I’ve been asked several times in e-mails and by friends and family how I’ve managed to do all the sewing and crafting that I do when I’m traveling from contract to contract with Dave. Today I thought I’d share the items we make sure to fit in the car. Inside the dark blue bag pictured above is a portable Singer…
I love houseplants and used to have several in various spots throughout every house we’ve lived in. When we moved into our apartment in Nebraska, the very first thing that was moved in was a new house plant. I haven’t yet bought a fern but I’m sure one will make it’s way home in the future as they are excellent…
Last week, I posted the pattern for His and Hers. This week’s offering for Vintage Embroidery Monday is the pattern for “Ours”. For this pattern, you will need to print off both Part 1 and 2 and then tape them together, matching the sections that are the same before tracing the pattern onto your fabric of choice. The pdf for…
Welcome! Whether you’ve arrived from Pinterest, CraftGossip, Total Tutorials or another of the wonderful sites that have linked to my Thimble Pip Tutorial… I’m so glad you’re here! How many times have you been working on a hand sewing project where you need to use your thimble only to search and search and not find it anywhere? How many times…
Do you have an upcoming bridal shower or wedding to attend? Or perhaps you didn’t have time to make something before the big day and are thinking ahead to Christmas for the newly wed couple in need of a gift recognizing their joyful status. Today’s and next week’s vintage Workbasket embroidery patterns could be just the thing to stitch on…
There’s still lots of time to embroider this vintage Witch and Cat to make onto a treat bag or something else for Halloween on October 31st. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
The sixth and final pattern for the baby or child’s quilt is this sweet baby zebra with sunflower. To make the quilt, square up the blocks and then alternate plain blocks with the embroidered blocks. For the baby quilt using 9 1/2″ squares, arrange the blocks 4 rows of 3 blocks across. For the larger child’s quilt using 12 1/2″…
This mischievous little monkey picking a poppy is the second last of six patterns for the baby or child’s quilt. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
Couldn’t you just hug the little lion staring up at the periwinkle in this fourth pattern for the baby or child’s quilt! This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
Today’s pattern for the baby or child’s quilt is this cute little elephant with painted daisy. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.