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  • Twelve Days Stitch-a-Long Progress!

    So last we left it, I had found eight Christmas star blocks in my UFO pile… and I decided on a whim I would stitch my Twelve Days of Christmas designs in the middle of them, thus completing TWO projects… Continue reading

  • A Winter Stitch-a-Long…

    So, of course, my previously mentioned rotator cuff repair pretty much totaled the fall sewing season! And I am still lamenting the fact that there’s no Santa’s Helper Club this year. Especially since those Santa’s Helper’s office samples made for… Continue reading

  • Where've Ya Been?

    It’s been quite a while since my last post,  but I have a good excuse…. This happened! That makes it sound like I had an accident, but that’s not the case… apparently, my rotator cuff has been wearing away over time… Continue reading

  • What's in YOUR Threadbox?

    Here’s a little peek at the secret life of our thread… and a little discussion of our own color mantra. We’d love you to join in with your observations down below! Just a little look at our green drawer will… Continue reading

  • The End of the Road… Road Trip 2016

    Our 2016 Road Trip is over, and the summer with it! So here’s one last look at the ride.We’ll show you how we added our borders, and also how our Quilts of Valor are coming along. And if you make… Continue reading

  • Local Quilt Show Faves!

    Last time I showed off some ribbons I won from a local quilt show—the Bayberry Quilters of Cape Cod put on this show earlier this month with the theme “Cabins on the Beach.” Now I have attended many, many national… Continue reading

  • "The Making of Easter Sunrise"

    If you can have Christmas in July, you can certainly have Easter in August! This is the story of how I finished my sample of the Spring Cottages collection that was for sale last spring. Although machine embroidery is the… Continue reading

  • QOV

        After last year’s Road Trip we were exhausted!  We thought the finished embroidery would make a fantastic center to a red, white, and blue quilt and photoshopped this plan with some really vague instructions for our customers, not… Continue reading

  • My Very First Quilt

    I grew up in a sewing home. My mom frequently made my sister and I clothes, more for enjoyment than out of economic necessity. Kenmore sewing machine, scissors, and thread surrounded me and there were frequent trips to Joann Fabric.… Continue reading

  • A Ribbon for Reindeer!

    A couple of months ago, I blogged about fully finishing my reindeer candle ring, and that I did…—with crystals and beads and pompoms and sleigh bells. When January rolled around, it was either enter it as a miniature in a… Continue reading