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It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Ah, yes, for me this is Autumn. I love the colors of the season, the cool crisp air, and the anticipation of the holidays especially Thanksgiving (my favorite day of the year). When I found this sentiment with an autumn theme, I had to make some projects …
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In spite of being the chair of the committee for this event, it was a fun day. All the planning and help made for an enjoyable day. The votes were counted the day after the show, and the winners announced at our guild meeting yesterday. We set up early in the day so we were …
Our first embroidery project of the event is today, but you can still sew along if you do not have an embroidery machine. Fussy cut motifs or hand embroidered designs will work just as well. This project is made to fit a large 3-cup (or 24 oz), wide mouth Mason Jar. Remember the four flying …
So many sewing artists have embroidery capability now, so let's put that to use in a sew along! If you don't have embroidery on your machine, don't fret, you can just find a cute motif on some of your stash fabric to fussy cut for this step. Or you could do a quick hand embroidery …
It has been a very busy week, with a lot going on. Settle in for a long and chatty post. Starting on Monday, I worked a shift sorting and preparing the quilts from the Mountain State Fair to be returned to their owners. We folded up the quilts and arranged them in alphabetical order, stacking …
Time to check in! I hope you've been keeping track, or can at least estimate what has come in and gone out since the January announcement post. For me, I am starting out pretty good, now will see if I can keep it up all year. I'm not a stickler for the exact days you …
It has been a productive week of sewing, and I still have today and tomorrow to play. We were housebound from the snow until late Wednesday, and I was excited that I'd be able to get out and go to our guild meeting. Then the guild meeting was canceled, as there were still icy side …
Ready to have some fun with your embroidery machines? Get out a bunch of fall color rayon threads, and sew along as we are going to do a fun and quick project that can be finished in just a couple of hours. Today we'll so some stitch outs, as you'll want more than just one! …
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