It’s time to give away the contents of our fabulous Stitch Gathering Retreat Goody Bag!! And look how amazing it is! We were so lucky to have such generous and supportive sponsors. Coats gave us wonderful threads and needles, Groves and Bank provided the useful embroidery scissors, DMC the lovely embroidery thread, Nairns came up …
And the winner is number 21 Roz!! Congratulations Roz! I will contact you on Twitter as you are a ‘no-reply commenter’ 🙁 Thanks to everyone who entered and for sharing all your Christmas carol/song choices with me. My own favourite is ‘Oh Little Town of Bethleham’.
Our Christmas Fabric has arrived! I know you are all hot and sweaty and Christmas seems such a long way off but it’s here anyway so let’s celebrate!! And not any old Christmas fabric, no, this is a whole collection from my favourite designer Cori Dantini!! And I’m going to give away a whole FQ …
I’m giving away this Cathedral Window Cushion Cover on my Facebook Page! Help me get to 1000 likes!! Do you remember this cushion? it’s Essex linen in natural with Chicopee in the windows and hand sewn and hand quilted. I made it about 18 months ago and it has been much admired. But I’ve discovered …
How would you like a FREE digital copy of Love Patchwork and Quilting? Is that a yes? Well you can just bloomin well have one then! And it’s not any old issue, it’s issue 4, the one with my clamshell cushion on the front cover! As well as tons of other lovely projects and chat. …
Thanks so much for all your entries. The giveaway was won by comment number 154 – Indiana. Congratulations!! I will email you separately. Commiserations to the rest of you 🙁 In other news, I have a new phone so can now join in all the fun on Instagram. So if you live over there too …
First of all thank you so much for all your lovely comments and stories about embroidery. It’s obviously a subject that many of you have an interest in and/or happy memories about. And now for the winner…… It’s comment number 14 And, at the risk of sounding biased, I am really happy that Marg is …
Last week I was sent this beautiful new Embroidery book by the publisher’s Jaqui Small. Sophie Long (who worked on Kate Middleton’s wedding dress!) has put together the most exquisite book on needlework that I have ever seen. As well as instructions on every technique imaginable it also features a wealth of textile inspiration. Just …
And the winner is … no 42 The Undomesticated Scientist!! Well done Helen!! I have emailed you separately. Very heartfelt commiserations for the rest of you 🙁 I just finished my first project with Notting Hill and it is SOOOO delicious! I will try to post about it later today!
We’ve had lots of new fabrics delivered to the shop and amongst them is the new Joel Dewberry range. I am so excited about ‘Notting Hill’ that I’ve decided to have a GIVEAWAY!! We took delivery of it last week but due to a visit to the big Trade Fair in Birmingham we’ve only just …