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"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
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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
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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
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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
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Lancaster Finalist!
It’s wonderful to start the new year with good news! Yesterday I received word that my Wedding Star quilt, “From This Day Forward,” was accepted into the AQS show in Lancaster this year. For those of you who don’t… Continue reading
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Reindeer Pizza
After the Christmas frenzy, it’s nice to take a break from the business (machine embroidery) to spend some time on my favorite hobby (machine embroidery). Although we put our utmost into everything that comes out of this studio, I personally… Continue reading
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A Quilter's Gathering, 2015
“A Quilter’s Gathering” Manchester, NH, 2015 My friend Tere D’Amato and I drove up to pick up her quilt on Sunday (which won a blue ribbon!) to check out the show and see the vendors. A smaller show in general, and… Continue reading
One Stitch at a Time 
Congratulation for getting your quilt in a big show. You really need to go see it in person : )…