December furtle

There is a cross stitch with a swear word on it further down please dont read on if easily offended 😊

So! December has been productive! I worked hard to catch up on my pages read embroidery tracker, I had a good few months to catch up on but managed to squeek in for December 30th, this will be my first finish of 2026!

I also cracked on with the Floral Alphabet Sampler from Pretty Fabrics and Trims , I've satin stitched all the initials first (the most boring bit 😉) so now im doing the more interesting bit, the flowers

This was such a joy to stitch, Holiday House from Satsuma Street, I didn't keep up with the schedule but I got it done in time for Christmas, it just love the colours so much

My final (and a bit sweary) finish for 2025, i love this so much, pattern by Innocent Bones, i think it sums up my feelings about 2025 🤣🤣🤣

Once again at huge thanks to Archie the Wonderdog for hosting the furtle and the fettle, its been a joy and this year a wonderful anchor for me

November furtle

 Well! There has been some crafting again this month! This is the Satsuma festive SAL half way through the month, im loving this so much, this is about half way through 

I've made patchwork blocks! All for my lovely Siblings bee mates

Why yes im still collecting needle minders 🤣🤣

I moved the hoop for Satsuma street SAL this is what it looks like unfolded

I also picked up my embroidery tracker for my pages read for 2025. I need to catch up! Im at the end of July now

Linking up with Archie the Wonder dog as ever for the monthly furtle!

October furtle

 Well this is a bit different! Diamond art, my chum Irene gave me this kit, I've never tried it before but I loved it! Really easy to do quite mindful and very pretty

These are so cute, these are valentines Teddy bears from What a curly life. She does some gorgeous things. I made them for our anniversary, 15 years!

September furtle

OK! I'm digging out some old kits to use up, this one is the Floral Alphabet Sampler by Sarah Edgar Pretty Fabric and Trims, I've had this since 2020, it's time has come to shine! It's lovely to work on

This is a Xmas sew along from Satsuma Street, i love Jodies patterns her use of colour is amazing 

Not going to lie though the metallic thread is a b***er to  work with 🤣
Below is one of my blocks for this month's siblings bee, still got another in progress but should manage it by th6end of the week 

One more pick a petal block just another 17 to go 🤣

This is my SAL at the end of September, I'm really loving doing this one

And this is my progress on the floeer Alphabet, it's so soft and sweet

Whoops! I forgot my fabric inventory for this month 2.3/4 meters out and zero in which I'll call a win!

And that's it first this months furtle! Thank you Archie the wonderdog for hosting 😊

August furtle

Well!!! It's been a great month! Look! Actually sewing! This is the August bee block for siblings together can't believe I actually sewed this 😊

My round and round the woodland sampler is done! How cute is Mr Badger 🥰

Lovely chum Ruth sent me a care package from FOQ ❤️

I git some fabric cut up to start the applique on this but the Pick a petal BOM has taken over!
 

The two finished Siblings blocks

It took a while and some sweary words but my center block for this is done!

I also got the first of 30 of these done! All hand sewn 😳

After the round the woodland SAL I started this I've had it since 2020 so now it's time has come!

I still can't believe I made this! Yup it's not the best I've made but I'm ridiculously proud of it

One of our selkie chums is having a hard time and the group is putting together a care hamper for her I wanted to put in a pouch and some Doric gifts she is from the North East too. This took me over a week but it's done! So chuffed!

Also my obsession with needle minders continues 🤣

For a bit of accountability and to hopefully keep me on track I want to start posting some fabric stats at the end of each furtle post, I keep a fabric inventory each year, how much fabric in and how much out. Its normally been fairly even but last year it was about 2 meters more in that out but since I stepped doing any quilting in June I think that's understandable I had bought loads thinking I would use it up but couldn't. I hope to rectify this 😊 the main reason I'm doing this is for our move in 3 years. I want to have made significant dents in the stash, let's see what I can do 😊

OK that's pretty good considering I've just started sewing again! The 13 meters out has technically not been used yet but it's been paired up sorted out and is ready to go so I'm counting it here 😊

July furtle!

 Well July has been a busy month!!! I'm loving being able to stitch again, it's fab, I've been mainly working on this at the start my sashiko Snowmen panel. 

Also this round and round the woodland from Stitchdoodles 

And my teacup cross stitch

My lovely chum gave me a flower sashiko panel so I bought these variegated threads from Jspsn crafts for it

But this is the big news!!!! Scoobs brought my seeing machine downstairs 🎉🎉🎉🎉

And I sewed on it! Small steps but all in the right direction 

Finishes!! I have finishes!!! I finished the sashiko Snowmen and the teacup!!! 

So July has been a very productive month!