The Gift of Stitching – May issue
The May issue of The Gift of Stitching has some wonderful designs this month! The I Love Stitching needlecase by Loopylou Designs is my favorite along with the Mother and Daughter Huswife by West Wind...
View ArticleBookmark Finishing Technique
Jane Austin Bookmark While finishing the Jane Austin bookmark, I took some pics as I went along to share here on my blog how I did it. I found that this technique covers the back of the stitching and...
View ArticleJane Austen
Because the temperature hovered around 100 degrees today I thought it was the perfect time to quote one of my favorite authors! ”What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of...
View ArticleTis the Season
Wow, time has gotten away from me and I haven’t posted in a long time. Here it is – the Christmas season and everyone is busy preparing for the holiday. A good friend of mine has welcomed into her...
View ArticleAn update from Claire
I’d like to share some pics Claire has sent me of some gifts she recently stitched. The bobbin & fob set uses one of the bands from a sampler in the TGOS – “Gather ye Rosebuds”. I think the...
View ArticleThe Gift of Stitching – Jan/Feb 2012
Along with the new year came the release of the first bi-monthly issue of The Gift Of Stitching. Among other things, I really enjoyed the article “Kitchen Samplers by Pamela Lewis of Praiseworthy...
View ArticleNesting bowls and a spool finish
Inspired by Claire’s spool and fob set, I finished a spool using one of the blackwork patterns from Love Tokens. I picked up a baggy of these spools from a local thrift shop along with this adorable...
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