Look what Mr. Postman has just popped through my door.... πŸ‘€ Oooooo.....I'm beside myself, I've had it in my virtual basket for weeks now and finally bit the bullet and ordered it, having had a quick flick through... I am not only filled with enthusiasm but I feel quite 'grown up'. Like one day, I might be a 'Proper Maker'. I was going to use the word 'sewer' there, but it made me sound like a DRAIN, so I didn't... πŸ˜‚
Anyway, there is so much useful, practical information and so many inspiring projects, all clearly laid out, explained and illustrated. I think we are going to be best friends 🧑


We're having a chilled couple of days and then it's down to it, getting everything ready for the marvellous Christmas ...
04/11/2025

We're having a chilled couple of days and then it's down to it, getting everything ready for the marvellous Christmas Fair.

We've lots of wonderful things to take, including some terrific seasonal embroidery kits. Having some down time gives me the opportunity to enjoy stitching some samples, and this one is such fun...
I do have a couple of these to take to but number are very limited. There are loads of other designs for you to snap up, but you're going to have to be quick!!!.
Looking forward to seeing you all there... πŸ€—πŸŽ…πŸ€ΆπŸ§‘β€πŸŽ„




All set up at The Butchers Hall, Tavistock for the We're here tomorrow (Saturday) 10.00-16.00 if you fancy a visitThere ...
24/10/2025

All set up at The Butchers Hall, Tavistock for the
We're here tomorrow (Saturday) 10.00-16.00 if you fancy a visit
There lots of treasures and an abundance of gorgeousness!!!





Good morning, and Happy Tuesday!!It's a sunny one here in our life piece of Devon, and I'm going to head out to the gard...
07/10/2025

Good morning, and Happy Tuesday!!
It's a sunny one here in our life piece of Devon, and I'm going to head out to the garden to finish my Spring bulb planting.
However, before that, I thought I'd share some ecoprinting I did last week.
We took Loula dog for a beautiful woods walk, locally, and I picked up some leaves and bits and bobs. My pockets are invariably stuffed with dog treats, stones, twigs and leaves πŸ• πŸ‚ 🍁 πŸ˜‚
When we got home I searched the garden and also found some acorns, which the squirrels had missed!
I already had some vintage linen, which I had previously mordanted, so off I went, and here are some photographs of the results.

Check out .clothtales for some really well explained videos on how to mordant your cloth and then get some lovely print results. There's lots of tutorials on YouTube but Katherine has some marvellously inspiring ideas on all things cloth creative..
Have a great day... πŸ€—








Good morning, and Happy Monday!!It's a beautifully sunny one, here in our little part of Devon. I hope you have a simila...
29/09/2025

Good morning, and Happy Monday!!
It's a beautifully sunny one, here in our little part of Devon. I hope you have a similar?
How was your weekend?

As you can see, I got some more Christmas stitching done, I'm hoping to finish this fabulous Tomte, or Nisse stitch this week and I do have a couple of the kits to sell so you can also have Christmas stitching fun! 😁

I'll pop them over on our sales page:

You can then DM me to make payment, and I can get it posted off to you!
You, too, can get your Christmas stitching vibes going!! 🀢 πŸŽ„ πŸ€—





Here we go, my first Christmas embroidery completed. What do you think? I do have a couple of these for sale, so you cou...
22/09/2025

Here we go, my first Christmas embroidery completed. What do you think?

I do have a couple of these for sale, so you could sew your own version, if you like it.

I'll be putting them on, over on our sales page tomorrow.

Or, just DM me on here and I can give.you all the details.
Have a lovely evening... πŸ€—





Having been concentrating on some seasonally themed embroidery recently, my vol.8 quilt has taken a bit of a back seat...
21/09/2025

Having been concentrating on some seasonally themed embroidery recently, my vol.8 quilt has taken a bit of a back seat.
However, I'm back now and thought I'd show you where I am...
The patchwork prompt resulted in my making a 9-square using leftover scrap vintage pieces. I've never made a 9-square block before, and I sewed it by hand. It was really enjoyable and something I would like to do more of when time allows. I then cut the 9-square into a heart and used needle turned applique to add it to my quilt.
Some vintage lace and a couple more vintage doilies have also been stitched into place.
It's coming along!!! πŸ’ͺ πŸ€žπŸ˜„











After a rather mixed bag of weather this week, the gateway to the weekend has been bright, dry and calm, what a relief, ...
19/09/2025

After a rather mixed bag of weather this week, the gateway to the weekend has been bright, dry and calm, what a relief, we've even seen the sun! 😎

Whilst I appreciate it's still only mid-September, I have already seen mince pies and Christmas puddings in the shops..SO..
That is all the excuse I needed to make a start on some Christmas stitching... πŸŽ„ πŸ˜„

I do have a very limited number of this pattern available for sale, they aren't on our sales page...yet, but if you'd like to get a headstart on some festive sewing, just send me DM on here and I can let you have all the details.

I'll try and get this posted over on early next week, along with some other festive embroidery kits... 🀢





Hello all, and Happy hump day...We're currently having a little break, and so this fab funghi embroidery is completed, a...
17/09/2025

Hello all, and Happy hump day...

We're currently having a little break, and so this fab funghi embroidery is completed, and I've immediately made a start on a new one.
I'll show you what I'm now working on later, but for now, I do hope you enjoy this one as much as I have doing it.

This pattern, as well as several similar funghi patterns, is available for sale over on our sales page:
Why not take a look and see if there's one that takes your fancy. I can post out on Monday, and you could be stitching by the end of next week!! 🧡πŸͺ‘πŸ‚




I'm not a big sharer, but it has been a mentaΔΊy and physically taxing couple of weeks... perfect timing for a short brea...
14/09/2025

I'm not a big sharer, but it has been a mentaΔΊy and physically taxing couple of weeks... perfect timing for a short break...
The weather is not brilliant, but life is what you make it, and I'm taking the opportunity to crack on with this fab autumnal piece of embroidery.

I do have this pattern as well as several similar funghi patterns, for sale over on our sales page:
Why not hop over there and see if there's one that takes your fancy. I can post out on Monday, and you could be stitching by the end of the week!! 🧡πŸͺ‘πŸ‚




It's been a taxing few weeks, I'm not a sharer, so I won't bore you, but I'm feeling mentally and physically exhausted, ...
14/09/2025

It's been a taxing few weeks, I'm not a sharer, so I won't bore you, but I'm feeling mentally and physically exhausted, so a short break is much appreciated.
A chance to get some breathing space and crack on with this piece is very welcome.

I do have this pattern as well as several similar funghi patterns, for sale over on our sales page:
Why not hop over there and see if there's one that takes your fancy. I can post out on Monday, and you could be stitching by the end of the week!! 🧡πŸͺ‘πŸ‚




It's a sunny Saturday here in our little piece of Devon. Great light for getting on with my latest autumnal stitch.I alw...
06/09/2025

It's a sunny Saturday here in our little piece of Devon. Great light for getting on with my latest autumnal stitch.
I always find it fascinating how an embroidery begins to come to life.

I do have this pattern as well as several similar funghi patterns, for sale over on our sales page:
Why not hop over there and see if there's one that takes your fancy. I can post out on Monday, and you could be stitching by the end of the week!! 🧡πŸͺ‘πŸ‚




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