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Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroidery Monday and Stitchery Link Party #112

Happy Monday Everyone! Welcome to another Vintage Embroidery Monday and Stitchery Link Party. To those living in the US, I hope that you’re spend the weekend enjoying time with family and friends as you take time today to remember those who have given their lives in the line of duty while serving in the United States Armed Forces. When my…

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Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroidery Monday & Stitchery Link Party #88

I have always loved setting out candles during the holiday season. May today’s vintage Workbasket patterns bring light into your life now and as you stitch them! Wouldn’t they look lovely embroidered on a bookmark to include with a gift of an inspirational book. They’re also just the right size to stitch and turn into tree ornaments or reusable gift…

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Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroidery Monday & Stitchery Link Party #77

Happy Monday! It’s now officially fall! It won’t be long until we’re into October and those of you with little ones in your lives might be turning your thoughts to Halloween. I have a series of adorable vintage Workbasket patterns that I’ve decided are children dressed in their costumes ready for Halloween fun. Last week, I shared this young boy…

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Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroidery Monday & Stitchery Link Party #59

Here in Canada, we have a long weekend so… Happy Victoria Day to all my Canadian readers! Next Monday is the Memorial Day long weekend in the United States. When we lived in the States, many of our friends and neighbors liked to decorate for Memorial Day and then leave the decorations up right through until Independence Day. I loved seeing…

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Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroidery Monday & Stitchery Link Party #31

Only seven more Mondays before Christmas and those of us who are making gifts this year are busy creating. To help everyone along with some ideas and inspiration, I’m going to be posting holiday themed patterns each Monday from now until then. The original Workbasket pattern had just the one size of the words “Season’s Greetings.” Dave added an enlarged…

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Embroidery, Gift Ideas, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroider Monday & Stitchery Link Party #30

I was telling our son last night that I feel like somehow time has sped up and is moving faster than it used to. Here we are at the beginning of November already. My sewing room is beginning to look like a rather chaotic Santa’s workshop with Christmas gifts in various stages of completion. I don’t have any little ones…

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Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroidery Monday & Stitchery Link Party #12

Last week, on June 21st, the 2015 Row by Row Experience kicked off with hundreds of quilt shops across the US and Canada taking part.  The event runs from June 21st to September 8th. Each participating shop offers a free pattern for their row that they’ve designed to go with this year’s H2O theme. Most of the shops are also…

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Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroidery Monday & Stitchery Link Party #9

This week’s vintage embroidery pattern for rosemary and thyme is the last of the series of herbs I’ve been sharing and they are so appropriate for my week just past. Last Monday, during a trip to the library, I picked up the first season of a cozy mystery TV series on DVD called Rosemary & Thyme.   I’ve really been enjoying…

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