There’s been a new addition to my Under the Sea crazy quilt block since I last shared a photo of it. When I was trying to draw the sea star on the sea bottom I couldn’t get it looking the way I wanted, so our middle daughter drew it for me so that the arms look like it’s crawling over…
Sometimes on the way back from the farm where we buy our eggs, we’ll stop and pick some wildflowers that are growing in the ditch beside the road. In keeping with their rustic origins, when I get them home, I like to arrange them in mason jar vases. Today’s Vintage Workbasket embroidery pattern would look lovely done up as white…
I didn’t have a lot of time to sew this week because we spent more time over at the garden than we’d originally planned. (I hope to have a garden update ready to post over the weekend.) But I did get some sewing in last night and can happily check another item off my 2015 Finish Along Q2 Goals list.…
This morning, I finished hand quilting around the last of the Forest Friends. I really like how quilting with #8 perle cotton makes whatever you’re quilting around stand out. The owl took the longest and was the most challenging as it’s in the center of the quilt. Here’s the squirrel: And here’s the raccoon: Both the raccoon and squirrel have…
I’ve been noticing a bit of a baby boom across some of the blogs I’ve been following. There are lots of new parents and grandparents out there, so this week I thought I’d share this sweet cross stitch from vintage Workbasket pattern page #70. This pattern could quite easily be completed by someone who has never embroidered before because as…
When I looked at the calendar this morning and realized there were only 18 days left in June, I decided that if I wanted to get some things checked off my 2015 Finish Along Q2 Goals List, I’d better get a move on it. I chose one of the embroidered pieces that was in need of turning into something and…
My Forest Friends quilt has been hand basted and is ready to quilt. I’ll start by hand quilting around the squirrel, owl and raccoon in the same way that I did around the plum pudding and calendar on my Christmas Mouse Wall Hanging before I move on to doing the machine quilting. I’m also working on two embroidery projects. A…
This week’s vintage embroidery pattern for rosemary and thyme is the last of the series of herbs I’ve been sharing and they are so appropriate for my week just past. Last Monday, during a trip to the library, I picked up the first season of a cozy mystery TV series on DVD called Rosemary & Thyme. I’ve really been enjoying…
It’s going to be busy on the blog this week. I’ve got another small giveaway to announce that will be open to anyone, anywhere to win… as well as my June goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes. And in addition to that, I’ve got a unique tutorial to share. I’m also hoping to have at least one finish to…
Dave and I have been so busy this week getting the rest of the garden planted, as well as working on other yard projects, that I haven’t had much time for crafting. But I did manage to finish two embroidered bookmarks (and another couple of small projects that I’m waiting until next week to share.) My Mom’s birthday is coming…