A Year of Stitches 2025

Hello Everyone

Well another year is behind us and as we look towards the year ahead I hope you are all blessed with another year of good health, happiness and love, and another year full of stitches.

Let us begin ….

My year was not as productive as I first thought. I have finished the following:

A Knitted Shawl; A Duvet Cover; An Applique Welcome Wall Hanging (from Julia Crosspatch); Spring flower Cross Stitch

Awaiting Binding – My mini whole cloth Quilt

Awaiting Quilting

My Patchwork of the Crosses Quilt; Red work Basket Quilt; Liberty Quilt; Rose Window Quilt; 2 x Lap size Diagonal Quilts; Mowgli and Baloo Wall Hanging; Kaffe Fassett Bed Runner.

I have also started hand quilting My Christmas Quilt and My Good Book and a Cup of Tea Quilt.

Here are some pictures – in no particular order.

Well that is me done, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL

Daisy

KathyDebSharonKarrin

Mid Christmas/New Year Period

Hello Everybody

I have a new laptop and hopefully I will be able to blog properly including the links part I had trouble with on my phone.

I’m tired now as I have been staring at the screen for nearly 6 hours setting various things up.

Have a wonderful New Year if you are celebrating.

See you all in the New Year.

Take Care

Daisy

AvisClaireKathyMargaret,  

SunnyMeganDeborahSharonDaisyCathie

LindaMaryMargaretCindyHelen

whoopee!!!!!!!

HQAL Sunday 14th Dec 25

Hello Everyone

Hope you are well and not too stressed in the run up to Christmas.

I have managed to put some stitches in the mini Celtic Wholecloth.

Here is where I was last time …

Here is my progress ..

This is what it looks like on the backing fabric – getting nice and crinkly (is that a true word)?

I think the blue and yellow work well together. I might find another one with a deferent design and do it all green (my favourite colour)

Well that is me this time. Hope you all enjoy the Holidays and that it is filled with loads of love and happiness. Take care and see you in the New Year.

Daisy

Sirry the links thing isn’t working for me on my phone. Please use Kathy’s links to see the other projects.

SAL Sunday 7th Dec 2025

Hello Everyone

I haven’t managed as much as I wanted these past three weeks. However, I have been busy stitching, but just not on this project.

Here is where I was last time …

Here is my small progress ..

I guess we will not be in contact again until the 28th so I wish everyone a Happy Holiday/Christmas, lots of yummy food and fine wine, and loads of Love.

Daisy x

For referencing other members projects in our group please pop along to Avis of Sewing Beside the Sea.

I still cannot get the copy/paste to work.

HQAL Sunday 23rd Nov 2025

Hi Everyone

Hope you are all cozy and warm.

I have made a start on the Mini Wholecloth Quilt. I am using a yellow thread (2 strands) on the middle section but the cross hatch area will be blue.

This should be quite a short project and then onto the bigger quilts. A bit daunting as there are 17 to quilt. I’ve told myself not to buy any unnecessary fabrics. NOT QUITE SURE THAT WILL WORK. FOCUS!!!

Well that is me for now, please take a peek at the other members projects.

Daisy

SAL 16th Nov 25

Hi everyone

Sorry for being late to the party again and I had actually prepared sewing and things and then we realised the car had gone wrong well the heater in the car to be precise. Its only going to be the coldest week in the year to date.

Anyhow here is my progress yes a quaint witches home,

I still cannot get all the link thingy to work so perhaps best view Avis’s site to access the other members projects. Sorry Avis.

Daisy.

HQAL Sunday 2nd Nov 2025

Hi everyone

I am still working on my Redwork Basket Quilt. I am wondering how ti do the label. I do not own an embroidery machine so do most people just write it with a pencil and sew over it or do they use a permanent ink pen? Any suggestions welcome!

I am going to start a small project a mini wholecloth quilt. Its a Celtic Miniature and I am thinking if two colours – yellow for the main centre and frame and blue for the crosshatch design.

The backing is a pale blue gingham pice if fabric.

Well that is me this week so please take a moment to visit the other members of our small group.

sorry cannot seem to paste links by my phone.

SAL Sunday 26th Oct 25

Hi everyone

Unfortunately I have not managed a single stitch on my project, Hallowe’en by The Steady Thread. This has been down to a severe cold which I have now passed onto my dear husband.

so please pop along to the other members listed below to see there projects.

Avis, Claire. Kathy, Margaret

Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy. Cathie, Linda, MaryMargaret, Cindy, Helen

SAL Sunday 5th Oct 25

Hello everyone

well I’ve done some of the Black work design by The Steady Thread. The first part is complete and now moved to part two.

so here is where I was last time

And this is my progress.

so that is me and now if you grab a beverage and why not peruse the other members projects, which you will find as being all different in skills and techniques.

Daisy.

still not worked out the copy and paste on my phone

HQAL – Sunday 21st Sept 2025

Hello Everyone

Well guess what I am doing a Happy Dance. I have finished my red work basket design by Dandelion Designs. All that needs doing now is to block it on the cardboard and sew together with the last row of patchwork and ta dah! Complete Top Layer. I have purchased the batting already and have the backing already.

I have really enjoyed this project and will now have to think about how to quilt it.

what project to do next? A WIP or something small and new!!

well that’s me done, so now please grab a beverage and peruse the other members projects.

Daisy