Embroidery

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Navy fabric machine embroidered mug rug.Embroidered motif shows a moon face crossing over a stylized sun. Text on the left is "Solar Eclipse," and on the right "04.08.24" in gold.

Solar Eclipse 2024

No, I won’t be able to see the total eclipse tomorrow; I don’t live in the right place, and I won’t be traveling to get there. That’s okay; I’ll see a partial one, and that’s fine. Still, this eclipse is big news! One of the machine embroidery sites I like […]

Triptych of embroidered/appliquéed pieces. Reading across them is "Home is where the Dog is", and the fabrics and threads are in shades of purples and teals.

I took a break …

… from my fun “needle” quilt today. I’d run across an embroidery design that I just loved, so I stitched it up before continuing the next step on my quilt. The design is from Janine Babich, the second one I’ve ever done of hers. The first one was a *long* […]

Exterior of bag for portable charger. Fabric is green leaves/ferns with chartreuse binding and front decoration with "Podfeet" logo.

A new bag

A couple of weeks ago, a good friend of mine, Allison Sheridan, posted on her blog that she’d bought a new travel charger for her devices. The only problem was that the bag it came with was too small to hold the cord as well, and it was made of […]

Deep purple golf towel with white motif of crossed clubs, tee & ball and monogram (MAF).

Quick gift

When I was in Houston this year, there was a stand selling all sorts of things to embroider, including plush golf towels. When I noticed that there were purple towels, I had to buy one for my husband. Today I added a little motif and his monogram. What made the […]

A small embroidered set of scissor case and pin cushion. They are grey fabric with a red rose, green leaves and white lacy stitching. The scissor case is about 6" tall, while the pin cushion is roughly 2" x 1.5".

A quick gift

I recently stitched up this cute set that I’ll be gifting in the coming holiday season. The designs came from Embroidery Library. My Bernina made short work of that! The flap of the scissor case is actually freestanding lace and is hand stitched onto the top of the case. The […]