grime guard

It took a year...

How it started...

How it's going...

Done!

It's not often I complete something in a year, my work in progress pile can attest to that! This stitch-a-long is the third one I've completed from Modern Folk Embroidery, obviously I highly recommend his patterns and this was a joy to stitch. It was lovely receiving the next part of the pattern each month and I've really enjoying seeing all the other versions as they've been stitched on instagram #MFESAL2021, so many interesting colour combinations. The pattern is The Fruits of Plenty. Also ...

added by Lucy | Charm About You 2 years, 12 months ago. under aurifil , aurifloss , belfast linen , cross stitch , grime guard , mfesal2021 , modern folk embroidery , quaker sampler , sewing method , stitch-a-long , stitching in hand , the fruit of plenty , zweigart

These are extras but could be deemed necessities. Each project is contributing to helping me stay neat and organised while stitching. I have been down the rabbit hole of flosstube videos on YouTube and decided to make a thread catcher mat and also try making a 'grime guard' for my new 11" Q-Snap frame. My 2021 cross stitch project needed a project bag to house the larger frame too (it would also be perfect for storing quilt blocks) so that's where it started. The slippery slope of making things to prepare to make things!

I searched through a lot ...

added by Lucy | Charm About You 3 years, 11 months ago. under 3 projects , 8lotus , a few stitchy necessities , aurifloss , christine weld , fat quarter shop , grime guard , louise cunningham , planner inserts , project bag , rico design , salty twenty two , thread catcher mat , wip

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