This beautiful Merry Christmas Candles Embroidery Pattern would look lovely stitched on linens and other items to add to your holiday decor or to give as gifts. In fact, I did just that. You will find it featured in the center block for my Quilted Christmas Wreath Pillow Cover Tutorial. I had originally embroidered it onto the center of the…
Back at the beginning of September, Madame Samm over at Sew We Stitch announced an Ornament Exchange that I signed up to take part in. When partners were assigned, Sammie from Bears at Home and I were paired up. Sammie and I exchanged a few e-mails back and forth and I stopped by her blog to read a bit more…
I had promised the tutorial for the fabric tissue box cover the first week of December but we’ve had lots of cloudy days that aren’t the greatest for taking photos. Today there’s been sunshine mixed with cloud so I’ve been playing tag with the sun to get the step-by-step tutorial for non-directional fabric photographed.If the sun continues to cooperate, I’ll…
From the time she hatched back in March 2013, Lexie the Hexie Turtle, her BFF Lanie and Rexie have been going on adventures with Dave and I. Some of those I’ve shared here on the blog. You may remember The Hexie Turtles’ Snow Adventure. And of course last week they helped me bake cookies. There are more fun posts to…
We’re one week into December and Christmas is getting closer and closer. But you still have time to stitch today’s Vintage Workbasket pattern. Vintage Workbasket Embroidery Pattern – Noel Blocks downloadable pattern. ************************ Welcome to Stitchery Link Party #35 For those who are newly subscribed or are visiting for the first time, every Monday I host a link party in which…
Dave and our son were off at work yesterday but I wasn’t alone in the kitchen. Wednesday evening when Lexie, Lanie and Rexie heard that I would be baking cookies, they begged to be taken down off the shelf in my sewing room/office where they live and be allowed to come help. Well, of course, that meant they had to…
Ohhhhh… I had such fun yesterday meeting my Santa Sack Swap partner Debbie! We met at Cora’s for a late brunch and didn’t leave until after 1 pm. We just found so much to talk about. Debbie is such a sweet person. I even got to meet her lovely daughter, V who had come along to keep her mother company…
I’m off on a fun adventure this morning. Since my Santa Sack Swap partner and I live within driving distance of each other, she is coming here and we’re meeting for lunch to exchange the gifts we’ve made for each other. Now how fun is that!! Today is also Day 2 of the Virtual Christmas Cook Exchange Blog Hop. I…
Today is the first day of the Virtual Cookie Exchange Blog Hop and you’re in for 4 days of yummy, tempting cookies! I hope that you’ll hop over and check out each of the blogs sharing their recipes today: December 1 Kris at Kris Loves Fabric Selina at Selina Quilts Karen at KaHolly Deonn at 3rd Degree Bakery My day…
Only 24 more days before Santa comes. And as you can see, he’s making a list and checking it twice. Don’t you just love the little mouse! Now I wonder, has he been naughty or nice? Vintage Workbasket Embroidery Pattern – Santa Checking His List downloadable pattern. ********************** Welcome to Stitchery Link Party #34 For those who are newly subscribed…
