spendlove — Cute Embroidery

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We haven't had a challenge for ages. I wonder if anyone can read my mind and tell me what I am thinking of suggesting?

19 16 Feb 2016

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by spendlove in Community

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I was intrigued and inspired by Peafarm's post yesterday and have now done a similar reverse applique in the hoop. I added extra lines to my quilt block to do the equivalent of stitching in the ditch. First I put together the basic quilt block then

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11 02 Feb 2016

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My bingo wings are killing me! (For those unfamiliar with the term, bingo wings are those unattractive flabby bits of our upper arms where we used to have nicely toned muscles.) I did quite a lot of rotary cutting yesterday and all that pressure has re

7 27 Jan 2016

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There are some fabulous examples of the use of Tags in the Projects section which have made me promise to try harder to add them to my own projects. Some hints on their use: Each time you press the space bar you will have a new tag. If you want

10 27 Jan 2016

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I know that some of you are interested in strange customs from foreign parts so here are some pictures of our local Plough Play. The story is always the same - boy meets girl but is recruited to the army so girl need to find new boy. The girls are played

6 09 Jan 2016

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Twelfth night traditions. There is some debate here as to whether it was 12th night yesterday or if it is today (6th January - Epiphany). Whichever it is, it is the time to take down all decorations or bad luck will befall the household. In

9 06 Jan 2016

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I'm asking this under Sewing because I need advice from those of you who quilt (properly).<br /><br /> These are some ITH blocks I have made and I need a few more to make the quilt. So, my question is, which blocks can be made "quilt as you go" by t

15 03 Jan 2016

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I'm dead chuffed- my daughter has just sent me this picture of a throw she has just finished making. It must mean she is a "chip off the old block!"

24 02 Jan 2016

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There seems to be constant confusion about posting links to free designs. Before you post a link, you need to fully understand why any site owner would want to give you something for nothing. It costs a lot of money to run an attractive website and it

13 02 Jan 2016

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Spare a thought for those people in the north of England who have spent much of December battling the most severe weather conditions. Hundreds of houses are feet deep in dirty flood water and many people have been rescued by boat. TV pictures have shown v

19 27 Dec 2015

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According to the Santa Tracker, he is now making his way down the east coast of Australia so it is time for (some of) you to open your gifts! When you have, please post a picture for us all to see.

61 24 Dec 2015

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I've just got home from carol singing on the village green. In the pouring rain. There were about 30 of us (it is a very small village,) We English are indeed mad, but we made a glorious noise and it had stopped raining by the time we finished! Happy

15 22 Dec 2015

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UPDATE! My tidying up yesterday resulted in me clumsily deleting the previous thread. I know - I shouldn't be allowed the power! Anyway, my spreadsheet tells me that gifts have already been received by AllRaggedy, arsenio, CindyG, crafter2243, dail

15 18 Dec 2015

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I thought I'd show you a couple of photographs I took at our Arts and Crafts Exhibition yesterday. I'm afraid the background doesn't help much! The pictures show some of the things made by the Stitching Bee group I run. The painted blackthorn twigs

12 13 Dec 2015

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Rag Rug. I lost count of how many pairs of donor jeans I used!

18 11 Dec 2015