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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!


Hi everyone, here is my latest mini cat design for 2016, the free pattern is below, just click on the pattern and then right click to save to your computer.

This is my last post for 2016, I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, see you in 2017.



Christmas ornaments finished


Hi everyone, I have finished some more Christmas ornaments, the sleigh I have already shown but the music ornaments I have just finished.

Heaven and Earth stitching progress and socks finished!


Hi everyone, I have some progress to show on my Heaven and Earth work in progress, I love this pattern!


Sock knitting and a project bag

Project bag by Lynn B

Hi everyone, here is the Jardin Prive sheep design finished into a project bag, I think I will be making many of these in various sizes!

Gift for my husband

Hi everyone, I have never stitched anything for my husband until now.

Christmas stitching, Jardin prive stitching and a thankyou!


Hi everyone, I have finished this little ornament for a little  Christmas gift for a family member.

Random act of kindness, nominated for British Craft Award and a small giveaway!


Hi everyone,  here is the secret piece of stitching that I have been working on for the past year or so, tah dah!!!!!

Bookmark, heaven and earth design work in progress and stitching a freebie.

Hi everyone, here is my latest finish, a bookmark from Cross Stitch Collection Magazine August 2016. I have never made a bookmark before but I love the way this has turned out, the colours are so pretty together.

Friday Freebie Love to Read mini cat bag


Hi everyone, Freebie Friday! I have designed this little bag to match my Love To Read cross stitch pattern, hope you like it!

Just click on the image and then right click on the image again to "save as" to your computer and then print. 

Enjoy!

Snowy Christmas Mini Cat flatfold and perforated paper cross stitch


Hi everyone, this week I have been playing around with perforated paper and I love it!

Freebie friday - Tea Time MIni bag download


Hi everyone, its Freebie Friday!


The Tea Time Mini Cat Bag that was in the giveaway is also available for you to download, see below.



Tea Time Mini Cat Bag


Click on the image and then right click the image again, click "save as" to your computer.

There is a tutorial here to show how to put the bag together 





Until next time, Happy Stitching! 








Work in progress, Christmas gift and winner of giveaway announced!

Hi everyone, today I announce the winner of the giveaway, thankyou everyone for entering my giveaway, your comments were appreciated.

Two Turtle Doves, podcasting and knitting.



Hi everyone, thankyou to everyone who commented on my giveaway in the last post, I am so glad you liked it, there is still time to enter here, the giveaway does not close until September 18th 2016. 

It's a giveaway!!!



I stitched the Mini Cat Tea Time  design a while ago using my own pattern

Edited
The Tea Time Mini Cat Bag is now available  here as a freebie to download 

Giveaway now closed

The pillow is made from Aida fabric using dmc threads and the bag is a cute little design to pop in the little stitched pillow.

I also designed the Just For You tea card to match.






Until next time, happy stitching!






Christmas stitching, Laduree and Craft Room news.


Hi everyone, glad you liked the Paris fashion show in the previous post!
This week I have been doing a little Christmas stitching, A Partridge in a Pear Tree and Two Turtle Doves.

Paris fashion exhibition


Hi everyone, on Saturday morning I was reading a blog that showed photos of a fashion exhibition in Paris, I mentioned to my husband that the show finished on Sunday evening, much to my disappointment, however, he then asked if I would like to go to Paris for the weekend!

Friday Freebie gift bag,tags with tutorial.



Hi everyone, here are the digital downloads I promised, I have also put together a little tutorial for the gift bag.

Home Sweet Home and digital designing for Freebie Friday


Hi everyone, Home Sweet Home, I just love that saying, in my case that is so true, I just love being home tucked away in my house, for me there is no nicer feeling.


I recently purchased a second hand book from Amazon which contained lots of pretty cross stitch designs, in the book there is a section on houses and home sweet home designs, I chose this one and decided to make two. 

On the reverse I stitched a Jane Austen quote, "There is nothing like staying home for real comfort".

In my stash I had some little keys that I knew one day would come in handy, I stitched them at the bottom of these pillows, I think they look so cute!

Designing this week

I have also been doing some digital designing this week, I decided to make a little bag, gift tags and a cute needlebook, you can see it below but it won't be ready to download until Freebie Friday this week, there will also be a cross stitch freebie to match the bag, if I get chance I will stitch it too.

Edited: The download is now available at this post here

I am preparing a little tutorial to show how easy it is to put the bag together. 


This is the book, I think it cost me about £5


 I designed all of the images on the bag using my Serif digital design software, but you can also design similar vector drawings using a free software from the internet called Inkscape, you can read about it here

I taught myself by watching tutorial videos, but be warned it is addictive! 







Until next time, happy stitching!




Freebie Friday - Autumn Cross Stitch Pattern for Seasons 2016 and a gift bag to match!


cross stitch patterns for seasons of spring summer autumn and winter
Here is the next design in the Seasons free patterns, I have already completed Summer and now Autumn is ready too. They are really quick to make, which is always a bonus!


Free cross stitch patterns for spring summer autumn and winter

I stitched it in two sizes, this one matches the Summer design size. 


Free cross stitch patterns for spring summer autumn and winter




I found this Emily Bronte quote which I thought was perfect for the reverse side

Here is the pattern, just click on the image you wish to download and then right click and "save as" to your computer.

If you have trouble downloading the design please email me and I will send you a copy.



Autumn Cross Stitch Pattern




Here is the gift bag to match, click on the image and then right click and "save as" to your computer.

Print two images and follow instructions. 


Until next time, happy stitching!

Kims beautiful gift, a free pattern in progress for Autumn

Hi everyone, look at this beautiful gift I received from Kim at Wisdom with Needle and Thread blog, 
isn't it amazing!

Lots of mini cats!!!!


Hi everyone,  I am back after a blogging break, hope you are all well?

Freebie Friday - Needlebook pattern and free gift bags


Hi everyone, its Freebie Friday, here is the needlebook pattern I promised in my last post, I have also designed a couple of gift bags to compliment the cross stitch pattern.

Sew pretty needlebook to match sew pretty pin cushion


Hi everyone, I have just completed the finishing on this needlebook to match the sew pretty pin cushion I finished a few weeks ago. Both are free patterns from my blog, you can get the pin cushion pattern here and the needlebook pattern here. There is also a printable gift bag to match. 

Mattress Pin Cushion Tutorial to finish into a fully finished object (FFO)








If I were to make this again I would make the button loop smaller and use  a smaller bead, I thought it was a bit too chunky.


Until next time, happy stitching! 






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