spendlove — Cute Embroidery

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We investigated to find out why the dog was barking and this was what we found on the garden wall!

35 15 Jun 2015

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I know that a lot of you have already sent your gifts and that at least one has arrived! Please could you post in this thread when your gift arrives so that your Secret Santa knows it has arrived safely and I can keep my records up to date. It is en

50 07 Jun 2015

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Patchwork with glue for a change. I began with a little china teapot, a pile of tiny scraps, a paintbrush and PVA glue. It took longer than I expected as I had to leave it to dry a few times and it was very messy!

11 02 Jun 2015

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How are the gifts coming along for the Cute Birthday Swap? One or two people have already shared pictures with me, but I haven't even started mine!

23 27 May 2015

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I've spent a couple of hours this afternoon reacquainting myself with my new sewing machine. (I've had it for five weeks but been on holiday for the last three.) I managed all the technical stuff, but I think I've left some common sense behind somew

11 27 May 2015

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I've been browsing through the design pages to find a design for my Secret Sister birthday gift. (I'll be sorting the names tomorrow, but I'm waiting for a couple of people's replies to my emails.) I've found some absolute crackers! I urge you all

7 02 May 2015

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For those who are afraid to try embroidery on wood. I've been experimenting some more today, so I took more pictures. The box I had was 80mm square and the balsa strips were 75mm so a join was needed. I hooped tearaway stabiliser and scribbled

15 30 Apr 2015

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New Machine update. I've had time to play properly today. I've been very busy over the last few days and only had time to stitch out a couple of the built in designs (unremarkable) and ruin one actual project (my fault entirely for assuming I didn't ne

10 25 Apr 2015

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I thought I would try another rag rug. This time the strips are about 15mm x 3mm. The backing is scrim which I put in an embroidery hoop and I used a cable needle as a proggy tool, working from the back. It is for the kitchen in my dolls house.

7 24 Apr 2015

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I was showing my big sister how to use the MC11000SE machine yesterday and she asked what people used the built in stitches for. I must admit that I have used very few. Today I had a look through those on my new MC15000 and discovered washing instructi

15 23 Apr 2015

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I've wanted to make a rag rug for ages. My made them (mostly before I was born) and I never learned how to do it. However, Jenny at my Stitching Bee inspired me to get on with it when she mentioned that fleece fabric was great for rug making.<br /><br />

15 23 Apr 2015

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Woo hoo. My new machine (Janome MC15000) has arrived. It has been in the house for 3 hours and is all put together and a couple of built in designs have been stitched out. All is well except my credit card balance!

39 20 Apr 2015

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It doesn't seem 5 minutes since Christmas, but it is time for Secret Santa to start all over again! If you would like to take part in a gift exchange to celebrate the anniversary of this website, please send an email to cutesecretsanta(at)yahoo.co

35 18 Apr 2015

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My postman has just delivered two parcels from fellow Cuties! Both are full of inspiration so I'm really doing a happy dance here. The friendship here is just fantastic. If anyone reading this is just a lurker here, please think about taking a full pa

10 17 Apr 2015

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Jumble Sale Challenge. My daughter and I went to an old fashioned jumble sale on Saturday. We bought 6 pairs of denim jeans, a t-shirt (many sizes too big), a dress (about 40 years too young) and a pair of plain black 100% cotton full length curtains (

18 13 Apr 2015