Remember that Holly & Evergreen embroidery I was working on? I finished the embroidery and put it on the cover of my fiance’s new choirbook! My fiance is a Christmas caroler over the holidays, and has been asking for a new choirbook cover. While a plain one would have sufficed, I wanted to make something …
While I haven’t been posting very much this year, I am still finding time to make things! I have a pair of beautiful embroidery scissors from Maison Sajou, and all these years I’ve been keeping them in the little box they came in. I’ve been wanting to make an equally beautiful scissor sheath to put …
Do you have a favorite way to transfer embroidery designs onto your fabric? I usually print out designs on Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy but the design I chose has lots of satin stitch dots and fighting with the sticky stabilizer didn’t sound like a lot of fun to me. I bought an LED tracing pad a …
When these Nutbrown Hare Trellis Quilts arrived from the quilter, I couldn’t wait to open the box. They are finally done, given to the recipients and I can share them with everyone! My prior progress on these two quilts can be found here and here. I was so thrilled with the job the quilter did …
Have you ever dived into a knitting pattern and then gotten stuck on the project? Or worse, it didn’t turn out the way you wanted it to? It might not have been your fault, just a poorly written knitting pattern! I’m going to show you how to read a knitting pattern so the next time …
Remember my Cederberg Spacewalk progress post? It’s finally finished! I’m so very happy with how the colors turned out, and would love to use this color combination in another project in the future. This shawl turned out to be so very long! It’s much longer than a scarf! I usually like asymmetrical shawls but I …
Next in this series, I’m going to share with you the fabrics I like to use when creating costumes. I’ll also share where I source the materials I use. You’ll always find all these tutorials on the Tutorials Page, and resources I like on the Recommended Resources Page. Fabric Types I really love using matte …
I recently made this Denim & Sashiko Tote as a way to practice sashiko. This tote comes this together quickly – the hardest part was choosing the fabric for patches! The design is Karen Steven’s Side Handle Gusset Tote, and I can highly recommend it! In the instructions she encourages personal expression in the embroidery …
Have you knit legwarmers before? I have been wanting to make a pair ever since I started knitting, but always put it off because all those fingering-weight rounds were intimidating! I finally found the perfect pattern in friendly plush worsted weight yarn in Felicia Lo’s Après sock pattern, from the book Operation Sock Drawer. These …
Do you remember my Baby Blocks post? I finally finished the tops and sent them off to Missouri Star for finishing. I tried their quilting service once for a small baby quilt and was very impressed with it. You can even pay for add-ons such as piecing the back together and machine or hand binding! …