Dear readers, You may have noticed that Sue hasn’t posted in a while. Our family has been trying to cope with multiple tragedies since the end of 2021. On December 21, 2021, Sue’s daughter, mentioned here on the blog as DD2, passed away in a car accident on her commute to work. She leaves behind her partner, young son, mother,…
If you’re looking for the perfect gift to give the embroiderer in your life then you’ve definitely come to the right place. I’ve been embroidering for over 40 years and in this Embroidery Gift Guide, I’ll be sharing some of my favorite embroidery supplies. One of the great things about embroidery is that it needs very few supplies to get…
This year, perhaps more than ever, many of us are looking for ways to transition to a more sustainable lifestyle. We’ve all read headlines about the amount of waste that is generated world-wide over the holiday season. So with the holidays fast approaching, I thought I’d share with you some easy sewing projects for a greener Christmas. The great thing…
October here in the northern hemisphere brings cooler evenings, leaves changing to red, orange and yellow and pumpkins available everywhere from road side stands to farmers’ markets and grocery stores. I’ve designed this beautiful Pumpkin Harvest Time Embroidery pattern for you to stitch for fall. It’s framed simply in a wooden orange painted hoop. But the design would look beautiful…
Got an abundance of rhubarb growing in your garden? Don’t let your rhubarb patch go to waste. Make a batch of this delicious tangy sweet Rhubarb Relish. No rhubarb patch? Ask a neighbor if you can pick some of theirs. But even if you have to buy some at the farmer’s market, the cost will be totally worth it. This…
One of the things I love most about spring is the return of the songbirds. Hearing them sing and seeing them flit from tree to bush in the yard always brings a feeling of joy and hope. I’ve designed this Songbird Embroidery Hoop Art with that in mind. You’ll only be using the most basic of embroidery stitches; the backstitch,…
I get it, you had the best intentions to make a gift for Mom for Mother’s Day but time got away from you. No need to panic or rush out to the store (assuming stores are open in your area.) As long as you’ve got a couple of hours time to sit down and sew, I’ve got 10 quick and…
This wiener stew recipe is hands down the best Wiener Stew recipe that you’re going to come across. The addition of the tomato sauce mixed with curry powder makes it unique among wiener stew recipes. It’s the one that my mom made when I was a kid. In fact, I still have the recipe card she wrote out for me…
Quilt As You Go (aka QAYG) stockings are a great way to use up all the Christmas fabric scraps you have leftover from other holiday sewing projects. Each of the stockings in this post were made using my Quilt As You Go Stocking Tutorial. It has complete step-by-step instructions with lots of photos so even if you’ve never quilted before…
For the past several years, this Quilt As You Go Christmas Stocking Tutorial has been one of my most popular posts. It was one of the tutorials in my monthly Christmas on a Budget series back in 2011. The photos were taken at night so they were a little darker than I would have liked and while it did the…
