Christmas Fair at St Stephen's House and Gardens in Finchley, London 23rd November 2025.

Had a great turn out. Alot busier this year. Made a profit. Huray.

Very lucky with the weather that hepled with the turn out. Shared the stall with my daugther. She made all the crochet and knitting items.

Made decorations and the first time rag dolls.

Will puy the items left on my ETSY shop Sew With Your Heart.

Alhumdu Lillah & Salams Cross Stitch Pattern

 Photos of the Alhumdu Lillah cross stitch. You can use the same method to stitch the Salams  cross stitch pattern. And for the other Arabic patterns to come with the same border.

                                     The way I worked through the design.

                         I am left handed. I tend to stitch the right side of the pattern first. 

                         It does not matter which of the pattern you stitch first if you are left 

                         or right handed. What is comfortable to you. 

                         Try to keep your stitches in the same directions. 

                         Left hand, my first stiches go  right to left diagonal direction. Pic 2.

                          Right handed the other direction.

             

                                                I put a pin where the first stitch is to be.

       

                            

                                   Started with the middle Lam of Allah. Shows on the pattern

                                   I stitch right to left. 

                                             Caught the the ends of the thread on the back

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                                           Stitched the arm of the Lam to the top. Started again

                                           at the bottom to stitch the next Lam. Started again to 

                                           stitch the Alif. I stitched the right side first. Then I

                                          stitched the left side of Allah.

                                          I stitch the smaller symbols after. I thread the ends into 

                                          the top of the lam first. 

                                            Start the Arabic below. I started in the middle of the

                                             word, shows on the pattern.

                                          This time I stitch the left side first.

                                          

                                           This is the right side of the Arabic.

                                           For the English started in the middle.

I stitch quarter of the border at a time.

                   I hope the photos help

                            

Disappearing 9 Patch Workshop

Hello,

Photos of the ladies patchwork. A workshop I did last Saturday of disappearing 9 patch.
Spent a lovely afternoon with 4 ladies. I hope I have encourage them to try new patchwork
patterns.

For quilt fabrics if you Google quilt fabrics UK a list of companies will come up. Go through them and you will the ones that have sales and the ones that does not charge too much for fat quarters or
fat quarters packs. There are also lots of free patterns and demos online. Also take into account the postage price.

You will get to know the sites you like more. Keep sewing.


Photos from the class.

Forty Hall Christmas Craft Fair 2017

Photos of my stall last Sunday.

Have been very busy sewing for the last few week. Making the Christmas items. Lucky I had items left from fairs before. There was a good turn out. 3 more fairs to do.

These are the beautiful table runner the ladies started to embroidery in the Saturday workshop 23rd October.
The stitches they learned were stem, stain, blanket, chain, lazy daisy and we squeezed in French knots. The runners are a metre long. I made them myself with the patchwork down the middle.
All the ladies learned very quickly. I hope they up the embroidery. They will finish them at home.

Hello,

Next workshop at Forty Hall. Is to make 3 Christmas decorations.

Spend a relaxing afternoon and stitch embroidery.
Learn to sew on beads, sequins and shisha mirrors. All materials included.

Saturday 21st October 2017. Cost £27. Time 1pm to 2pm.
To book: www.fortyhallestate.co.uk

Forty Hall Patchwork Cushion 4th March 2017

Hello ,

The photos are two of the ladies patchwork blocks they made for the cushions. An enjoyable group to teach. I hope they  learned  enough to sew other projects. Thank you for coming on the workshop.