November 2023 – Quilting and more …

Red, black and white or cream fabrics made into circular blocks for a quilt.

Curves, curves and more curves

When I was at our local guild’s retreat last summer a cute little pattern, Mini Moons, caught my eye. It reminded me of a class I’d taken years ago from Sharon Schamber, who is the most amazing quilter and who came up with a technique called Pieceliqué — kind of […]

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

Quick gift

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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

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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 […]