I’ve had this design for a couple of months and finally got around to making it today. It’s just a little mug rug (from San Francisco Stitch Company), but I wanted it as a sort of souvenir, even though we weren’t in Paris for this year’s Olympics. It only takes […]
Embroidery
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There are times when a sewist uses a machine needle for a very short time and then has to change types. What to do with the partially-used (but not used up) needle? I’ve always simply put them back into their little plastic boxes, making sure they were as far to […]
My husband and I give our grandchildren a Christmas ornament each year. To give a bit of background, we had no Christmas ornaments when we married, so I made a point of giving each of our daughters an ornament each year so they’d have a little supply when they began their own […]
A while back, I explained that I was making yet another bag, this one called Travel Essentials. However, instead of just sitting down and making it, I’m participating in a “Slow Along” where everyone in the virtual group does the same step at the same time and has access to […]
The project I was working on the other day is now at the next stage. I’ve finished the in-the-hoop (ITH) quilting and will look to see what I have available for binding it. It was a fun project, and my replacement Bernina 790Pro handled it beautifully. The trickiest part is […]
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 […]