Autumn Twist is the name of a series of small (6″) embroidered blocks released by San Francisco Stitch Company. Each block is free for one week after its release, and so far we’re on the second block. These blocks are adorable! The first was this squirrel, and I simply couldn’t […]
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I like to keep a pincushion with an attached bag next to my sewing machine so as not to end up with a zillion threads all over the floor for my dog to eat. 😉 I’ve had my last one for several years — I honestly can’t remember when I […]
We needed a new angel for the top of our Christmas tree since the previous one had to “retire” last year. I’ve had the design for this one for over a year, and I’ve finally gotten around to making her. She’s all lace embroidery over organza; the fiddliest part was […]
Years ago I made a jewelry bag for travel, but I’ve always thought it was far too large for my needs, though I really liked all of its features. However, I recently saw a pattern from Indygo Junction for the Store & Go Zipper Case and thought it might work […]
That’s the name of my latest quilt, because I had a “vision” of what I wanted to do, but I kept changing my mind. So the final product isn’t anything like what I’d originally intended, and I’m a bit disappointed. Oh well — live and learn. This is a small […]
I may have mentioned before that I enjoy free-motion quilting. One aspect of that is ruler work, which has only relatively recently been widely done on domestic sewing machines, though longarm machines have had the capability for quite a long time. The problem has been that availability of specialized feet […]