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Monthly Archives: October 2016

Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroidery Monday & Stitchery Link Party #82

[social_warfare]Happy Halloween!! Are you ready for all the little trick or treaters that will be arriving this evening? Yesterday, Dave and I went out and bought more candy… just in case. I do this every year. We buy candy ahead of time when it’s on sale and then I decide we’d better get more so that we don’t run out.…

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Embroidery, Quilting

In Our Garden BOM – Blocks 17 & 18

If you’ve been following along in the In Our Garden BOM 2016 that’s being hosted by Amy over at Sew Incredibly Crazy you know that each month a different designer shares two blocks; a traditionally pieced block and an applique block. Vickie from More Stars in Comanche designed October’s blocks. Her pieced block called Squash Blossom is such a beautiful…

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Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Halloween Witch Embroidery Pattern

Today’s free Halloween Witch embroidery pattern is the fifth in the series of super cute vintage Workbasket embroidery patterns of children dressed up in their Halloween costumes. All the other patterns in the series could be quite easily be used on children’s items throughout the year. Today’s pattern, however, is the only pattern in the series that is specifically Halloween…

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Gift Ideas, Sewing, Sewing Tutorials

Painted Maple Leaf Table Runner Tutorial

Have you ever seen a craft that you did as a child and find yourself wishing that you had an excuse to make that craft again? That’s what happened that led to the creation of this Painted Maple Leaf Table Runner. Debbie from One Little Project posted a really fun Chalk Stenciled Pumpkin. Ooohhh how I wanted to get out…

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Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroidery Monday & Stitchery Link Party #79

For the past few weeks. I’ve been sharing a set of adorable vintage Workbasket patterns for children dressed up in their Halloween costumes. There was the Boy Going Fishing, the Young Girl Modeling a Swimsuit and the Pioneer Boy Heading Off to School. Today’s young lad is dressed up as an Early American Pilgrim. How different these costumes are from…

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Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroidery Monday & Stitchery Link Party #78

For the past two weeks, I’ve been sharing adorable vintage Workbasket patterns for children dressed up for Halloween. I have another young boy for you today. This time he’s dressed up as a pioneer boy heading off to school… complete with school book and an apple for his teacher!   Vintage Workbasket Embroidery Pattern – Pioneer Boy Heading Off to…

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