Embroidery

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playing card coasters

Card coasters

I came across a design at San Francisco Stitch Company that I knew it was perfect for a friend who likes to play cards. The coasters stitched out quickly and just as nicely as my previous projects from that site have done, and I’m quite happy with the result. Now […]

card case

Card case

This morning I was talking to my sister and mentioned that I really did need a new case for the cards I carry in my purse. After our chat, I went to a lecture presentation at “my” quilt shop, Quiltique. Guess what the lecture was about! Talk about perfect timing […]

bag front

Another gift

I saw this design online and couldn’t resist making it. The design comes in several sizes, both square and rectangular, and I chose to make the 5″ x 7″ size, though it ended up being a little smaller because of the bulk involved. The fabric was a pale cream color, […]

Scissor case

Some time back, I watched a webinar that featured a pretty scissor case in two sizes. The design came from Sweet Pea, whose designs I’ve used in the past. Yesterday I made the smaller case from fabrics, threads, etc., that I had in my stash. The design went together quite […]

Back in the swing of things

My husband and I have been away for a couple of weeks. We took a trip from Venice, Italy, to Athens, Greece. Everywhere we went was gorgeous, though the scenery in Montenegro and Dubrovnik were probably the most gorgeous I’ve seen. Still, I think seeing the Parthenon/Acropolis were the things […]