spendlove — Cute Embroidery

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Dennis999's funeral is to be on 19th December at 12.15 at Margate crematorium. Ann asks that we raise a glass that day to help him on his way.The Fire brigade are providing a guard of honour and personnel to carry the coffin and the Union flag will be

27 18 Dec 2017

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I hope I enjoy wearing this coat more than I enjoyed making it! The machine behaved beautifully which is more than I can say for the fabric. (It was very expensive by my standards and I fell in love with it when I saw it.) The bit I like best is the pocke

13 13 Dec 2017

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My FB group, Engineered in Stitches is now one year old and I just had a message from St Barnabas Hospice to say that group members have now donated a total of £2,534.95 in return for my designs. Many thanks to any of you who are included in this numb

12 07 Dec 2017

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A little gift for a new baby. This is my take on "baby's first Christmas!

10 05 Dec 2017

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I find it hard to believe, but Secret Santa Gifts are already arriving! When yours appears, please post here so that your Secret Sister knows it has arrived safely. Remember it is up to you whether you open it or not, but definitely no details or pictures

45 03 Dec 2017

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Santa fancied a change today. (I think that all of his red clothes are in the wash!)

13 03 Dec 2017

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by spendlove in Project

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You might have noticed that I am obsessed with trying to work out how to make large items entirely in the hoop! This table runner was made in four hoopings. The second picture shows it just out of the hoop for the last time. (I've trimmed the edges and p

14 28 Nov 2017

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Sad news I'm afraid. I have had this message from Ann Andrews this morning.<br /><br /><br /><br /> "It is with a very sad and heavy heart that I am writing to let you know that Dennis passed away last Thursday (23rd)in the hospice,but that his final

42 27 Nov 2017

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by spendlove in Project

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A little gift for a little girl - all made in one hooping, but the arms and legs have to be attached by hand. Hope she likes it!

18 24 Nov 2017

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by spendlove in Community

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Secret Santa Update How are the gifts coming on? I made mine last week, but took it our local Arts and Crafts Exhibition yesterday and sold it. Now I have to begin again!

19 19 Nov 2017

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by spendlove in Project

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Mugrug and table runner - pieced, quilted and joined in the hoop. The second picture is straight from the hoop (just trimmed.) The backing has to be added by sewing machine. Actually, I think I could have done it all in the hoop, but I would have had to h

11 15 Nov 2017

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I wanted to make a reading cushion for a child and having been a teacher for 35 years, I know how important clear fonts are when learning to read. Much as I love the word art type designs, I couldn't bring myself to use one!

24 15 Nov 2017

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I've made this fiddle bunny to take to a concert in aid of Alzheimers Research. I'm sure there will be someone there who knows someone who would like to have him. He has a bell trapped in one ear and a bead in the other. There is crinkly cellophane a

11 10 Nov 2017

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I've been experimenting with the Janome Horizon Link software. I've never tried to use it before, but the recent update includes the ability to use the fancy stitches in circles. I don't like to waste test stitchouts so here is a pair of coasters made

10 10 Nov 2017

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You might have been wondering why I haven't posted any projects recently. This is a Snapshot of our Library now finished and hanging on my kitchen wall. It consists of 25 blocks, individually digitised. It is intended to represent the contents of our ten

18 08 Nov 2017