Happy Monday Everyone! We’re just 2 days and 2 months away from Christmas. Can you believe how fast the year has gone? If you haven’t already started to work on your Christmas decor and gifts, now would be a good time to do that. 🙂 I know that I’ve spent far too many Christmas Eves busy trying to finish up…
For the past two weeks, I’ve been sharing more patterns in the series of children dressed in their Halloween costumes. All of those patterns (with the exception of the Halloween Witch) could of course, be stitched up for many other occasions. Halloween is two weeks tomorrow, so I wanted to make sure to share some purely Halloween motifs for you…
Happy Monday Everyone! And Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in Canada! This week for Vintage Embroidery Monday, we’re continuing on with the series of children in their Halloween costumes. This sweet little girl is dressed up as a bride complete with veil and bouquet. And while I’m sharing this as part of the Halloween series, this pattern could easily be used…
If you’re looking for a quick and oh so fun gift to make for the little ones in your life, then I’ve got the perfect project for you! After six years of living and teaching pre-school and elementary school in China, our oldest daughter, Krystal and her partner, Robert decided it was time to move back to Canada. Over those…
Happy Monday Everyone! In 2016, during the last half of September and on through October, I shared a series of vintage Workbasket embroidery patterns for children either playing dressed up or in their Halloween costumes ready to go trick or treating. I was lucky enough to come across a few more patterns that seem like they were intended to continue…
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…
Happy Monday Everyone! Now that it’s officially fall, many of us are thinking ahead to the various fall and winter holidays that are coming up. American Thanksgiving isn’t until November but Canadian Thanksgiving is coming up in two weeks on Monday, October 9th. These small motifs for a turkey, corn wreath and cornucopia would look so sweet stitched on 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 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 tiered birthday 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 bag/tote…
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…
