Love bread but don’t have time to make a traditional yeast bread with all the mixing and kneading and waiting for it to rise? Then I’ve got the perfect quick bread recipe for you! The recipe for this Herbed Beer Bread was given to me by a friend when Dave and I were first married. It’s one of our family…
These small vintage Thanksgiving embroidery motifs for a turkey, corn wreath and cornucopia would look so sweet stitched on the corners of napkins for your Thanksgiving table. Make a set using just a single motif or use all three, each stitched in different color combinations so that each person’s napkin is unique. Or get the kids to help make the…
As we move into the cooler weather of fall and then winter, we’ll all be making more soups and stews. Because, let’s face it, there’s nothing more comforting than a bowl of good hearty soup or stew to warm you up on a cold day. And as much as I’d like to say that Dave and I eat every meal…
Today’s vintage Workbasket tiered birthday cake embroidery pattern is definitely one that you’re going to want to save to have available for all the many celebrations where a cake is traditionally served. This cake could be stitched, along with the recipient’s name and date and then the finished piece placed in a lovely frame. Embroider it on to a reusable…
Do you have a favorite purse that you love so much you’ve used it until it looks like it’s gone through the wringer a few too many times? That’s what DD2 has done with both of the Elegant Bow Purses that I’ve made for her. The first purse I made back in 2012 as a thank you for allowing us…
Who doesn’t love to add candles to their holiday decor! Stitch this beautiful vintage Workbasket Christmas Candle and Star Embroidery Pattern on table linens, cushion covers and gift bags. Light dispels darkness, nourishes life and illuminates everything. The ritual of lighting a candle to pay tribute to a life or lives which have passed has long been a part of…
Do you like to create gift baskets to give at Christmas or other occasions? If you do, you know that the baskets themselves can be as expensive as the items you make or buy to add to them. So where to you find baskets? The best way I know to cut down on the cost of making gift baskets is…
Happy Monday Everyone! Happy September! And Happy Labor Day to those in the US and Canada. Even though fall doesn’t official begin until September 22nd, for me Labor Day weekend always seems to be that bridge between summer and fall. So for today’s vintage Workbasket embroidery pattern I’ve chosen this beautiful Covered Bridge pattern. It’s from a new batch of…
When I decided to write up and share my Knitted Seed Stitch Dishcloths, I got to wondering if there was a crocheted version of seed stitch so I could make a crocheted seed stitch dishcloth pattern to share with those of you who either don’t knit or who simply prefer to crochet. After a quick search I discovered that there…
