spendlove — Cute Embroidery

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Several of you have been asking for details of our recent trip. We began by spending three hectic weekends running at music festivals where we were both playing and reconnecting with old friends. (Sorry, Christine, I don't think there are any videos up o

21 17 Sep 2014

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Cushion - a gift for our neighbour who kept an eye on the garden while we were away. The chaffinch is hand cross-stitch which I worked on while we were on holiday. I digitised a simple oval frame with a rope edge to applique it onto the cushion cover.

34 16 Sep 2014

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Preserving advice please. A pleasant surprise was waiting for us when we returned from our holiday - ripe grapes! I want to make some grape jelly which I've never done before. Please share recipes with me. Do grapes have enough pectin or do I need to

11 15 Sep 2014

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Right then chaps, here is your challenge! The aim is to showcase the fabulous designs available here and, if possible to get people to think "out of the box". So: 1. Choose any of the Cute September designs currently offered to celebrate the webs

28 12 Sep 2014

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I think it is time to get everyone stitching up some new ideas! I've been looking back on previous challenges and the one I enjoyed best was "The sunflower challenge" (see link) I hadn't realised it was so long ago!! Does anyone have any good ideas

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[1] sunflower challenge

www.cuteembroidery.com

6 12 Sep 2014

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There was a thread last week about a dress made of loom bands. This is a current craze for children and teenagers here in UK and I'd just bought some to try. Here is my elastic cord made to match the stripes on my wacky reading glasses. Has anyone else d

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[1] Previous thread

www.cuteembroidery.com

16 13 Aug 2014

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Purple canvas bag and ITH purse, with Urban Threads designs. There is a loop inside the bag to fasten the carabiner to. The idea is that it stops small items falling to the bottom of the bag - I just have to remember to put them in it!

25 12 Aug 2014

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Right then - own up, what is the silliest thing you've done this week? I was making a bag last night and I stitched the top closed instead of the bottom. I didn't realise until I turned it through and noticed that things would fall out of the pocket.

31 12 Aug 2014

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A pair of tea towels for a friend who lives on a narrow boat. It is a very small space so gifts have to be useful, although I'm not sure that most men living alone would have much use for tea towels! The cute little guy in the middle is from Urban Thr

18 05 Aug 2014

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Yoriko told me that she had had requests for little boys to go with the paper dollies alphabet I did a while ago. So, here are the twin brothers!

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[1] Designs can be found here

www.mygardened.com

22 25 Jul 2014

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If you would like to know what I get up to when I'm not sewing, have a look at this link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlZcdWmZI0o (The link maker didn't like it! (Quite discerning of it really)

37 19 Jul 2014

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Does anyone have a Babylock Sashiko machine. I didn't know they existed, but I've just watched a YouTube video (or two) and I'm fascinated. I'm not sure if they are available here in UK, but I think they will be at the Festival of Quilts next month.

9 19 Jul 2014

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These Bubble Banners are my first designs for ages! There are (at least) two ways to use the designs. I have shown the upper case letters made by one method and lower case by the other. Full instructions come with the designs. I suppose they could also

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[1] Upper Case

www.mygardened.com

[2] Lower Case

www.mygardened.com

15 18 Jul 2014

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This is my first project for ages due to moving house and a holiday. My aim was to use things only from my stash so I found a piece of evenweave fabric (24 threads to the inch) and a collection of threads I'd been given and stitched this sampler based on

48 16 Jul 2014

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Happy Birthday to the Cute Community! It is seven years tomorrow (1st July) that the first post appeared in the forum. As it is very nearly 1st July in Australia, I thought it was time to start a thread for you all to post pictures of your secret birthday

95 30 Jun 2014