Since our move back to Canada in November I’ve been in the process of taking stock of my unfinished projects and getting an idea of just how much fabric in my stash that needs using up but I thought I’d share a couple of my recent sewing finishes. When our middle daughter was here over the Christmas holidays, she had…
To start the year off on Vintage Embroidery Monday, for the next seven weeks I’ll be sharing a Days of the Week set of embroidery patterns for what the Workbasket pattern calls a Colonial Kitchen Set. But you’ll see that the patterns are all for common household items that would have been found around almost every house before the advent…
For part of my growing up years, my family lived in the back and upstairs of an old style country store that my mother managed. At the end of every year there would be stocktaking that I would have to help with… counting canned goods, weighing nails and bolts, etc. Everything had to be counted. As I look forward into…
As I mentioned in Wednesday’s post, Christmas gifts this year were mostly small handmade gifts. The first gift I made for our son was this pair of men’s two-toned crocheted slippers. I am really pleased with the way they turned out. They were super quick to make in the super bulky weight yarn. I crocheted the double soles and tops…