Today’s finish has been a long time coming and is all the more satisfying because of that. I started this quilt back in April of 2009 as part of a quilt-a-long hosted by Amanda Jean over at crazy mom quilts. The idea was to sew one nine-patch block per day. By July, I’d completed the 70 nine patches needed for…
This week I have a Christmas ornament design in three different sizes for you to stitch. The pattern for the vintage ornaments is available as a pdf to download here.
On the first Friday of every month, Cheryll over at Gone Stitchin‘ hosts Friday Night with Friends where people from around the world sign up for an evening of crafting. And then over the weekend everyone posts about what they worked on. It’s been ages since I’ve joined one of these Friday night virtual get togethers but as I’m wanting…
Are you looking for a creative way to wrap a small treasure for gifting this year? Christmas Pips made from my Thimble Pip Tutorial are the perfect solution! They will hold a pair of earrings, a brooch or even a ring! For small children, add candy and coins to them. Then hang them on the tree. The gift will be hidden in…
This post has proven to be more challenging to write than I’d anticipated. I mentioned back a while ago that Dave and I were off on a new adventure. It was an adventure that was not entirely of our own choosing. Last spring when Dave was offered and accepted the long term contract with another US company, we thought that…
On Workbasket pattern page #92, there were four small Christmas patterns. I thought my readers might like to have them in different sizes so Dave enlarged them. Each pattern I share for the month of December leading up to Christmas will include three sizes of the same design. Today I’m sharing the candy canes with bows. The pattern for the…
I’d like to wish all those in the US who are celebrating today (or sometime over the next few days) a very Happy Thanksgiving! May you be surrounded by the love of family and friends.
Christmas Eve is only a month away so for today and the next four Mondays I’ll be posting some Christmas patterns that can be stitched up quickly to use for gifts or decorations around the house. First up are these adorable little Angels. The pattern for the angels is available as a pdf to download here.
Like the fern that I posted last week, ivies are another apartment friendly plant that can tolerate low lighting. In today’s pattern they are potted in a bowl. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
I’ve been asked several times in e-mails and by friends and family how I’ve managed to do all the sewing and crafting that I do when I’m traveling from contract to contract with Dave. Today I thought I’d share the items we make sure to fit in the car. Inside the dark blue bag pictured above is a portable Singer…