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I got some new stash this week. I got the Drawn Thread "Spots of" seasons which were a birthday gift from my dear online friend J...

Here is the 2nd of the things I am doing for my "procrastination" challenge. I started this bunny garland last year just before Ea...

For March and April, we are doing a procrastination challenge on my stitching list. It does not even mean finishing a project, but getting o...

This weekend I started a few new projects and these are the finishes. My April pinkeep is one with a fun theme ~ the kids rhyme 'Rain, ...

These photos were taken back in 2005 and I have added a couple of items to my collection since then. We have been talking about loving to c...

I am loving working with wool felt more and more. I decided yesterday evening that I wanted to try to make a pincushion I had seen on a blog...

This book, "The French~Inspired Home", is so beautiful. I bought it a couple of months back when it first was published and did n...

My friend Margaret now has her own blog at http://asamplerofstitches.blogspot.com/ . She just shared a photo of her beautiful version of C...

A very happy birthday to you Mom! This day is a blessing as it gave me not only my mother but a good friend too! I love you and wish you a d...

There is lots of talk of hornbooks once again in the stitching world. I thought it would be fun to share mine with you. I stitched this up a...

'O what great need there is indeed To make good use of time That thou mayst find true peace of mind Now in thy youthful prime.' ~~ s...

This week I went shopping for a day with a friend and finally found a low enough basket to use for my pinkeeps. They look really cute in it ...

Here is the second part of my quilt group's theme project. They have 4 small paperpieced quilt blocks they made back in February. The f...

Well, I am thrilled to say I just finished my Chocolate Shoppe pinkeep. It is chilly here tonight and I have been sitting by the fire watchi...

I have been doing so much hand quilting lately that I am not quite finished with part 3 of our Chocolate Shoppe SAL. I should have it comple...

"Happy the maid whose artless mind In works of innocence can find Amusement and delight The landscape on this canvass lay By which the ...

Here is the results of the finished pinkeep I stitched up over the weekend. I used a piece of green Debbie Mumm fabric on the back with leav...

Each January, I change the theme for my monthly quilt group. For 2007, our theme is sewing and quilting history and facts. Our project this...

As you probably remember, I am attempting to make a pinkeep for each month/holiday this year. This weekend, I stitched up this cute free des...

Consider well some by past days On former Times reflect And see if thou in all thy ways Are truly Circumspect ~~ from a 1760 sampler ~~ The ...