With the fast-approaching Christmas season — many would argue that the season has already begun — we’ve decorated our home, as usual. However, there are two new decorations, both of which I showed you when I made them many months ago. But now they’re out of their “holding pattern” and […]
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One of the projects I acquired at the recent Houston show was this adorable pin cushion. I found it at a booth called L’atelier d’Isabelle, run by a really nice Frenchwoman who also has wonderful linens fabrics — some of which came home with me, too. 😉 It’s been the […]
I’ve just finished my little embroidered quilt, and it’s hanging happily on the wall for the rest of the fall season. It’s only about 18.25″ x 18.25″, so it fits almost anywhere. I’m so glad I decided on purple as the accent fabric; I think it brightens up the overall […]
I’ve shown you the four adorable little blocks designed by the San Francisco Stitch Company, and they also offered designs for the borders and corners to finish up the project. I’ve just completed the stitching on those, and my Bernina 790+ did a wonderful job with all of it. 🙂 […]
Several years ago I made a pin cushion that is a biscornu — that is, it’s a way of putting together two squares so that you end up with eight sides. Sounds crazy, right? But it’s pretty cool, and I’d always intended to make more. However, a couple of weeks […]
I’ve had a couple of towels hanging around for some time; the designs I’d originally planned to put on them just weren’t exciting me any longer. However, I had two other designs that I do like, so …. Lining up designs like these to get them straight can be pretty […]