I doubt you will be surprised to read that I’ve been doing a lot of festive crafting this month. I enjoy Christmas crafting but decided not to make any  homemade gifts this year. Work has been busy and I didn’t want to give myself any more stress at this time of year. November was quite a busy month as my teens had a two week half term break, which is why my crafting seems a little less than usual (to me anyway!). What I made November 2025 I thought I would be concentrating on my Pretty Fabrics and Trims Christmas…

I love crafting at Christmas. Although I regularly display my finished hoops and quilts there’s something lovely about Christmas makes. Maybe it’s because they are on display for longer? I liked the look of the Christmas banner kit from Love Embroidery magazine, this was a freebie cover gift, designed by Hello! Hooray! The kit contained the pre-printed fabric panel, embroidery thread and wooden dowel. All I needed to supply was an embroidery hoop, needle and scissors. I took this little sewing project when we went away to Whitstable for a weekend. It was a great size for a little weekend…

October was a great month for making. I also visited the Knit & Stitch Show which is one of my favourite days out. Read on to see what I’ve made this month. What I made October 2025 At the start of the month we picked up the ceramic pumpkins we made at our local pottery cafe last month. They turned out really well and have been on display ever since. Earlier in the month I made my annual trip to the Knit & Stitch Show, went fabric shopping and attended three totally different craft workshops. The chance to try a…

I don’t usually talk about Christmas in October however I wanted to share a little update on my Pretty Fabrics and Trims 2024 Advent Box. I received the Christmas Countdown panel last year and made the smaller projects, but the bigger project overwhelmed me as November and December are such crazy busy months. So I put it to one side and made a list of Christmas projects to make this year. A few weeks ago I got the Christmas Countdown panel out again and made a start. Christmas Countdown embroidery Part 1 The Pretty Fabrics and Trims 2024 Advent Box…

We love September, with the cooler days and leaves turning all different colours. Although we are busy with the teens back at school and their after school activities, the short evenings make it a fun time to sit around and craft. With Halloween and Christmas to look forward to, there is no shortage or projects to work on. What I made September 2025: I started the month by making the embroidered postcards which came with Love Embroidery magazine. It was fun to embroider onto card. Then we made Halloween costumes for our Maileg mice. It’s been many years since we…

Looking back over August and it feels like I had a lot of time for stitching, despite having two teenagers hanging around all month. What I made in August 2025 At the beginning of the month I completed the MakeBox Modern English Paper Piecing Ladybird kit. I made half of the ladybird a while ago and placed it on a large banner so I could see it all the time. I got tired of seeing half a ladybird so was happy to complete it. I stitched around the EPP ladybird, stitching it to the banner, with its leg slightly hanging…