Bookmark SAL - December

Welcome to the twelfth and final part of the Bookmark SAL! If you enjoy bookmarks and blackwork then you may enjoy next year's Blackwork SAL as the shapes we will be filling in are a pretty good size for a bookmark and can be easily extended if you wish. This month I was able to finish the bookmark on time and fully finish it too!

Bookmark SAL - November

Welcome to the eleventh part of the Bookmark SAL! I'm running a bit late today, yesterday's headache ate into the time planned for stitching this and I wanted to have the half I was working on finished so I could show the shape/colours before making the post. This month there are two colour suggestions and two ways to finish the bookmark!

Bookmark SAL - October

Welcome to the tenth part of the Bookmark SAL! This month there are many options available for how to stitch and finish this month's pattern! The pattern itself has four sizes on it - shown as three options because option three has two possible lengths, but you can do so much more with it!

Bookmark SAL - September

Welcome to the ninth part of the Bookmark SAL! As you may have noticed I have not been able to organise the finishing instructions for last month's bookmark - I've just not been up to it and discovered that Leonore's idea of finishing with felt on the back was a great idea and now want to re-stitch and do mine like that instead. I haven't even had the energy to start stitching this month's pattern - I'm in recovery mode from going to and fro to the dr's three times in two days.

Bookmark SAL - August

Welcome to the eighth part of the Bookmark SAL! I'm sorry this post is late - I was trying to stitch this and should have finished it hours ago but seem to have spent as much time ripping as stitching. I'm struggling to count to two - let alone ten! I'm sure you have all been there before so will understand that I finally gave up and decided to get the post done rather than fight the inevitable.

Bookmark SAL - June

Welcome to the sixth part of the Bookmark SAL! This month there are two variations one on 6ct perforated felt, which I stitched, and one for a smaller size fabric, which I didn't do more than a sample of on some banding.

Bookmark SAL - May

Welcome to the fifth part of the Bookmark SAL! I'm running a day late thanks to my rheumatism playing up. I was also procrastinating today as I was not looking forward to adding the multitude of photos (and therefore comments/captions) I'd made to help with how to do the straight stitches in this pattern. I decided that for now getting the post up was more important and that if people want I can make a tutorial separately (just let me know in the comments here or on Facebook on one of the posts announcing this post) which will mean that those that don't need it can get going sooner.

Bookmark SAL - April

Welcome to the fourth part of the Bookmark SAL! For a change it's on time - and finished! The construction this month is easy too as it's stitched on perforated paper (or plastic Aida if you prefer) so it just needs cutting out. Please read the pattern notes before starting.

Bookmark SAL - March

Welcome to the third part of the Bookmark SAL! Unfortunately it is late - again. Things did not go as planned yesterday and by the time I got home again I was too exhausted to finish the stitching and write the post. As it turned out I wouldn't have had time to do everything before bed as it took me 2 hours and 30 minutes to finish stitching to a point where you can see what's going on and get all the photos made for the tutorial. There are around 30 photos on this post - please take care when using a mobile device to view this page.

Bookmark SAL - February

Welcome to the second part of the Bookmark SAL! Unfortunately it is late - this time because I went on a road trip with my fiancé who is finally home from working abroad (He spoiled me rotten - with any luck I'll have time to say more about it in another post) We got back about 30 minutes ago so I'm not making you wait any longer than absolutely necessary.

Bookmark SAL - January

Welcome to the first of twelve bookmarks that you can make over the course of 2020! This month I'm starting with a not quite standard shape - an arrow! I have not only made the pattern but also two versions of pattern showing the outlines for two ways to give it a same fabric back, and I'll give some alternate suggestions on how to stitch this.

Bookmark SAL - SAL Announcement Post

Over the last year I've had more than one person ask if I do bookmarks... especially after I did the Pisac Weave Bookmark (which I used to make the banner above) back in March. I decided to give it a go and see what I could come up with over the coming year. You can expect different shapes and sizes - every month will be a surprise!