Quilting by the sea: June 2025

2021 Finishes

Bird egg (2) - August
Partridge and Pear ornament - Aug
Bee redwork heart - Aug
Bee Creative bag - July
Bee sachet - July
Autumn cross stitch - July
Summer cross stitch - June
Spring cross stitch - June
Beach hut cross stitch - June
Faye's RSC quilt - June
Meadow blanket - May
Bird egg (1) - April
Toucan - April
Bee hive lavender sachet - April
Bee for Ann - March
RSC dancing stars quilt - March
Easter bunny - March
Bead work pen - March
Face masks x 3 - Feb
Red work mini wall hanging - Feb
Ambers cushion - Feb
Red work heart 2020 - Feb
Valentines card - Feb
Edmunds cushion - Jan
Woolie hat - Jan
Welcome cross stitch - Jan
Heart Table Runner - Jan
Family and Friends cross stitch - Jan
Woolie hat for Amber - Oct
Book pillow - Oct
Do what you love x stitch - Sept
Milly's tag - Sept
2022 diary cover - Sept

2020 Finishes

Shorten curtains for Faye - December
Dilly Bag for Lyra - December
Christmas Tree - December
Lord a Leaping - December
Christmas face masks (3) - December
Lyra x stitch - November
Hat for the homeless (x2) - November
Bee pillow x 4 - November
Zara's cushion - October
TILDA swap - October
Christmas face mask (1) - October
Positivi Tea - September
Lady Dancing - September
Face masks (3) - September
Face masks (2) - August
Table cloth and napkins - August
Piper Piping - July
Bee Happy - July
Face masks (3) - July
Face masks (3) - June
Milly's Christmas tag - June
Positivi Tea (1) - June
Positivi Tea x stitch (3) - May
Drummer Drumming - May
Barton on Sea 'Rocks' - May
Love and Hugs wall hanging - May
Let's Stay Home - April
Dahlia blanket - April
Hydrangeas - March
Maid a milking - March
Hexie quilt - March
Book cover - March
Summer x stitch - February
Bushfire tree block - February
Sarah Ls unfinished project - February
Swan a-swimming - February
Australian Koala Hope - January
Redwork table runner - January
7 Postcards - January
5 Christmas cards - January

2019 Finishes

A peacocks garden - December
January cross stitch - December
Jar lid grips (10) - December
Felt goose egg - December
Felt goose - December
Redwork heart - December
Loyalty card holder - November
December cross stitch - November
Pink Christmas tree hanging - November
November cross stitch - October
Felt gold ring - October
October cross stitch - October
Ava's cushion - September
Felt Colly Bird - September
Lilly's cushion - September
Felt French Hen - September
Sari silk bag - September
2020 diary cover - August
Bag for life - August
Milly's cushion - August
Felt Turtle Dove - July
Portugal bunny - July
lichen book cover - July
Zentangle fish bag - July
Crochet bunting - July
Felt partridge - June
Felt pear - June
Ruc sac - June
Tote bag - May
Door stop - May
Easter bunnies x 4 - April
Felt elephant - March
Barney bear - March
Three little birds - Feb
Grime guard - Feb
Mini bag - Feb
Linus project quilt - February
Socks - Jan
Black work sampler - Jan
Christmas bauble wreath - January

2018 Finishes

Completed Projects 2011 - 2013

Japanese braid - Dec 2013
Slug bracelet - Nov 2013
Don't look now cushion - Sept 2013
Amelie's X stitch - June 2013
Embroidery garden - June 2013
Poppy decal - June 2013
Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2012 - March 2013
Advent Calendar - November 2012
Stump Angel - November 2012
On point Cushion - Sept 2012
Square Dance Cushion - Sept 2012
ALQS7 - August 2012
Amelie's cushion - June 2012
Cushion - Joseph - April 2012
Cushion - William - April 2012
Abstract tapestry - Feb 2012
Isabella's Garden - Feb 2012
Bunting - Jan 2012
Brown tote bag
'S' cross stitch
SHR - round 8
Kimono
Elephant
Little Quilt Challenge 5
Tilda angel
SHR - round 7
SHR - round 6
Fairy cushion
SHR - round 5
Christmas trees wall hanging
Brown paper book cover
Sew a Row tote
Stitch and Burn
Elephants x 3
Red/blue textile
Quilt Country House
Label for advent calendar

