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Category Archives: Embroidery

26/06/2016
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Elizabethan Fantasy

by Bette_H, in category Embroidery, Sewing Basket

A year or so ago, I went back to the Embroiderer’s Guild of Victoria, after letting my membership drop.  I went primarily to meet up with other Cabinet of Curiosities ladies.  Some of these ladies were also working on another beautiful casket – ‘the other casket’, one designed by the talented Maree Talbot.  They started… Read More

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24/08/201224/08/2012
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Girl’s Day Out

by Bette_H, in category Embroidery, out and about

Back in March at the Monbulk Quilt Show, I signed up for the Girl’s Day Out with Jo of Sewjo Designs and Libby Richardson of ArtSmart Craft Cottage… And then forgot about it.  Fortunately for me, the girls had enough people interested that they were able to run two days.  They rang me and asked… Read More

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24/11/2011
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Down in the Garden

by Bette_H, in category Embroidery, out and about, Patchwork and Quilting, Sewing Room, Stitcheries

Monday night I attended my regular sit and sew up at Mrs Martin’s.  Over the past year or so I have been slowly working on Leanne Beasley’s “Down In The Garden” project.  Initially it took me a while to get started, because I was not sure about cutting into the Rural Jardin fabrics from the… Read More

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24/07/2011
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Sunday Sewing Basket – Down in the Garden

by admin, in category Embroidery, Patchwork and Quilting, Sewing Basket, Stitcheries

I have not been able to do much stitching this week.  Between going to bed late as I have watched Le Tour de France (GO CADEL!!!!) and getting up early so I could go to work, my eyes were constantly sore from tiredness all week.  BUT Monday evening I went to my regular Sit and… Read More

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17/07/2011
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Sunday Sewing Basket

by admin, in category Cross Stitch, Embroidery, Sewing Basket, Teaching

NB: If you are here to visit my studio as part of the Where Bloggers Create studio tour, please proceed to the 16th July entry… Over the last 2 weeks I have been working away on my first ever softies, I have already shown Miss Buttons, but I was hoping to have the next three… Read More

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11/05/2011
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Basic Embroidery Kit

by admin, in category Embroidery, Sewing Basket, Sewing Room

What does an embroiderer need in their basic kit. Essentially, if you are going to a class, you can expect the teacher to provide you with a class kit as part of the fee, or specific instructions about what you need to buy. My experience has been that a kit is provided. But what of… Read More

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01/05/2011
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Sunday Sewing Basket

by admin, in category Embroidery, Patchwork and Quilting, Sewing Basket, Stitcheries

Today I took some time out to finish a small project I started in the school holidays. At the Monbulk Quilt show Gail Pan introduced several new designs. Of course i had to purchase 3 of these designs. In the lead up to the April Quilt Camp, I had no idea what I was going… Read More

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31/01/2011
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31 Days of UFOs and WIPs – the final days

by admin, in category Embroidery, General, out and about, Sewing Basket

Phew!  What a busy weekend we have just had!  Friday night I went to the movies with DH.  We decided to see The Kings Speech.  What an amazing, inspiring story!  If you have not yet seen it, you really must.  I generally look on all the hype that goes with some films with suspicion, but… Read More

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13/08/2009
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Books

by admin, in category Books, Embroidery, Stitcheries

I am often asked by quilters which how to books would I recommend.  This became very important at Mrs Martin’s Stitching at St. George, when we were working on a particular embroidery that used woven spider web roses.  Generally, I recommend the A-Z of Embroidery, put out by Country Bumpkin, to people who are new… Read More

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12/08/200919/01/2015
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A finish…

by admin, in category Embroidery, Sewing Basket, Stitcheries

At last!  A couple of weeks ago I attended Mrs Martin’s Quilt til You Wilt.  For me, although I still absolutely love my cross stitch, I find that I am more likely to do something just for me if I go to Karen’s shop.  And the recent Quilt til you Wilt was no different.  I… Read More

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Hi. Thank you for stopping by my blog. My name is Bette. I am an embroiderer, cross stitcher, quilter, teacher and aspiring textile artist. I also own The Needlework Boutique, an online cross stitch store. Here I share my journey through the world of needlework, and more recently, my journey as a high school textiles teacher.

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