One of the most delightful things I’ve discovered through having this blog and being part the sewing/quilting/crafting community is how so many of us use our skills for Acts of Service to help others. From the women who sew and donate quilt blocks, quilts, pillowcases and pillowcase dresses to knitters and crocheters making hats for preemie babies, chemo patients and…
Last week, Dave started a short term contract so right now I’m sitting in a hotel room in L’Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec. Fortunately this time, I remembered to bring our oldest daughter’s portable sewing machine so I’ve been sewing up a storm. Unfortunately, I can’t show you most of what I’ve been sewing because they are gifts for my partner in the…
This week we continue the cuteness of the past three weeks with this adorable Kitten balancing a set of block that spell out baby. This pattern is available for downloaded as a pdf here.
Here’s the third of the three patterns from Workbasket Pattern Sheet 85 to embroider for a little boy in your life especially if that little boy loves to help with the gardening like my now all grown up boy used to do. The pattern for the Rabbit Gardening is available as a pdf download here.
Our son has been experiencing some difficulty with stomach discomfort when he eats bread and other baked goods and we think he might have a gluten intolerance. He’s waiting to be referred to have tests done but in the meantime I’ve been experimenting with some gluten free recipes and he has found that he doesn’t have the same stomach problems…
Today I’m sharing the second of three patterns from Workbasket Pattern Sheet 85 that would be perfect to embroider for the little boys in your life. You can download a pdf of the pattern for the Puppy with Toy Duck here.
Actually, my tip of the day is to Not chop your chives but to use a pair of kitchen scissors to snip them. It is so much faster and easier just to hold a few chive leaves over whatever it is you want to use them in/on and snip away. And it saves having to get out a knife and…
Embroidery patterns geared towards little boys are hard to come by so it was super fun to find three such patterns on Workbasket Pattern Sheet 85. Wouldn’t today’s Bear in Pajamas and Nightcap be cute embroidered on a pajama bag for your favourite little man. Or perhaps make a bear softie to snuggle with under the covers. It would be…
Here’s another page with a variety of small embroidery patterns. These ones came from Workbasket Pattern Sheet 85. This page is available as a pdf to download here.
These swans are just so pretty. The one on the left I’ve been picturing as being perfect to make a truly unique bookmark. The one on the right would look lovely as the front for a zippered pouch. You can download a pdf of the pattern here.