What I'm Reading

The Talented Mr Varg - Alexander McCall Smith
Bridgerton - An Offer from a Gentleman - Julia Quinn
The Promise of Ankles - Alexander McCall Smith
The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman
Cruel and Unusual (audio) - Patricia Cornwell
Die Laughing - Carola Dunn
Maigret at Picratt's - Georges Simenon
Deception - MC Beaton
Bridgerton - The Viscount who loved me - Julia Quinn
Bridgerton - The Duke and I - Julia Quinn
All that Remains (audio) - Patricia Cornwell
The Glass House - Eve Chase
Liar's Bench - Kim Michele Richardson
Maigret's madwomen - Georges Simenon
Dakota Born - Debbie Macomber
Blue Lightening - Ann Cleeves
Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse - Georges Simenon
The Farmer takes a Wife - Debbie Macomber
Mistletoe and Murder - Carola Dunn
2021
Shelter Mountain - Robyn Carr
Intrigue - M C Beaton
Caroselli's Christmas Baby - Michelle Celmer
To Obama, with love, joy, hate and despair - Jeanne Marie Laskas
The Case of the Murdered Muckraker - Carola Dunn
Banishment - M C Beaton
Body of Evidence (audio) - Patricia Cornwell
Red Bones - Ann Cleaves
Maigret at the Coroner's - Georges Simenon
To Davy Jones Below - Carola Dunn
Virgin River- Robyn Carr
How to Raise an Elephant - Alexander McCall Smith
Rattle his Bones - Carola Dunn
Styx and Stones - Carola Dunn
White Nights - Ann Cleeves
The Authenticity Project - Clare Pooley
Behind the Scenes at the Museum - Kate Atkinson
Maigret's Doubts - Georges Simenon
Daisy - M C Beaton
Me before you - Jojo Moyes
My Man Jeeves - P G Wodehouse
Maigret enjoys himself - Georges Simenon
Dead in the water - Carola Dunn
The second worst restaurant in France - Alexander McCall Smith
Death of an honest man (audio) - M C Beaton
Damsel in distress - Carola Dunn
Molly - M C Beaton
Ravens Black - Ann Cleeves
My Italian Bulldozer (audio) Alexander McCall Smith
Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Death of a Ghost (audio) - M C Beaton
Sally - M C Beaton
Maigret and the Wine Merchant - Gerorges Simenon
Murder on the Flying Scotsman - Carola Dunn
Death of a Nurse (audio) - M C Beaton
A French Affair - Katie Fford
Maigret in court - Georges Simenon
The Winter Lodge - Susan Wigg
Postmortem (audio) - Patricia Cornwall
Maigret and the Lazy Burglar- George's Simenon
Death of a Liar (audio) - M C Beaton
Requiem for a Mezzo - Carola Dunn
The Marquis takes a bride - M C Beaton
Ginny - M C Beaton
Summer at willow lake - Susan Wigg
Death of a Policeman - M C Beaton
The Crow Trap - Ann Cleeves
Death of Yesterday - M C Beaton
Death of a Kingfisher - M C Beaton
Susie (audio book) - M C Beaton
Becoming- Michelle Obama
The Winter Garden Mystery - Carole Dunn
The Philosophers Stone (audio book ) J K Rowling
Death of a Sweep - MC Beaton
Borrower of the night - Elizabeth Peters
Death of a Valentine - MC Beaton
Death of a Witch - MC Beaton
The Westerby Inheritance- MC Beaton
Varg in Love - Alexander McCall Smith
Death of a Gentle Lady - MC Beaton
Sail Away - Celia Imrie
The Ice House - Minette Walter
Flirt - M C Beaton
Regency Gold - MC Beaton
A Girl's Guide to Moving On - Debbie Macomber
Still Me - JoJo Moyes
Tragedy at Piddleton Hotel - Emily Organ
2020
The Christmas stocking - Katie Fforde
Merry and Bright - Debbie Macomber
Sleigh bells in the snow - Sarah Morgan
Christmas cakes & mistletoe nights - Carole Mathews
To the land of long lost friends - Alexander McCall Smith
Mirror Mirror - Patricia Scanlon
Rainy Day Kisses - Debbie Macomber
Hush Hush - Mel Sherratt
Promises Promises - Patricia Scanlon
The Department of Sensitive Crimes - Alexander McCall Smith
