OK since it is the start of December it’s that time of year when people are avidly browsing for project ideas that can be given as last minute gifts. I have been too. Here is a few sites that house free projects. They have caught my eye because they are …
Chantal Pare has created a number of free stained glass designs which are ideal to adapt for applique or embroidery. The patterns are free to use for personal purposes but not for commercial use. The list is quite large and in it there are some very nice designs on the …
If anyone is going to suffer withdrawal symptoms on Tuesdays there is Fluffly Fatbottom’s Twisted Tuesdays. Suzan and Heather run a Tuesday challenge of Postcard sized works of art. Inching Artists is challenge blog each Tuesday a theme is announced. To join in you simply upload your inchie art to …
It’s the 28th here and soon around the globe the date will tick over. With the holiday season just around the corner many of us are running around with long to do lists, and organising gifts, holiday plans or the worst part for me is cleaning! But you may like …
Settle back for a cuppa as I have a few threads of a story to weave together. Mid Year Eve (my daughter) purchased her first sewing machine and became interested in quilting. She rang me up asking if I had any quilters cottons. I felt a failure as Mum, when …
Now this is one of those strange coincidences that happen on line. First Barbara Blankenship has an article Oya lace in CQMag online. The lace illustrated in this article is the lace I know as Oya. Next Allison featured her collection on her blog, then I received an email from …
There are a number of stitches that are called Thorn Stitch for instance there is another thorn stitch used in Mountmellick embroidery but this is not it. They both just happen to have the same names. This version of Thorn stitch is a quick easy variety. If you look at …
