Wintering Stitches from Joy of Quilting

All Quiet on the Stitching Front

First of all I thought I'd pay tribute to the Hard Working Patch of Heather in my back Garden.

All year round it provides a wonderful backdrop to many of my Works of Stitching. Both as works in progress & finished pieces.

I took this close up photo only last week so January, and just look at the profusion of tiny flowers it proudly displays. When most of my garden is wintering, my Heather provides me with a welcome Splash of colour just outside my kitchen window.

So Thank you Heather. You are much ...

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Stitch Reflections 2025 from Joy of Quilting

Stitches 2025

A little looks back at my Stitching Projects this year.

Below a little Stitchery of possibly my Favourite Bird. The Black Bird.

I enjoyed Stitching this quite early on in the year.

Above. Grandmother's Hug.

A small throw I made for one of my Granddaughters.

It was a lovely soft & cwtchy make.

Below a Robin Stitchery

&

A Crochet Frodo

Frodo was a fun project.

Above Sammy's Crochet Hug Family

And Five Little Ducks went Swimming One Day

Below the King Cole Festival Fever Blanket

A fabulous array of different stitches. A happy make.

Above

The Winter ...

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Crochet & Stitching September 25 from Joy of Quilting

Stitches in September

A very short update this month.

This month has been challenging.

Of course no one can expect to keep going well all the time.

My head has been rather up and down. Migraine head. Unable to focus.

It's not nice.

But

I did have a few good days too. And have got some Stitching done. But nowhere near as much as normal for me.

Crochet

I have started this Small Baby Blanket for my Neighbours new Grandson due in November.

Checking over this post I can see I've taken a picture of the above Blanket ...

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Stitching August 2025 from Joy of Quilting

Crochet - Sewing & Applique

My Month in Stitches

Crochet Mini Bear in Caramel Fluffy Yarn

A Tiny Crochet Teddy. A quick and easy crochet Project using a chenille yarn.

Link to Pattern

Stitched Robin

While Camping this month I Hand Stitched a little Robin on a Holly Branch.

Part of this year's Christmas Tree Festival project which my local W.I. are taking part in. I've got a few more on the go, so you'll be seeing more over the next couple of months.

A nice little calming Hand Stitching Project easy to pick up in a spare few minutes.

Robin Stitching with View over the Lougher Estuary

Stitched Robin

Applique & Stitched

Mouse ...

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The Past Few Weeks... from From the Strawberry Patch...

Consider this a catch-up post. I really do always have the best intentions of keeping up with this blog but, as we all know, life has a way of taking over. We did have a wonderful time with my Dad visiting here for three weeks before we headed back north with him at the beginning of the month.He especially enjoyed this copy of National Geographic from April 1928, his birth month and year; gifted

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The Past Few Weeks... from From the Strawberry Patch...

Consider this a catch-up post. I really do always have the best intentions of keeping up with this blog but, as we all know, life has a way of taking over. We did have a wonderful time with my Dad visiting here for three weeks before we headed back north with him at the beginning of the month.He especially enjoyed this copy of National Geographic from April 1928, his birth month and year; gifted

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 10 months ago. under augie , dad , flowers , porch , spring , stitching , strawberries

Crochet Emotional Support Chicken from Joy of Quilting

Emotional Support Chicken

I recently Crochet this Emotional Support Chicken from The Knitting Tree for my Neighbour who keeps Chickens.

The Pattern is also available on Etsy

And Ravelry

You can also buy Knitted versions.

EmotionalSupportChicken, crochet, chicken,

I used a Chunky yarn and it made a life sized Chicken.

She's quite Splendid. Just the right size to cuddle.

Applique

Some close up pictures. Top Left the Chicken I Appliquéd onto A Canvas Bag.

Bottom Right the Chicken I Appliquéd onto A Gift Card.

I had so much fun making all these. The Chicken took less than a week to Crochet.

The ...

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Elephants Tails and a new Collar from Romany Quilting

There's been plenty of hand work happening here lately. One of my goals was to hand stitch tails and eyes on to my three families of elephants. There is Mother elephant, her older calves and the two babies in each family. A couple of afternoons spent sitting quietly and the job was done.

Elephants tails and eyes

Once that job was done, it shouldn't take me too long to assemble the rows. This is my number two project in the Chookshed Challenge for February and I would really like to get this top assembled by the end of ...

added by Jenny 2 years ago. under applique , knitting , stitching

Announcing New Stitch Along: Deck the Halls from Jo's Country Junction

Yahoo!! It’s time to announce a new stitch-along. This time we are going with a small quick stitch that you could likely get done in a few nights. We know that the holidays are a busy time and didn’t want to pick a big piece. We also know that some of the most popular stitch …

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Along The Way... from From the Strawberry Patch...

