A New Start, and a Contest

I decided that the perfect pick-me-up for the gloomy, rainy day that we’re having today, is to start a pretty spring design. With the colors and fabric picked, I’m all set to start stitching 2 designs from the Spring Bulbs issue of Linen Scenes. It’s all DMC floss, and I’ll be stitching on 28 ct [...]

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In the Mail

As promised a while back, I am posting a picture of some fabric I’d purchased in February. These are all from Sugar Maple Fabrics. Although the picture doesn’t show it well, the fabric in the middle is a shimmering fabric. I seem to have gotten to collecting SMF, but I have yet to actually stitch [...]

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A Great Mail Day!

This arrived in the mail the other day – some 28 ct Jobelan, and a much needed new pair of scissors! I’ve been using the same scissors since I first started stitching – over 20 years ago! – and my mom had used them before that. So it was definitely time to get a new [...]

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Some Stash

My apologies for not posting in over a month! I’m really not meeting my blogging goal for this year First I got sick, and then Photoshop was giving me problems. I hope I still have some readers stopping by!
It’s been about a month since I purchased the above fabric for some finishing. As [...]

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Lovely Arrival

I was delighted to find these lovely fabrics in my mailbox the other day. The 28 ct handpainted fabrics are Sugar Maple evenweaves. The shades are: 1) Howling at the Moon; 2) Angel Kisses, shimmering; 3) Angel Kisses; 4) Pumpkin Patch; and 5) In the Clouds. Now to find something to stitch…

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