It’s the first day of spring here & it’s been 6 months since I last posted a full view of my Bits & Bobs collage quilt. 🪡🧵
It was time for an update! 👏🥰
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I also share a video there each week, as I progress.
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Sampler quilt blocks with Japanese theme prints
Hand stitched border
"Precincts of Japan", yay, all the blocks are now quilted and I can go back to sashing (30% done) and borders (25% done). Sashing is an easy chain design, border is over complicated small scale baptist fan pattern - hard to see in the print
multi year WIP! KS
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Three quilts with signatures & messages from the wedding guests.
These are the signature keepsake quilts I’ve made for beloved family.
Each design was personalized and the names & messages collected on the wedding day, continues to remind each couple, how treasured they are. 🥰😘❤️
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Spool pincushion & scissor holder - scissors have a matching fob hanging from them.
Scissors & cut-in-half fob.
✂️ Even after being so careful - not to cut the scissor fob I made… 😢
Time to make another!
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Tulip fabric patch, on sandpaper mat, with tulip cardboard template, pinking shears and white chalk pencil.
A most useful tip, when preparing your appliqué patches – If you use pinking shears to cut curves, it avoids most of the need to clip.🪡🧵
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Blue & yellow mini quilt hanging by little drawers of embroidery floss and beads.
I continue to get joy from seeing the series of Let’s Play mini quilts, I made last year.
Every month I hang a different one on my little hanger, to decorate this corner. 🥰💙💛
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Small container with pink & blue thread ends, in a bowl with pincushion, scissors & needlebook.
You can see I’ve been hand stitching with a variety of threads - all in pinks & blues. 🩷💙
I keep the small container, in my stitching bowl, as a temporary place to keep the thread ends together.
How do you keep your hand stitching tools together?
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Panel 1 done. More to come. It’s an inch or so smaller than I expected it to be. I never said math was my strong suit, but I’m confident it’ll still work as intended.
I think.
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Small quilt block with flowers made with different colours of silk ribbons. The border matches, with the same colours wrapped around the edge.
The Silk Ribbon block has now been added to the quilt. 🪡🧵
Isn’t it pretty? 😍 👏🥰
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Ohtoito store"大戸糸店". Photo of Double Waxed Vinymo Thread.
Ohtoito store"大戸糸店". Photo of Double Waxed Vinymo Thread. What would you make with Vinymo?
Vinymo Double Waxed Thread (#0/90m): Thick, waxed thread ready for hand stitching. Smooth pull, great hold for heavy projects. 15 colors available.
What would you make with this? 👇
#Vinymo #WaxedThread #HandStitching #Leathercraft #Ohtoito
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…so I’m posting this while I wait, as I knew #quilters & #stitchers & #embroidery artists would understand! 😂
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Finally got to begin some enjoyable hand stitching time, but then quickly stabbed my thumb, with the needle 🪡 , and now I need to wait until it stops bleeding 🩸 * , before I can start stitching again. 🙄
*who knew there’s a drop of blood emoji! 😆
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Hand embroidery in a wooden hoop showing a floral wreath around the letter “M”. The design includes layered green leaves, small orange berry clusters, and pink flowers. The letter “M” is partly stitched in warm red and orange thread, with some areas still outlined and unfinished.
Working on the M 🪡
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Close-up of hand embroidery in a wooden hoop showing part of a floral wreath around the letter “M”. Pink and deep red stitched flowers are emerging among layered green leaves and small orange berry clusters. Some pale blue outline lines are still visible where stitching has not yet been completed.
Pink completed 🌿
#embroidery #wip #StitchSky #needlework #crafts #flowers #roses #m #leaves #pink #handstitching #photo #photography #photohour #imageoftheday #snapshots #photooftheday #photographic
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Photograph of a sling bag made using scraps of cotton dyed with indigo using a variety of shibori techniques.
Finished a bag using scraps from earlier projects. Pattern is the Darlow Bag by In The Folds. Fabrics are pieces of cotton dyed with indigo using a variety of shibori techniques. Topstitched by hand using indigo dyed thread
#indigo #shibori #bagmaking #zerowaste #handstitching
“M”. The wreath includes layered green leaves in multiple shades, small orange berry clusters, pale blue outlined flowers still to be filled, and newly added pink flower details. The fabric is light coloured and the hoop rests against soft fabric in the background.
