Friday Night Sew In.

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I was lucky to have an all day sew in with Wendy, Jen and Barb yesterday. We had a delightful day stitching, talking and a bit of eating which was all combined with much laughter. Thanks Wendy for hosting the stitching night.

I was working on putting a lovely Red Brolly design onto a purchased tea-towel. I am using Cottage Garden Threads - Dog Rose for this design.





Still have a little more to do and then it will go into the birthday stash box.

I also received some squishy mail on Thursday and it was from Gayner in the UK. She was my secret swap partner in Jenny's Stitching Club Swap. Thanks Gayner for the lovely surprise and the bags will be put to good use. I also loved the little note with a bit of her history. It's always great to see how other crafters started and what is their primary interest!





Hope everyone has a lovely weekend. Why not pop over to Wendy's blog and check out what others did last night.







Comments

  1. CathyC21 February 2015 at 12:54

    gorgeous!

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  2. Katherine21 February 2015 at 15:12

    Beautiful stitching!

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  3. Karen's Korner21 February 2015 at 16:01

    Stunning stitchery and that must have been fun opening up your envelope with all its lovely contents.

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  4. Just Sew Sue21 February 2015 at 17:01

    Those bags look very useful. Visiting from FNSI.

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  5. Anonymous21 February 2015 at 18:07

    Awesome stitchery Heather and what a beautiful gift to receive xx

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  6. Belén21 February 2015 at 18:36

    Un bordado precioso, felicidades por los regalos!!!
    Saludos

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  7. Helen 21 February 2015 at 19:52

    Beautiful stitching, and gifts !

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  8. Michelle Ridgway21 February 2015 at 20:23

    Gorgeous stitching Heather. Lovely swap too x

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  9. Anthea21 February 2015 at 23:55

    Oh my, the design & stitching are just so pretty Heather - beautiful work!

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  10. Fiona22 February 2015 at 07:54

    your latest stitchery is lovely... that choice of thread is perfect... lovely squishy parcel too...
    Hugz

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  11. Yvonne W22 February 2015 at 19:10

    The embroidery is very pretty-- the thread colour is an unusual combination--- works out well.

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  12. Jenny of Elefantz23 February 2015 at 08:40

    That tea towel? I have a birthday coming soon.... ;-)

    Love the gifties!

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  13. Käthe23 February 2015 at 10:28

    Hi,
    so mutch here, to make me smile !
    Beautiful stitchery !
    Have a nice day !
    Käthe

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  14. Michelle23 February 2015 at 12:24

    Beautiful stitching and your thread choices are pretty.

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  15. Lyn23 February 2015 at 18:25

    A gorgeous design and such lovely stitching...a wonderful parcel to open

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  16. Sisbabestitches23 February 2015 at 19:49

    Lovely stitching Heather, such sweet colours :) What a gorgeous squishy swap gift :)

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  17. Josie25 February 2015 at 02:06

    Beautiful stitching Heather... love the colours. Have got to try those threads they are so scrummy.
    Lovely swap gift you received too...... enjoy xx

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