The breaker - Minette Walters
The Peppermint Tea Cronicles - Alexander McCall Smith
The colour of all the cattle - Alexander McCall Smith
On a beautiful day - Lucy Diamond
The Ship of Brides - JoJo Moyes
Vengeance in Venice - Philip Gwynn Jones
Hamish Macbeth and Death of a Maid - M C Beaton
The Adventuress- M.C. Beaton
A secret garden - Katie Fford
The Venetian Game - Philip Gwynn Jones
La's Orchestra Saves the World - Alexander McCall Smith
Echo of Truth - Connie Monk
The Light Years - Elizabeth Jane Howard
Jasmine Nights - Julia Gregson
Satan - H de Vere Stacpoole
Rakes progress - MC Beaton
Mayday! - Clive Cussler
Oh Dear Sylvia - Dawn French
Death at Wentwater Court - Carola Dunn
Cross stitch - Diana Gaboldon
The Wicked Godmother - M C Beaton
Alices Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
Princess Elizabeths Spy - Susan Ella MacNeal
The Last Secret of the Deverills - Santa Montefiore
Plain Jane - M C Beaton
DaVinci Code - Dan Brown
The Sunday Philosophy Club - Alexander McCall Smith
The Tea Planter's Wife - Dinah Jefferies
The House of Unexpected Sisters - Alexander McCall Smith
Death of a Dreamer - M C Beaton
A Time of Love and Tartan - Alexander McCall Smith
Mr Churchill's Secretary - Susan Ella MacNeal
An Astranauts view to life on earth - Chris Hadfield
Nigel: My Family and Other Dogs - Monty Don
The Miser of Mayfair - M C Beaton
Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
Captain Ingram's Inheritance - Carola Dunn
Lord Roworth's Reward - Carola Dunn
Precious and Grace - Alexander McCall Smith
Miss Jacobson's Journey - Carola Dunn
The Forever Girl - Alexander McCall Smith
A good catch - Fern Britton
The Bertie Project - Alexander McCall Smith
Death of a Bore - M C Beaton
Peggy and Me - Miranda Hart
A Casual Vacancy - JK Rowling
The Road to Little Dribbling - Bill Bryson
The Old Curiosity Shop - Charles Dickens
The Bastard of Istanbul - Elif Shafak-
Agatha Raisin and the Witches of Wyckhadden - M C Beaton
Back in Society - M C Beaton
Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham - M C Beaton
Death of a Poison Pen - M C Beaton
Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death - M C Beaton
Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue - M C Beaton
Summer of Love - Katie Fforde
Yvonne goes to York - M C Beaton
We'll Meet Again - Lily Baxter
Folly - Alan Titchmarsh
The Women who walked in Sunshine - Alexander McCall Smith
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J K Rowlings
Death of a Village - M C Beaton
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - J K Rowling
The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters
In Love and War - Lily Baxter
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J K Rowling
A Highland Christmas - M C Beaton
Sir Phillip's Folly - M C Beaton
Death of a celebrity - M C Beaton
Deborah goes to Dover - M C Beaton
Death of a Dustman -M C Beaton
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J K Rowling
Mrs Budley Falls from Grace - M C Beaton
Beatrice goes to Brighton - M C Beaton
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J K Rowling
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist - M C Beaton
The Revolving Door of Life - Alexander McCall Smith
Our Lady of Pain - M C Beaton
Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets - J K Rowling
Harry Potter and the philosophers stone - J K Rowling
Seeing a large cat - Elizabeth Peters
Sick of Shadows - M C Beaton
Bertie's guide to life and mothers - Alexander McCall Smith
Finessing Clarissa - M C Beaton
The Hippopotamus Pool - Elizabeth Peters
Hasty death - M C Beaton
