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Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroidery Monday and Stitchery Link Party #115

Happy Monday! Have you ever seen the Topsy-Turvy dolls? The ones where you think it’s one doll but then you flip the doll upside down, smooth down her skirt and you have another doll? Sometimes one doll has her eyes open and when you flip her over, the other doll’s eyes are closed. Or one doll is Red Riding Hood…

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Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroidery Monday and Stitchery Link Party #114

Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. In my post about the Doctor Who TARDIS quilt finish, I mentioned how hard it can be to make gifts for the men in our lives. It seems to be equally difficult to find suitable patterns to embroidery for them. However, in searching through my collection, I found this…

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Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroidery Monday and Stitchery Link Party #113

Happy first Monday of June! The last time I shared a vintage Workbasket alphabet embroidery pattern with you was this Curvy Alphabet. It’s time that I shared another one. I decided on the name Mid Century Modern for this alphabet because it has the same boxy style that you’ll see in a lot of the furniture designs of that period. The…

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Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroidery Monday & Stitchery Link Party #101

Happy Monday! Before we get to today’s vintage Workbasket embroidery pattern, make sure to scroll down to find out how to enter the giveaway I’m hosting to celebrate reaching the 100th Stitchery Link Party last week. The giveaway runs until April 3rd, so you’ll have lots of chances to enter. Last week, I shared with you a pretty vintage tea…

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Embroidery, Stitchery Link Party

Vintage Embroidery Monday & Stitchery Link Party #7

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,…

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