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I don’t think I’ve ever drafted my own pattern. Oh, wait, that’s not true! I created a spindle box for those folks who spin using a drop spindle. I’m actually pretty proud of that one. But recently, I was looking…
My current obsession with tubular bead crochet eased off enough to allow me to work on some embroidery pieces. I ordered a sheet of mini art works printed on fabric from Stitch & Fable and they were lovely: I sometimes…
Over Christmas, my social media feed was filled with all the things everyone surely must want and need for the holidays. I’m sure you remember if you were online at that time. Normally, I ignore all that hype but, since…
My sisters and I are big crafters. I spent two weeks over the Holidays in California with one of my sisters and naturally, I brought projects to work on. I found a block on Pinterest that I really liked and…
I’m always looking for my next fun project. This one leapt out at me and wrestled me to the ground! As you may have guessed, I’m quite fond of suns and anything related to the sun: sunrises, sunsets, rainbows, sunny…
As some of you know, I really hate being bored. I have to have a project of some kind to work on or all I do is watch TV and no one wants that, especially me. Or, I spend too…
While I have been doing a fair bit of quilting, my thoughts are never far from “what can I embroider next.” This panel of embroidered circles was finished a while ago but my free time was taken over for a…
In my quest for mini quilts, half-square triangle paper called to me. I really like the variety of layouts half-square triangles (HSTs) can make and the HST papers let you make eight HSTs with one paper. The papers have both…
My sister introduced me to an English woman on YouTube named Rachel (Stitch With Rachel) who is a big quilter. I decided I had room in my crafting life for a bit of quilting in addition to the embroidery that…
August 20-23rd, the American Quilter’s Society put on the 2025 quilt show in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The show featured quilts from all over the world, vendors from all over the United States, and classes and lectures from quilting to embroidery.…
