I know everyone says this but I really can not believe it is the first of December. I know that most people say this as it is a common lament, but for me the year has gone far too quickly and now that most people are well into the swing …
After featuring Fargo roses on some of my crazy quilt blocks, a reader, asked me to write instructions on how to do a Fargo Rose. So here they are! As I set about the task I realised I did not know why or who this silk ribbon motif was named after. …
Over on Stitchin fingers a discussion has developed about how people store their threads. Often I get asked as to how I store my crazy quilting supplies so today I thought I would show you what I do and explain why I do it. I store everything by colour as …
There is always a sense of great achievement when I have another work in progress report to write. I have finished another two the Diamond quilt blocks. Last week in the comments I was asked for a tutorial on how I do the silk ribbon roses. I had hoped to …
Kent State University Museum has a website that highlights their extensive textile collection. The collection is divided and presented in four parts, chronologically, geographic region, exhibition and type of embroidery. Most of the collection consists of clothing so anyone interested in costume or the history of garments will find this …
One process that often stumps new hands to embroidery is how to mark the pattern on the fabric before you stitch. Today I have a small tutorial on two of the many ways you can do it. Method 1 I use a product called Transdoodle but you can also use dress …
With December fast approaching and there are tutorials, patterns and freebie downloads all over the net. Over on A Print a Day there are some free Stickers and Tags to download and print off. My to do lists are not very fancy, in fact they are usually on a scrap …
