Showing posts with label Embroidery 2026. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Embroidery 2026. Show all posts

Tuesday, 31 March 2026

March furtle

Welcome to the March furtle! Well where are we? First up is my flower for the March section of my Phenology wheel, this was a California poppy, I enjoyed making this my my eyesight is a bit poor just now, its nothing too bad its a consequence from cataract surgery. Its easily fixable Im just waiting for an appointment. It does mean though the embroidery like this is challenging, I cant wait to get it fixed and enjoy things like this again!
I have been moving on with Pick a Petal, i have decided that hand sewing is not for me, i can do it and am quite good at it too but it just doesnt fill me up like machine sewing does. I figured out the best way to do this block by machine, Im pretty pleased with it! I have one other pinned and ready to sew up so will see how that goes.
Ahhhh my Stitching my way to happiness cross stitch! well Im not as far on with this as I would like to be because I had to start over, I had started too far off to the right and wouldnt have had enough space at the right. Lesson learned ... again!
The biggest news though it I now have a new sewing room!!!!! My previous sewing room was at the top of the house, not very practical now with Long Covid. I have been able to sew a bit more but was using a corner of our (ex) dining room which Mark was using as his WFH office. He suggested us switching and him moving to my old sewing room and me getting this room for my new sewing room. I was reluctant at first to be honest but it was absolutely the right thing to do, I now have a dedicated sewing room and an extra place to sit without using any stairs. Its a bit of a guddle in the picture below and I have slowly made some  progress in organising it so it now feels more like 'home' Its brilliant, I havent sewn on my big machine yet but will  do soon!

Thanks as ever to Archie the Wonderdog for hosting!

Saturday, 31 January 2026

January 2026 furtle

I have some finishes! This is my embroidery tracker for pages read 2025
I so loved doing this and will carry on for 2026 maybe try a different stitch?
So! A new start, well a double new start because i had to unpick and start over because i messed up the center point 🤦‍♀️ lesson learned, dont start a new project later in the evening!
Another (almost) finish my Floral Alphabet sampler by Pretty Fabrics and Trims. I did enjoy this, just got to make it into a mini quilt
This is another new start a dragonfly embroidery, its a bit like paint by numbers. Its ok but i did almost decide to ditch it, the intructions are ok but a bit annoying for me. But its pretty so i thought i will just make up my own instructions 😊
Lastly two super easy blocks for siblings 🥰

And thats it for this month! Thanks again to Archie the Wonderdog for hosting.