Happy Monday and welcome to another Vintage Embroidery Monday and Stitchery Link Party! I want to start off today by sending out a big thank you to all those you left comments to enter my 9th Anniversary Giveaway. I have loved reading each and every one of them. I have been so touched! If you don’t know what I’m talking…
Happy First Day of Spring! (if you’re in the Northern Hemispere) Happy First Day of Fall! (if you’re in the Southern Hemispere) I do love the changing of the seasons. For me especially this year, spring is bringing with it a new sense of hope as the drabness of winter changes with the greening of trees and the soon to…
Happy Monday! Before we get to today’s vintage Workbasket embroidery pattern, make sure to scroll down to find out how to enter the giveaway I’m hosting to celebrate reaching the 100th Stitchery Link Party last week. The giveaway runs until April 3rd, so you’ll have lots of chances to enter. Last week, I shared with you a pretty vintage tea…
March is celebration month here on Super Mom – No Cape! Not only have we reached the 100th Stitchery Link Party today but Super Mom – No Cape turns 9 in just a few more days. So much has changed in those 9 years! The past year alone has seen a complete site redesign and growth that a year and…
Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Last week was a glorious week weather-wise, making it feel like spring. Friday, I was even able to go for my walk without wearing a jacket. We’re back to cooler temperatures now but it won’t be long before things will be green again and the plants will be poking their heads…
January’s pieced and applique blocks for the In Our Garden BOM bring this year long block of the month quilt block collaboration to a close. My last two blocks are done and I’m so pleased with how they turned out. Amy designed January’s blocks in addition to the first two blocks back in February of 2016. Her “Garden Cabin” was…
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had a chance to work on the final four blocks for the In Our Garden BOM 2016. Jan from Sew and Sow Farm designed December’s blocks. Block 21 was her beautiful pieced block that I have made in blue and white fabrics: I absolutely love how this block turned out. It’s such a…
With so many people in Canada and the US either digging out from a snowstorm, in the middle of one or preparing for one to arrive, I thought I’d share something to remind everyone to hang in there, spring is only a few weeks away! This adorable little donkey is bringing you a basket of spring flowers to brighten your…
For today’s vintage Workbasket pattern, Dave and I searched through our files to find more hearts for you to stitch up for Valentine’s Day or any upcoming weddings and anniversaries you may be celebrating. Some of these may have been featured here in the past as pattern sheets with a mix of other small motifs but Dave transferred five of…
Do you find you need to take breaks from working on a larger project to do some small projects just so you can have the satisfaction of having a finish? I know that I sure do. I’m not necessarily tired of the larger project, I just need to switch to something different for an hour or two. One of the…
