I love my morning walks. Not only are they good for my physical, emotional and mental health… they provide me with the most fun and interesting finds. Remember the two chairs I found on the curb that had been put out for garbage pick up that Dave turned into one good chair. Well yesterday, I found something that still has…
Several small accomplishments can sometimes feel as good a single big one. And that’s the way I’m feeling about the finishes I’m sharing today. As I mentioned in Wednesday’s post, I’d had an orphaned arrow block sitting on the end of my sewing machine cabinet since I made my Love Struck Purse. It is now a pincushion with a small…
My left arm is still giving me a tough time. I can lift it a bit more than I could a week and a half ago and I’m off the pain medication they gave me but it looks like it may be a while before I’ll be back to 100%. I’ve had to set aside all of my larger projects…
The first day of fall is this Wednesday, September 23rd. Despite a forecast for temperatures in the mid 20s C (mid 70s F), there are definitely signs that fall has arrived. The leaves are starting to turn and in some cases to fall. The hummingbirds that had been coming to our feeder have disappeared. And waterfowl are starting to form…
When I discovered the vintage Workbasket patterns for the Cornucopia (page 65) and the veggies having a party (page 2-949), I knew that I wanted to embroider them all to make a fun Thanksgiving apron. And what would be more appropriate than this vintage pattern that I found under the seat of the sewing stool that came with the Art…
As I mentioned last week when I shared the final pattern in the dancing, singing, instrument playing and proposing veggie pattern set, there was one more pattern to add to the item that I embroidered them on. Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to find several more vintage Workbasket patterns to share here on the blog. On pattern page…
Today I only have some small finishes to share with you. I had hoped to have completed my writing tote yesterday but it’s still a work in progress. I did however finish this pretty Prairie Point Star Ornament. I had some fun in the photo editor adding frost and ice to the photo. If you look closely you can see…
I’ve got three projects that I’m working on today. The front, back, sides and bottom of my writing tote are cut out, sewn together and ready to add interfacing. Then I’ll be deciding what pockets I want to add to the lining and get the lining together. I’m also in the process of writing a tutorial to make one of…
Ida over at My Sister Made Me Do It is hosting a fun link party called the Perfectly Pleasing Pincushion Parade. I have three pincushions that I use the most. Starting on the right is the ladybug pincushion that was a gift from my swap partner Terry in the 2014 Santa Sack Swap. Next to it in the middle is…
We’ve come to the last in the series of vintage Workbasket patterns featuring dancing, singing and instrument playing veggies. While the band was playing and others were dancing… this charming banana pepper got down on his knee and proposed to the lovely lady cauliflower. I made one small addition to the original pattern. The cauliflower is holding a single bullion…
