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Embroidery, Quilting, Sewing

Finally More Progress on the Bird Panels

Since finding the variegated embroidery floss I’ve been looking for at CreativFestival on Sunday, I’ve managed to make some more progress embellishing the bird panels. Each flower is being worked in backstick through all three layers (panel, batting and backing.)  The variegation of the floss shows up much better in person than it does in the photo and I’m really…

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Embroidery, Gift Ideas, Quilting, Sewing

Progress on the Bird Panels and Other Sewing Projects

I haven’t made as much progress as I would have liked in the machine sewing department this past week, due to some issues with “Stitch.” “Stitch” is the name we’ve given to the Vintage Singer 201 that we gave our middle daughter for Christmas because it’s serial number starts with AH626. For those of you who might have missed the…

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