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An embroidered finish

When I recently began using the embroidery module on my Bernina to create labels, I had no intention at all of using it for other embroidered projects. Yup. So much for that idea! 😉 Since then, I’ve done a few small free-standing lace embroideries, and I did those little gift […]

Bargello Flag Quilt

My local quilt circle met last week, and one of our members â€” a good friend — showed us how to make a bargello quilt that looks like a US flag. I’d made a small flag quilt a few years ago, but I hung it on our front door, facing due west, […]

Plumeria

I did say this quilt was almost finished a few days ago, didn’t I? And it is! I used a new-to-me appliqué technique that I will have to practice more — I have a few “jaggies” that I wish I’d been able to avoid. But this is a souvenir or […]