Onto the flowers 🌸
#embroidery #wip #StitchSky #needlework #crafts #handstitching #photo #photography #photohour #imageoftheday #snapshots #photooftheday #photographic
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Hand embroidery in a wooden hoop showing a floral wreath around the letter “M”. Green leaves in five shades are stitched around the letter, with small orange berry details and partially outlined flowers and the letter "M" still to be filled in.
Adding a few more details and letting it grow 🪡
#embroidery #wip #StitchSky #needlework #crafts #handstitching #photo #photography #photohour #imageoftheday #snapshots #photooftheday #photographic
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After many, many hours spent hand basting then hand joining these English paper pieced hexagons, today I’m doing the quick fun bit of popping out the papers, in preparation of incorporating them into a larger artwork. #fiberart #artquilt #epp #handstitching #slowstitching
Ohtoito store"大戸糸店". Photo of Earth Elephant hemp twine.
Ohtoito store"大戸糸店". Photo of Earth Elephant hemp twine. Size 16/3 VS 16/9.
Ohtoito store"大戸糸店". Photo of Earth Elephant hemp twine. Size 16/3 VS 16/9.Part 2.
Earth Elephant hemp twine is a classic natural hand-stitching thread for leathercraft. In this photo, you can see the range from the thinnest 16/3 to the thickest 16/9—great for everything from small goods to heavy pieces.
#HempTwine #EarthElephant #HandStitching #Leathercraft #Ohtoito
Ohtoito store"大戸糸店". Photo of Double Waxed Vinymo Thread #0 90m & 1150m.
Ohtoito store"大戸糸店". Photo of Double Waxed Vinymo Thread #0 90m & 1150m. Part 2.
Double Waxed Vinymo Thread—ready for serious stitching. This photo shows size #0 in two lengths: a handy 90m spool and a massive 1150m cone for heavy users and heavy-duty projects.
#Vinymo #DoubleWaxed #HeavyDuty #Leathercraft #HandStitching #Ohtoito
An arts and crafts update kind of day.
1 & 2. Made a quilted pillow for a friend, based on her one-eyed pup.
2. Finished the first page of a 100-day stitch book challenge (1 page is done over 5 days).
#quilting #heeler #sewing #handstitching #stitchbookchallenge2026
The last stitches are done and it's going into the clean rags drawer
#slowstitching #handstitching #handsewing #zokin #fiberarts
Today's technical experiment with linen and cotton. Three layers of the heavy linen stitched together to make one cloth. Stitching is still in progress. This will be used in the kitchen to see how it holds up.
#slowstitching #handstitching #handsewing #zokin #fiberarts
3 in x 3 in white patch with olive green applique leaves
These 3 in x 3 in patches are amusing and instructional, so I'm making as many as my whimsy desires. Right now it's all about trying various combinations of cotton knit cloth and thread. They are industrial scraps, bought by the pound. #slowstitching #handstitching #handsewing #applique #patchwork
hand stitched cloth for household use
Using the waffle knit cotton for my version of zokin, a type of household utilitarian cloth made from scraps. The cloth on the top in the photo is one made with linen. #slowstitching #handstitching #handsewing
hand stitched patch with template for size verification
More cotton knit patch experiments.
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mended and patched linen art smock
See? It's just an old smock to keep the paints, glues, etc. off my clothes. A perfect place to experiment. #handstitching #mending #fiberarts #slowstitching #embroidery
embroidered mending with a vintage cotton patch on a linen smock
The patch is nearly complete - just a few more stitches to fill up the empty spot. Then I can wear it again for a while. #mending #handsewing #visiblemending #embroidery #handstitching #slowstitching #patch #repair
Miniature quilt made out of small, irregularly shaped pieces of wool. Colors: yellow/gray plaid, orange, red, gray plaid, dark green, rust plaid, and yellow. Started embellish8ng with lace and handstitching.
New play-project update. Baby quilt No. 1.
Wool-based.
#fiberarts #contemporaryfiberart
#newmexicoartist #babyquilt #handstitching
Eyelet laces soaking in a bowl of water.
I used warm water & peroxide (2:1) to soak this eyelet.
This photo was taken at 20 minutes, and you can already see how yellow the water is.
I’m very pleased how it brightened them up! 👏
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