I've learned a LOT along the way while the wrist is healing. Time doesn't slow down, or stop, when one's casted. Nope, it's business as usual. Augie turned eleven months old on Wednesday! He's my best snuggle buddy and resting companion when I need that. I can tell when I've done enough for the day and it's time to lay low. Fine motor skills are slowly returning and strengthening, (I can pinch

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Along The Way... from From the Strawberry Patch...

I've learned a LOT along the way while the wrist is healing. Time doesn't slow down, or stop, when one's casted. Nope, it's business as usual. Augie turned eleven months old on Wednesday! He's my best snuggle buddy and resting companion when I need that. I can tell when I've done enough for the day and it's time to lay low. Fine motor skills are slowly returning and strengthening, (I can pinch

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Sister Stitcher from From the Strawberry Patch...

If you remember from last week, our youngest granddaughter was eager to learn hand embroidery. She came and stayed a few days with us; guess what was first and foremost on her list of things to do! In this photo she's exhibiting all of the basic stitches that she accomplished on day one: running stitch, backstitch, split stitch, chain stitch, satin stitch, lazy daisy, fishbone and, finally,

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Sister Stitcher from From the Strawberry Patch...

If you remember from last week, our youngest granddaughter was eager to learn hand embroidery. She came and stayed a few days with us; guess what was first and foremost on her list of things to do! In this photo she's exhibiting all of the basic stitches that she accomplished on day one: running stitch, backstitch, split stitch, chain stitch, satin stitch, lazy daisy, fishbone and, finally,

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tah dah . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Monday mornings just feel like a good time for a new post. I've accumulated a week's worth of doings, the weekend is fresh behind me, and the coming week stretches out like a blank canvas before me.

Well, not entirely blank, but you know what I mean. :)

Our trip to Vandy went well. The prognosis didn't change, but we left feeling lighter-hearted and better educated about what exactly we're dealing with.

Todd was supposed to have chemo this week (the part of the canvas that isn't blank), but when he went in for labs this ...

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Camp Stitches from Joy of Quilting

Camp Stitching

Last week we Camped for three nights in Pembrey Country Park South Wales.

It was perfect weather for Sitting & Stitching

In between sightseeing.

Ours is the Blue Tent on the left.

Feathered Friends

We had three regular visitors while we were there.

The Pigeon was ringed and very tame.

The Robin was quite cheeky and almost came inside our tent a few times!

And The Blackbird was collecting food to take back to his nest. We did see Mrs Blackbird too but she was much more wary of us and kept her distance.

The Stitching Inspector

Mr Blackbird ...

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Time to Catch Up! from Joy of Quilting

Time To Catch Up

Wow! I knew I hadn't blogged for a while but even I was shocked to see it's been almost TWO YEARS!

So a Catch Up is called for me thinks

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If Your Life Were A Quilt... from From the Strawberry Patch...

...what would it look like? Think about that for a second. Would it be bright all over or would it contain dark areas? Would it have mistakes, inconsistent stitches, small rips and tears that may have been mended (or not), star points missing here and there or would it be perfect? Would each block be similar or would there be variety? What would your life-as-a-quilt reveal? I recently attended

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If Your Life Were A Quilt... from From the Strawberry Patch...

...what would it look like? Think about that for a second. Would it be bright all over or would it contain dark areas? Would it have mistakes, inconsistent stitches, small rips and tears that may have been mended (or not), star points missing here and there or would it be perfect? Would each block be similar or would there be variety? What would your life-as-a-quilt reveal? I recently attended

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Quilting Trends for 2023 on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Me stitching in my studio watching the Mentalist...again

Okay, let's face it. I'm not one for following trends. I'm the type that decides what is good for me and mine and then goes in that direction. I do, however, keep track of trends, just because it's good to stay informed. I recently got Timna Tarr's latest newsletter and it mentioned that handwork is becoming more of a trend on the national scene. That I can see. You hear of handwork everywhere these days. First English paper piecing made a resurgence with the Millefiori Quilts ...

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Works in Progress on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Really I have no idea where the week has gone! I've been working all day and then stitching for a few hours every night. One thing I can say is that being this productive really doesn't make for really interesting blogging! (sorry!) So I thought I would just show you the progress I've made on my three main projects!

Project I - Homeward Bound BOM Quilt - Month 2

OMGoodness!! How could it take me this long to hand applique these little suckers?!? When I first started quilting (BT - before Tessa), I would do hand applique blocks in the ...

added by Nina Marie 3 years ago. under applique , off the wall fri , quilting , stitching , traditional quilt , wip

What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?

All Quiet on the Stitching Front

Stitches 2025

Stitches in September

Crochet

Crochet - Sewing & Applique

My Month in Stitches

Stitched Robin

Applique & Stitched

Mouse ...

Emotional Support Chicken

Applique

Camp Stitching

Feathered Friends

The Stitching Inspector

Time To Catch Up