Stitching August 2025

Crochet - Sewing & Applique 

 My Month in Stitches 

A Tiny Crochet Teddy. A quick and easy crochet Project using a chenille yarn.

Link to Pattern

Stitched Robin 

While Camping this month I Hand Stitched a little Robin on a Holly Branch. 

Part of this year's Christmas Tree Festival project which my local W.I. are taking part in.  I've got a few more on the go, so you'll be seeing more over the next couple of months.

A nice little calming Hand Stitching Project easy to pick up in a spare few minutes. 

Stitched Robin 

Applique & Stitched

Mouse of the Month.

I've been playing catch up with these Mice this month. In the last few weeks I've stitched June, July & August. 

Jilly Mouse spent quite some time Relaxing in her Hammock in June.

July found Jilly down by the Beach enjoying her little Beach House making Sandcastles and keeping cool in her little dipping pool.

In August Jilly toasted marshmallows with her friend. 

Thought you might like to see the process of bringing Jilly to life.  From tracing the Pattern onto fabric, Hand Stitching, Applique, More Stitching.

These Little Stitched Mouse of the Month pieces have been such fun to make. So quick too. Mouse of the Month by Gillymakes.

Link to Gillymakes on Instagram

This Month's Unexpected Project was a quilted Kindle Cover requested by my Granddaughter 

No pattern. I made a simple zipper Bag to fit.

Crochet Festival Blanket 

And the Star of the Month has to be this King Cole Festival Fever Crochet Blanket 

Such a Joy to Make

Link to King Cole Festival Fever Blanket

Of course I couldn't resist using some of the leftover yarn to Crochet some Festival Bunting.

And a multi coloured Bunting Bag to keep it in.

How I Make My Triangle Bunting 

I was thinking of sharing with you the instructions for my Triangle Bunting. 

Would that be something any of you would like to see? Let me know in the Comments below if you would.

Quilt Repairs 

Remember the Heart Patches I made last month?

Well I finally got round to Stitching them onto My Millenium Quilt.

For more info on My Millenium Quilt Repairs

And of course you can read my original YK2 Bog post below.

Learn more about My Millenium Quilt

Which I made in 1999.

August Stitching went well for me. Very Happy with all I achieved.

September Stitching Plans

Winter Village

I plan on Hand Quilting Hearts on the 2nd half of this Quilt 

Mouse of the Month 

Trying to keep up to date with this. So I'll be making September's Mouse

Christmas Tree Project 

I've got a few more of these to Hand Stitch 

Grandmother's Hug 

Hope to get the yarn & make a start on my Second Grandmother's Hug.  Check out My First Grandmother's Hug.

Phew! I'm definitely keeping myself busy.

 

Millenium Quilt Repairs

 My Millenium Quilt

                   Repairs 

My Favourite Patchwork Quilt 

Way back in 1999 when the new Millenium was on it's way. Quite a few Quilters got together on-line to celebrate this momentus occasion. It was called the Y2K Swap. Lots of Quilters from all over the globe started to swap Fabric Squares.

To find out more about the YK2 (Millenium Quilt Swap,

Take a look at My Original Millenium Quilt post 

I've been using My Millenium Quilt for 25 years now. It began showing it's age in 2020. I lovingly made some Fabric Heart Patches which I Appliquéd over the worn Squares.

This first batch of Repair Hearts I  Hand Appliquéd onto using a Blanket Stitch.

This year I had noticed a few more repairs were needed. I made more Fabric Hearts and below are some along with my Sewing Kit. All ready for some alfresco Stitching.

For this second round of repairs I used an invisible Appliqué Stitch - Needle Turn Applique. 

I got the idea for the Repair Hearts from an old Welsh Quilt my hubby bought me for my Birthday one year.

It's a Beautiful Piece of Work. We bought it from Jen Jones and she told us it was circa 1920's and most likely from Machynlleth.

She could tell by the Quilting Patterns used.

I love Welsh Quilting. It's so organic. 

This particular Quilt had been repaired in a few places with what looked like little plasters of fabric. I was very taken with method of repairing. So when it came time to Repair My own Quilt I chose to use Heart shaped little plasters.

While I was working so closely on the Quilt I could see the Binding was getting a little Threadbare.

So that will be my next Repair to this Quilt. 

Find out more.

Check out my Original Millenium Quilt Post