Posted in Random Thoughts, tagged needlework, stitching on May 14, 2008 | No Comments »
I realized this morning that I have a one year blogaversary coming up on June 3rd. Pretty cool! My goals for this blog have been very simple:
° share my love of needlework with like-minded souls
° write about “new-to-me” discoveries of interesting needlework related topics in hopes that they may be new and interesting to others as well
° share [...]
Posted in cross stitch designs, tagged baskets, cross stitch, hydrangeas on May 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I know it’s not much to look at, but I started stitching a new design last night that I’ve had in the works. I have had a perpetual question asked of me by a shopowner friend who lives locally about “when am I going to design a basket with hydrangeas? ” Think Cape Cod and you will [...]
Posted in Quilting, embroidery, tagged crazy quilt, embroidery, Quilting, roses on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Here’s the newest crazy quilt block I’ll be working on this month in honor of my Mom. I have so much fabric given to me by her. The question has always remained with me about what to do with all the scraps and cut pieces. Our fabric choices are like night and day of course. She always [...]
Posted in Books, tagged crazy quilt, embellishment, needlework, ribbon embroidery on May 2, 2008 | No Comments »
I visited the library yesterday evening to find some new reference books for ribbon embroidery. I probably won’t put any more of these embellishments on my current crazy quilt block, but I wanted to study up for the next block. I hope to put the finishing touches on this block over the weekend and I [...]
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