Holiday time means a pretty table and a chance to use my holiday china. I love the holiday china pattern that belonged to my mother. I used to buy her pieces every year for Christmas, helping her to build her set. Once she had all the cousins over to her place for a meal, and …
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Christmas Wreaths
My Christmas wreath from last year was a winter style, suitable for leaving out all winter. But, the ribbon was really sad, so I turned it into a fall wreath for this year. Of course that meant I had to do another one for Christmas. I scored a box full of glass balls and gold …
Catching up to Christmas
I am working on several new projects for this holiday season, but nothing is ready to show yet. I will be working on our quilt-along this afternoon, the next step is tomorrow. My weekend sale online orders from all my favorite retailers are coming in for new projects for the blog, thread and fabric should …
Slow Stitching a Quick Project
Remember this little cross stitch Christmas tree that I showed you during Christmas in July? It is one of several designs in a kit. The problem I have at this point is I don't want to make it the way the pattern says. It calls for the stitched piece to be cut out in a …
Christmas in July Finale and a Few More Ideas
Christmas in July has been a lot of fun, did you have a good time? I had a ball making up new projects, and I hope you downloaded the pdf files for ideas and tutorials where they were available. If you are just now finding this series, go back and see all the posts on …
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Christmas Tablescapes and Quilted Table Toppers with King Tut Thread Giveaway
So, you won't be setting a Christmas table for another six months, so why talk about tablescapes in July? Because now is the time to start searching for the things you might want to add to your collection, or sew up a table topper or runner. The table topper here is quilted and covers the …
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Christmas Wool Applique Penny Rug
Doing handwork in the fall is one of my favorite things to do. I like to have something to stitch while I am watching football games, and wool appliqué is one of the easiest to do. Today I am going to show you a wool appliqué penny rug for use with a candle or a …
Stamping Christmas Cards and Stampin’ UP Giveaway!
Today we get working on those Christmas cards. I am going to show you several designs with several techniques pulled from the past couple of years of stamping. I love the dark green cardstock shown in several of these cards. It does wonderfully well with punched out snowflakes, seen in the card on the left …
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Make a Christmas Quilt for 2016
Wouldn't it be great to have a Christmas quilt this season? There are any number of quilt designs that would only need the right colors to be holiday inspired. An easy Christmas Trip Around the World done in red, green and gold becomes a holiday treasure. This one is all holiday prints too. This is …
Christmas Stitching with Ideas For Finishing
How many of you have stitchery kits for Christmas laying around? Every year, if you are like me, you find them close to the season and realize, there is no way to finish them in time for that year, so you pack them away again. This is true for the cross stitch and needlework magazines …
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