NeedleNecessities

It is late for me and I decided to place one last blog entry for July. Can you believe this month is already over? I spent the afternoon wi...

On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me...................... I am starting a new SAL this week with my stitching list. We ar...

...is the next of the LHN thread packs 'Plums'. This was appropriate as we again went berry picking on Saturday and were given a sma...

I wanted to reflect for a moment on fathers. Today I spoke to my friend Sonja, who's father just passed away last week and I am glad to ...

Today has been a busy day. I am trying to work through my ironing, declutter some drawers, and sew more notebook covers. I finished two mor...

I showed this stitching on my 'Celebrate' blog and today can reveal the finish. The fruit thread packs from Little House Needlework...

For those who regularly read my blog, you may recall I showed you the soft trees I used for my quilt group's 'Christmas in July'...

I want to make a few decorative pillows to use on the bed with our new quilt. As I mentioned yesterday, Geranium House is the first of thes...

I was able to finish two projects this weekend as we stayed away for 4 days up at our cottage. Here is the first project which I showed prog...

Once again, I am using up my half yard fabrics from my stash. These are the same fabrics that were used to cover the front of my storage dra...

We spent an extra day up at the cottage this past weekend. We were out looking around a couple of villages on Friday with our friends and t...

I pride myself on staying organized in my home. For example, my herbs and spices are all in alphabetical order. I always use my organization...

I finished part 5 of my Marquoir Marie~Rose. This part was stitched up rather quickly over the weekend. We are over the half way mark now on...

This is the project that got the most attention this past week. I started LHN's 'Geranium House'. A few of the colors were chang...

Last night, I received a wonderful gift from one of the ladies in the quilt group and her husband. They brought me a vintage needlework the...

It is Christmas at my home. Christmas in July, that is! Tomorrow evening is the quilt group's annual Christmas in July celebration. Eac...

Over the weekend, we had a number of projects to finish up at our weekend cottage. Between the work we did in the garden and changing the he...

Yesterday there were a number of questions about the picture with lace behind our bed. Here is a photo of the framed collage. Click the phot...

I finally put the last stitches in this king~size quilt this morning. It had been too hot to sit with the quilt on my lap lately and I had t...

Each month on the 25th, I will tell you about things I am working on for Christmas. This month it is a stocking from Margaret & Margaret...