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2024 Digital Teddy Bear Watercolor Calendar with Corresponding Embroidery Patterns

Happy New Year to one and all!  We wish you a year full of aloha and prosperity! As 2024 rolls in, Sue has created a wonderful watercolor calendar for you all, full of nostalgia and whimsy as teddy bears frolic throughout the year. This year, Sue has created corresponding embroidery patterns to go with each month’s illustration.  Digital downloads of…

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Vintage Embroidery Monday & Stitchery Link Party #124

Happy Monday! With fruit canning season in full swing here in southwestern Ontario, I thought this week would be a good time to share this vintage Workbasket embroidery pattern for a variety of summer fruits. Cherry season has passed and they’re kind of pricey to buy enough to can anyway but I’m planning to get a case each of pears…

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Vintage Embroidery Monday & Stitchery Link Party #98

Since today is Family Day here in Ontario (as well as in Alberta and Saskatchewan,) I decided to get a little creative with this week’s vintage embroidery pattern. In my best handwriting, I wrote out the words Family and ‘Ohana (Hawaiian for Family) and then I used the flowers from this vintage Workbasket alphabet to create two pretty motifs to celebrate this day dedicated…

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September In Our Garden – Blocks 15 and 16

I’m so excited to share my version of September’s blocks for the In Our Garden BOM. This month’s designer was Pat Broe from Life in the Scrapatch. Isn’t that the perfect title for a blog about quilting! This month’s applique block is all about North America’s favorite fall fruit… the pumpkin. You may have seen an in progress shot @supermomnocape…

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