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  • Tutorial: Bottensöm Embroidery

     Tutorial: Bottensöm Embroidery

  • Finished: 2020 Steps Quilt Top

     Finished: 2020 Steps Quilt Top

  • Free Pattern for NHS Workers

     Free Pattern for NHS Workers

  • Friday Links: Architecture, Neutrinos, Cross Stitch

     Friday Links: Architecture, Neutrinos, Cross Stitch
Tutorial: Bottensöm Embroidery
21
Jan 2021
Tutorial: Bottensöm Embroidery

Tutorial: Bottensöm Embroidery

Tutorial

Last year I became kind of obsessed with the Swedish style of embroidery called bottensöm or bottensömmar. I blogged about my bottensöm adventures a few times. And although I haven’t done any for a little…

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Tutorial: Bottensöm Embroidery

Tutorial

Last year I became kind of obsessed with the Swedish style of embroidery called bottensöm or bottensömmar. I blogged about my bottensöm adventures a few times. And although I haven’t done any for a little…

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Finished: 2020 Steps Quilt Top
Finished: 2020 Steps Quilt Top
19
Jan 2021

Finished: 2020 Steps Quilt Top

Sewing and Quilting

I finished the 2020 Steps quilt top on New Year’s day. It was very satisfying sewing that last column of days and finish the whole thing! But also a little sad, maybe. I thought I…

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Finished: 2020 Steps Quilt Top

Sewing and Quilting

I finished the 2020 Steps quilt top on New Year’s day. It was very satisfying sewing that last column of days and finish the whole thing! But also a little sad, maybe. I thought I…

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Free Pattern for NHS Workers
18
Jan 2021

Free Pattern for NHS Workers

Life

I want to support the good people who work in the NHS but other than staying home and wearing a mask…I’m not sure what else I can do. Clapping for people doesn’t really help? Especially…

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Friday Links: Architecture, Neutrinos, Cross Stitch
15
Jan 2021

Friday Links: Architecture, Neutrinos, Cross Stitch

Links and Curiosities

“My” tree one morning just before sunrise. I can’t wait for when the sun comes up early in the morning. I love taking Blake for early morning walks in the spring when there is daylight…

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Free Pattern: Temperatures 2021
12
Jan 2021

Free Pattern: Temperatures 2021

My Patterns

Another free pattern?! Yes! Although you are of course welcome to pay for it if you want if you’re feeling generous. :-) This is my daily-ish stitchy project for 2021: making a spider web rose…

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Free Pattern: Stay Home And Stitch
09
Jan 2021

Free Pattern: Stay Home And Stitch

Embroidery

As we’re back in lock down here in England since the middle of this week, I drew this pattern to keep us occupied. And maybe re-enforce the message that we just gotta stay home. It’s…

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Friday Links: Cats, Bus Stops, Xylophone
08
Jan 2021

Friday Links: Cats, Bus Stops, Xylophone

Links and Curiosities

Happy new year! Is it a bit late since we’re a week into 2021? And speaking of late, my blog was very kindly mentioned in Mindful Crafting magazine before Christmas. Looks like a lovely magazine…

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Tidy Computer. Tidy Mind?
04
Jan 2021
Tidy Computer. Tidy Mind?
04
Jan 2021

Tidy Computer. Tidy Mind?

Life

This was my computer desktop about three weeks ago. It was SO cluttered! Despite my ‘system’ of categories. It never ever worked! :-D Of course the desktop was symptomatic of the rest of the computer.…

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