Enlightening Delilah - M C Beaton
Love and Dr Devon - Alan Titchmarsh
Perfecting Fiona - M C Beaton
The snake the crocodile and the dog - Elizabeth Peters
Wedding Season - Katie Fforde
Poppy's War - Lily Baxter
Sunshine on Scotland Street - Alexander McCall Smith
Refining Felicity - M C Beaton
Thyme Out - Katie Fforde
Penelope goes to Portsmouth - M C Beaton
Belinda goes to Bath - M C Beaton
Death of an Addict - M C Beaton
The handsome man's de luxe cafe - Alexander McCall Smith
Life Skills - Katie Fforde
Bertie plays the blues - Alexander McCall Smith
The last camel died at noon - Elizabeth Peters
Stately Pursuits - Katie Fforde
Frederica - M C Beaton
Daphne - M C Beaton
Recipe for Love - Katie Fforde
Snobbery with Violence - M C Beaton
The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul - Deborah Rodriquez
Deirdre and Desire - M C Beaton
The Importance of being Seven - Alexander McCall Smith
A Perfect Proposal - Katie Fforde
The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon - Alexander McCall Smith
The Taming of Annabelle - M C Beaton
The Return - Victoria Hislop
Minerva - M C Beaton
Lady Fortescue Steps Out - MC Beaton
The Unbearable Lightness of Scones - Alexander McCall Smith
Death of a Scriptwriter - M C Beaton
Death of a Dentist - M C Beaton
The Deeds of the Disturber - Elizabeth Peters
Mr MacGregor - Alan Titchmarsh
A Perfect Circle - Susie Kelly
Death of a Nag - M C Beaton
The World according to Bertie - Alexander McCall Smith
Death of a Charming Man - M C Beaton
Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage - M C Beaton
Satan - H de Vere Stacpoole
The Last Lighthouse Keeper - Alan Titchmarsh
Death of a Travelling Man - M C Beaton
The Island - Victoria Hislop
Death of a Glutton - M C Beaton
Death of a Practical Joker - M C Beaton
Death of a Snob - M C Beaton
Death of a Hussy - M C Beaton
Love Over Scotland - Alexander McCall Smith
Death of a Perfect Wife - M C Beaton
Death of an Outsider - M C Beaton
Espresso Tales - Alexander McCall Smith
Death of a Cad - M C Beaton
Watchman - Ian Rankin
The Thread - Victoria Hislop
44 Scotland Street - Alexander McCall Smith
The Help - Kathryn Stockett
Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley - M C Beaton
Death of a Gossip - M C Beaton
The Saturday BIG TENT Wedding Party - Alexander McCall Smith
Fifty shades of Grey
Lee Child - Killing Floor
Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener - M C Beaton
The Poison Tree - Erin Kelly
Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet - M C Beaton
India - Sanjeev Bhaskar
The Double Comfort Safari Club - Alexander McCall Smith
The Sword of the Templars - Paul Christopher
The Heretic Queen - Michelle Moran
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death - M C Beaton
The DeVinci Code - Dan Brown
The Mummy Case - Elizabeth Peters
Nefertiti - Michelle Moran
The Curse of the Pharaohs - Elizabeth Peters
The Miracle at Speedy Motors - Alexander McCall Smith
Sands of Time - Barbara Erskine
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - JK Rowling
Whispers in the Sand - Barbara Erskine
Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters
The Year is '42 - Nella Bielski
The Bronze Madonna - Elizabeth Daish
The curious incident of the dog in the night-time - Mark Haddon
Emma's War - Elizabeth Daish
Sphinx - T.S. Learner
The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith
Love Letters by Katie Fford
Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith
The Witness - Nora Roberts
Death of a Dentist - M C Beaton

Sunday, 8 June 2025

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