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Crochet: Going Round in Circles
29 Jul 2022

Crochet: Going Round in Circles

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 14

The idea had been mulling around in my mind for ages, time to think outside of the box (or square) and get into the round. I’ve been making crochet circles of different shapes and I’ve put them all together into … Continued

bags, crafty to do list, purse-onality, slow stitching, yarn stash
Embroidery:  Stitch Doodles
22 Jul 2022

Embroidery: Stitch Doodles

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Embroidery, Stitching | 18

I recently started my stitch doodles book as a way to practice and learn new embroidery stitches while using up all the odds and ends of embroidery threads from other projects. Pages have changed since the first post sharing this … Continued

embroidery thread, slow stitching, stitch book, TAST
Embroidery: Stitch Doodling
13 Jul 2022

Embroidery: Stitch Doodling

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Embroidery, Stitching | 18

My stitch doodling book is made from an old pillow case, some creative cutting and planning. The word embroidery comes from the French word broderie, which means embellishment. And I’m embellishing the material pages with embroidery stitches. I thought long … Continued

embroidery thread, pillow cases, slow stitching, stitch book
Stitching: Embroidered Pillow Cases
15 Apr 2022

Stitching: Embroidered Pillow Cases

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Stitching | 7

I really enjoyed stitching 3 sets of embroidered pillow cases this winter. Embroidery is a skill I learned many years ago but it seemed to fall by the wayside. Two of the sets I added an iron-on pattern and one … Continued

embroidery, pillow cases, slow stitching
Sewing: A Quilted Heart
17 Oct 2021

Sewing: A Quilted Heart

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Sewing | 13

I love it when a new idea/project comes my way. A friend shared this website with me, I Found a Quilted Heart, and I loved the idea right away. Thank you Jeannie. The idea is to create small quilted hearts, … Continued

embroidery thread, material scraps, quilted hearts, slow stitching
Embroidery: Quaran’tea’n Sewing
11 May 2020

Embroidery: Quaran’tea’n Sewing

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Embroidery, Sewing, Stitching | 11

I started my sew inspired quaran’tea’n project as a way of giving myself one little task each day, which became part of my daily routine. Did you have a special project you worked on during this time? I say quaran’tea’n … Continued

embroidery thread, slow stitching

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