spendlove — Cute Embroidery

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A copyright question for discussion: I've asked a magazine for permission to digitise a logo they are currently using to promote an event. They have given it. However, I wonder who really holds the copyright, the original designer or the magazine whic

6 02 Oct 2015

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Did anyone else get up at a silly time to see the moon? This is what it looked like here at 3.30 this morning.

25 28 Sep 2015

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We had a very interesting demonstration at our J-club today. Ruth from Janome came to show us how all of the available sewing machine feet worked. I now have a wish list ready for Santa but I was disappointed that she didn't demonstrate any of the ones t

18 25 Sep 2015

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World Cup fever has hit our house in a big way and Mike is spending long hours in front of the TV watching the matches. (Rugby Union is his number one passion!) It occurred to me that almost all of the countries represented here on Cute are involved. Engl

13 20 Sep 2015

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I'd like to encourage those who haven't yet dared to make an ITH project with a zip (are you listening, Carolyn and Vicki?) I've experimented with various ways of putting a zip in (examples of which can be found on My Garden Design.) I like to have

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[1] My Garden Embroidery Design

www.mygardened.com

10 16 Sep 2015

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by spendlove in Community

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Does anyone have any bright ideas for making greetings cards? My J-Club ladies have asked to do cards at our next meeting so I've been playing. Martine very kindly gave me permission to share her rose designs with them.<br /><br /> The pale green card

10 19 Aug 2015

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UPDATED! For those of you who were wondering what I'd been up to while I was AWOL.<br /><br /> Over the last weekend, we did 3 concerts, 2 workshops and a flash mob. This video is from one of the concerts. We did a mixture of serious and silly mate

24 18 Aug 2015

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by spendlove in Community

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More snap happiness! I've made a couple of bandanas for my dog with snaps to fasten. I used by rolled hem foot successfully round the edge, but with a wider hem across the neck edge. I also thought that the current craze for key fobs could be sidet

6 08 Aug 2015

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by spendlove in Community

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I bought this cone of thread at a car boot sale. It weighs over 2kg! It was attached to a length of (what I call) French Knitting complete with the bobbin. The friend I was with told me that where he comes from it is known as corking which I'd never hear

14 03 Aug 2015

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by spendlove in Community

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I think this qualifies as crafting - is topiary done in other countries besides UK? This train is almost 3m high. There are various trucks out of shot because I couldn't het it all in!

16 03 Aug 2015

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There are some absolutely hilarious vintage knitting and crochet patterns in this link!

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[1] vintage!

www.topcrochetpatterns.com

23 23 Jul 2015

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by spendlove in Community

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For those of you who wondered what I'd been up to for the last couple of weeks. I've tried these links - they do work! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKnWo2EvY98 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yekH7v4kBQ

19 14 Jul 2015

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by spendlove in Community

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Happy birthay Cute Embroidery! By my calculations, it is now 1st July in Australia. So let the unwrapping begin! Please post a picture of your gift in this thread.

58 30 Jun 2015

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by spendlove in Community

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A friend and I have just been to a quilt show in a village hall in the middle of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Although a small event, the quality was fabulous so I thought I'd share a few pictures. Unfortunately, the venue was so small it was impossible to

22 21 Jun 2015

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by spendlove in Community

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I was panic stricken when I realised I had put my Kam Snaps in the wrong places on a project, but a quick visit to YouTube solved my problem. In the video I watched the guy used a soldering iron to melt away the centre of the offending snap. I improvised

12 20 Jun 2015