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Monthly Archives: October 2015

Embroidery, Quilting, Sewing

WIP Wednesday – October ALYofF & 2015 Finish Along Q4 Goals

The months have sped by and here we are having entered the final quarter of 2015.  I had hoped by now to have cleared my list of UFOs/WIPs.  Instead I find myself rolling over several of the projects from Quarter 3 of the 2015 Finish Along. To recap, these are the projects I finished from that list: Seeds of Friendship…

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Budget Savers, Christmas on a Budget, Uncategorized

Holiday Meals on a Budget

Every year around this time, for many people, the stress starts building about how to create the perfect holidays.  The ads are everywhere… newspapers, radio, TV and in the last several years on the Internet. If you’re on Pinterest your home feed is starting to fill up with photos of the perfect Christmas tree, the perfect holiday table setting, the…

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Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroidery Monday & Stitchery Link Party #26

We’ve had a gloomy, rainy weekend here with winds cold enough to have me wearing a hat, gloves and fleecy for my morning walks.  I’m in need of a bit of fun, cuteness and this week’s vintage Workbasket embroidery pattern for a pair of kitten potholders does the trick. After stitching the kittens, cut them out leaving 1/2″ seam allowance.  …

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