All posts tagged Kokeshi Dolls

Happy New Year 2017

Happy New Year everyone,

I was quite surprised when I looked back at all the mini finishes from 2016.A lot of cross stitching has been going on and it’s given me many hours of pleasure.

These finished projects include two large SALs and a secret present which can now be revealed. If you want to see the posts relating to the individual finished items, click the photos on this page.

There is also a patchwork and quilting round up on my other blog Oh Sew Tempting.

Thank you to everyone who supported my blog last year, whether you’ve been reading anonymously in the background or actively liking, commenting and emailing. It’s nice to know I’m not talking to myself.

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by Sewing Beside the Sea on January 1, 2017 • Permalink

Posted in 2016, Cross stitch, Yearly Round Ups

Tagged ABC Bears, Christmas Decoration, cross stitch, Flower loom, Happy New Year, Kokeshi Dolls, lighthouse, New England House, penguin, Quilt V, Santa

Posted by Sewing Beside the Sea on January 1, 2017

https://sewingbesidethesea.wordpress.com/2017/01/01/happy-new-year-2017/

Kokeshi Friends Stage 8

Hi everyone,

Welcome to Miss Turquoise on the left. She is the final doll in this design called Kokeshi Friends by Joan Elliott. This one stitched up really quickly. I made no mistakes for a change.

There’s only one stage left to stitch so the finish line is in sight. Claire is sewing the same design as me and the other ladies in the SAL are all doing different projects.

Please click on the links below to visit everyone else’s blogs and see what they are all up to. You will notice we have a new addition to the group. Her name is Constanze and she lives in Germany.

Claire, Gun, Carole, Wendy, LucyAnn, Kate, Cathy, Jess, Sue, Constanze

Do you have a work in progress that has been pushed to the bottom of your pile of projects? Why not join us? You can do so by sending me an email. The address is at the right hand side of this page.

Our next update will be on 1st May when I hope to have a finished project to show. See you then!

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by Sewing Beside the Sea on April 10, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in Kokeshi Friends

Tagged craft, cross stitch, Cross-stitch, embroidery, evenweave, floss, handmade, interior design, Joan Elliott, Kokeshi Dolls, Kokeshi Friends, Needlework, SAL, Sewing, thread

Posted by Sewing Beside the Sea on April 10, 2016

https://sewingbesidethesea.wordpress.com/2016/04/10/kokeshi-friends-stage-8/

Kokeshi Friends Stage 5

Hello everyone,

It’s SAL update time again. I’m really happy with my progress on this project so far. For this stage I completed the large doll on the far right and quite a lot of the backstitch.

The design is called Kokeshi Friends by Joan Elliott and it’s fun to stitch. Claire is sewing the same design as me and the other ladies are all doing different projects. Please click on the links below to visit their blogs and see what they are all up to.