Posted in Question of the Week, needlework on July 29, 2007 | No Comments »
For the past few years I have attended a yearly needlework show called Celebrations of Needlework as a Guest Designer in the Yankee Cross Stitch booth. I really enjoy the time I spend talking to Stitchers while at these events. I see firsthand what they love to work on, what classes they like to attend, [...]
Posted in Needlework sampler, Quilting, needlework on July 27, 2007 | No Comments »
I am a big fan of the Caron Collection’s Waterlilies and Soie Cristale silk fibers. I love the feel of the silk when stitching and they have the most exquisite color combinations. I have tried my hand in the past with making a crazy quilt and numerous crazy quilt pillows personalized and given as gifts. [...]
Posted in Design Process on July 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Summer slips by so quickly. I have not focused on starting any new cross stitch projects just yet. The time will come all too soon when the kids are back in school and I will go back to it full speed.I did manage to start a rough sketch taken from an illustration that I had [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 20, 2007 | No Comments »
In many needlework samplers we see sentiments such as “when this you see, remember me” or “when far away think of me”. Many historical sailors valentines also expressed these same sentiments only with tiny seashells.One of my very favorite things to do is to collect sea glass and seashells. I have been captivated by one [...]
Posted in cross stitch designs on July 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I have to admit that I have never had much luck with vegetable and food gardens. Oftentimes, all I succeed in doing is providing some tasty treats to my visiting garden friends the rabbits and birds. I have a patch of raspberry canes that I have all but given up on. They are in a [...]
Posted in Gardening, needlework on July 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Last week I set out to do many things unrelated to needlework. In a funny way they end up becoming much food for thought later on in the cold months when I am unable to venture outdoors and needlework becomes my main activity.My garden needed attention. Weeding, cutting off spent flower heads, taking up the [...]
Posted in Christmas stocking, cross stitch designs on July 10, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I am very happy to announce news of my very first design to appear in a magazine format. It appears in the September 2007 issue of Cross Stitch & Needlework Magazine http://www.c-sn.com/products/sku-AllHeartsStocking__id-86.html and is called “All Hearts Come Home for Christmas”. The idea for this design comes from all those who are serving overseas and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
My studio is organized chaos. I have been a collector of little bits of ribbon, buttons, beads, scraps, you name it, for as long as I can remember. At one point, I was determined to organize it all. So I accrued a variety of baskets and boxes and cute little trays to sort and distribute [...]
Posted in Quilting on July 7, 2007 | No Comments »
Well, I have had some success with my kids’ summertime projects. It is sometimes challenging to find something that will keep them interested because oftentimes they view the needlework I do as “work”. I strive to change that misconception! Also, my little window of opportunity during the summer only lasts so long and then it [...]
Posted in Needlework sampler, cross stitch designs on July 6, 2007 | No Comments »
Here is a quick view of the Welcome Home Sampler worked over the last few days. I just started the door to the house vignette at the top this morning. I worked the long arm cross stitch and eyelets in for accent so far.
The story behind this sampler is a simple one. For me, it [...]
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