Mother’s Day this year is May 11th in Canada and the US.  This week and next week, I’ll be sharing the pattern for a floral pillow slip edging that would make a lovely Mother’s Day gift. These would also make beautiful bridal shower or birthday gifts. Today, I’ll share the left half and I’ll post the right half next week.…
Easter is next Sunday but you’ll still have time to stitch this cute little bunny. You could even arrange the daisies so that it looks like he’s dancing though the spring flowers. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
I finished my book!! Oh it feels so good to say that. It finishes just shy of 74,000 words and 384 manuscript pages. I still have months of editing and revision ahead of me, but they recommend that you take a break before starting that, so that’s what I’m going to do. The next couple of weeks are going to…
With Easter slightly less than two weeks away, here are two adorable bibs on one pattern to embroider for the babies in your family. On the smaller bib, “baby” in French knots and lazy daisies should be traced onto the center of the bib after you’ve traced the outline of the bib onto your fabric. For the larger bib, the…
Have you been on a beach holiday and spent some time collection shells? Or maybe you’re lucky enough to live close to the ocean and go every chance you get! (This was me when we lived in Maui and Florida.) If so, get ready to make some sea shell angels! What you’ll need to make a Sea Shell Angel:…
Even though the calendar says it’s spring now, for many of you it may still seem like is never going to arrive. I always like to keep a few African Violets as house plants to brighten up even the dreariest of winter or late spring days. Or you can spend this time waiting for spring to stitch these violets in…
Pansies are one of my favorite annuals to plant because the little faces in each bloom never fail to make me smile.  Stitch them as you’d find them at a garden center ready to take home and be planted out into your garden. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
I’ve wanted to make one of these “Sweet and Spotty Needle Wallets” by Natalie Lymer since I first saw it on her blog Cinderberry Stitches. I printed out the pattern at that time and put it in the binder where I store my embroidery patterns. Last April, I got it and several other patterns traced onto fabric so that I…
These nasturtiums are sure to bring a bit of spring with them when you embroidery them as they are pictured here planted in an old house slipper. I remember my maternal grandmother wearing house slippers similar to this one. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
Are your kids on school break? Or is one coming up soon? When ours kids were little and school breaks rolled around I can remember desperately trying to come up with ideas to keep them occupied with fun activities. Perhaps you’ve been lucky enough to escape to a beach destination? If so… one fun activity that will keep them busy…