Here we are– Christmas is just a week away! Things are very hectic here, and always, always a bit behind– but  just to emphasize the severity of the situation this year, even my advent calendar is behind! I’m hoping to… Continue reading

 It’s crunch time! With Christmas a little under two weeks away, this elf could use a little help! Here ten ideas for your consideration to help get those machine embroidered gifts done. I’m interspersing them with a little trip through… Continue reading

      It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for! Please read the following important instructions to join our FREE Winter Twist stitch-a-long!    Winter Twist is the last of our seasonal wall hanging series– Spring, Summer, and Autumn… Continue reading

      The Ribbon Runs Through It quilt is edging closer and closer to a finish! I remember how disgusted I was with myself when I finally succumbed to signing up. So many pieces made of fabric I didn’t… Continue reading

      Here we are at the most wonderful time of the year! I hope you had a fun and filling Thanksgiving– ours was the perfect mix of kids, dogs, food, and the great outdoors for four straight days!… Continue reading

      It appears the Alexa of weather heard me say we haven’t had snow yet. Then this happened!      These are my first views of winter at Sugar Meadow, so I bundled up with the determination of… Continue reading

      Another great week for all things stitch-y at Sugar Meadow! I wish I could understand the comings and goings of SEW-JO and make a pill for it. The world would beat a path to my door.  … Continue reading

      Good morning from the western mountains of Maine, where it was 75 degrees this weekend! With that kind of weather, you’d have to ask why I wasn’t outside, but I was killin’ it in the sewing room, people!… Continue reading

      Yes, I’m a day late to say Happy Halloween– but I spent an uneventful evening doing what I do every night– hacking fabric to bits in the attic. Quilters are a mild mannered people, so no one ever… Continue reading

      There have been enough sunny and hot days here in Western Maine to convince myself we have really moved to the Deep South… that, and the fact that I have gotten back to a little bit of… Continue reading