As this is the 25th Stitchery Link Party, I’ve decided to celebrate with a giveaway. (Scroll down for the details and rules for how to enter.) First though, it’s time to share this week’s vintage Workbasket embroidery pattern. We are transitioning into fall here in the Northern hemisphere but depending on the colors used to stitch the trees, this pattern…
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…
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…
As I mentioned last week, I think I’ve saved the cutest in this sweet series of vintage Workbasket patterns for the last two weeks. Previously I’ve shared the couple dancing, various band members here, here and here, the lead singer and the back-up singer. Now today, I have this super sweet dancing tomato to share with you. She doesn’t have…
Hand stitching is what’s happening here today. First a little peek of the vintage Workbasket embroidery that I’m going to be sharing this coming Monday. After my early morning walk each day this week, I’ve been sitting out on the back deck and stitching until the day gets too hot. This afternoon, I’ll be in my sewing room hand…
These band members just get cuter and cuter! Next week, I’ll be introducing you to the lead singer. (So far, I am managing to resist the temptation to give these characters names, but that’s not to say that there haven’t been a few silly story lines that have started running through this writer’s head… lol.) The pattern for this…
This week’s vintage Workbasket pattern is another in the series I began sharing two weeks ago. The first were these cute dancing veggies. Then last week was the winter squash playing a salt shaker. Today I’m sharing another member of the band. The veggies must be rocking it out because this sweet pepper is really drumming up a storm! Vintage…
Just a quick update… we had a wonderful family weekend with everyone here. Our two daughters and I even got in some mother/daughters time visiting local fabric stores on Saturday. The rest of the time was a blur of making as many of our favorite family meals as we could fit into the time they were here. Now it time…
Middle daughter and I popped in to our favorite local quilt shop on Saturday just before closing and we couldn’t believe how busy it was. While chatting with the owner we discovered that they’d been run off their feet for the last two weeks with quilters from all over stopping in to pick up their pattern in the Row by…
It’s no secret to those who read my blog that I love ladybugs. I enjoy seeing them in my yard and gardens because I know these beneficial insects are hard at work eating aphids and other not so beneficial insects. In fact, I’ve declared it a sin to kill a ladybug! 😉 When Dave was tracing out this week’s pattern,…