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…
Yesterday I drew the numbers for the Spring Bloom Thimble Pip Giveaway. For anyone new, here’s what I was giving away with the first one drawn to be given their color choice. The first comment selected was: Congratulations Ellee! #31 was Ellee’s second entry (she follows by e-mail) but in her comment just before that she mentioned that…
With the 14th fast approaching, I decided to spend some evening TV watching time making a couple of Valentine’s Pips. They turned out so cute that yesterday with the sun shining in and providing great lighting, I held a little photo shoot and experimented with different ways to show them off. I’ve been looking for an excuse to add that…
This year Christmas gifts were small, mostly handmade due to the expense of our move and with the exception of this first gift that I’m going to show you, they were made from fabric I had on hand. I usually start by sharing the gifts I make for our oldest daughter but her package won’t arrive in Shanghai for a…
As I mentioned in my post yesterday each participant in the Santa Sack Swap, hosted by Cheryll over at Gone Stitch’, was allowed to choose whether their swap partner made them a sack, a stocking or a tote. In our e-mails back and forth, my swap partner Terry mentioned that she would like a tote this year. And since she…