Sorry about the lack of posts - my internet has been down for waaaaay too long!
Of course, when I’m not able to check my email or write, I do have a chance to play with techniques in my studio :-)
I finally picked up an embroidery hoop (actually I got three) and have been working on […]
I loved Advent calendars when I was a child. My mom made beautiful hand-made ones for my brother & I - and of course, my parents then had to fill a pocket with a little goodie each morning :-)
I’ve been looking for a free pattern online for an Advent calendar, and I’ve found a couple! […]
There are a lot of busy bloggers this month! I’ve put together a link round up of some of the best Christmas Gift posts from November :-)
Mary Emma from Quilting & Patchwork continually discovers unique ideas for Christmas gifts and gift wrappings as she explores other blogs. Take a look at Jen’s idea for making […]
I posted one of my Christmas projects on Saturday, an embroidered crazy quilt Christmas card. Here are the step-by-step instructions to make your own. The key to remember about projects like this is there is no “right way” to make them. Have fun, play with your fabrics and enjoy the process :-)
I started off by […]
I figured I really should get busy and make my Christmas cards! I don’t think I’ll make these embroidered crazy quilt cards for everyone on my list, but a special few people may get them :-)
I’ll post step-by-step instructions tomorrow. It’s actually a lot simpler than it looks - I just used straight or blanket […]
I was leafing through some of my iron-on embroidery transfer books this morning and couldn’t resist coming up with a Christmas project using them.
I’m using transfer from the Dover book “Art Nouveau Floral Iron-On Transfer Patterns”, by Ed Sibbett Jr.
I started off by following the directions to transfer the image onto some plain, unbleached muslin:
The […]
I hope all of my American readers are enjoying your turkey & dressing today (yum - turkey…) How many of you are planning on hitting the sales tomorrow to enjoy some post-Thanksgiving deals?
I’ve found a couple of online fabric stores that are offering some very nice Thanksgiving sales:
Fabric.com will give you 20% off your […]
I love making Christmas gifts for people - in fact I end up making more gifts than I buy. I try and not get too carried away by commercialization & keeping it as home made as possible is my favorite way to do it. After all, I’m a huge Christmas nut :-) I’ve grown up […]
Char from Weary Parent has put together a fantastic link roundup of the best Thanksgiving posts from around the Lifestyles channel.
Go enjoy the feast here!
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I’ve been working away madly on Christmas presents (unfortunately, I just can’t show any pictures until after Christmas!) and spent most of my morning & afternoon hunched over my sewing machine.
I’m as guilty as the next person when it comes to paying attention to how I’m feeling as I work. Inspiration or even just […]
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