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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
It seems a while since I last shared a crochet craft. Our crochet cherries tutorial has proved really popular over on Pinterest, so today I thought I would share my tutorial for crochet cactus coasters. They are quite straightforward to make and are a fun craft for the summer months. List of supplies: Yarn Crochet…
We’re more than halfway through the year and I can’t help thinking about some of the festive projects I want to finish this year! There has been plenty of seasonal stitching though, including some pretty florals. What I made in July 2025 I finished my Pretty Fabrics and Trims huswif finally. It felt so good…
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I’ve been working on making myself a huswif or housewife and I’m so excited I’ve finished it and can share it here. Making a huswif sewing kit This was from a lovely kit from Pretty Fabrics and Trims. I received it as a present some time ago but was too scared to make it. Last…