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It is always exciting to begin a new project. Today, I am thrilled to introduce Baby Blooms! This is my friend Kathleen’s recent wool applique project. The pattern is designed by the talented Australian designer, Wendy Williams. It measures 20 inches square and Kathleen has chosen to create this as a wall hanging. Check with…
I love Bargello – do you? Contemporary Bargello is a pattern first published in Needlepoint Now starting in the May/June 2002 issue. It is designed by Susan Hulme. The project was offered over a six month time frame. The entire pattern is available for purchase from Needlepoint Now. I have mentioned Dominique several times. She…
Today is more about embroidery thread storage. Specifically, my ideas on embroidery thread storage. If you use floss, then you are familiar with the small floss keys that DMC offers. While they work well for floss, they are small for any other types of threads. For a long time I didn’t realize floss keys were…
Embroidery thread organization! Ideas! If you embroiderer you no doubt have a stash of threads! Something I said I would “never” do in my quilting days was hand embroidery. Oh, how times and interests change. I first became interested in crazy quilting about fifteen years ago. I had recently left my job and was in…
Laces, trims and ribbons. How to organize them! Today is all about laces, trims and ribbons. Those of you who crazy quilt know you can never have enough laces, trims and ribbons. I generally add one of each of these to every crazy quilt block I make. They can bring it to life. Like all…
Bead Organization? Today is all about bead organization. A walk down memory lane for bead storage today. I’ve tried lots of different ideas through the years. As a crazy quilter, I like to use beads. Fortunately beads don’t take up a lot of space UNLESS perhaps you are a beader. Or, you have a large…
Buttons – storage solutions! Today I am discussing buttons, specifically storage solutions! What storage solutions do you use for your buttons? Remember Mom or grandma’s button jar or button box? I remember through the years seeing lots of different storage ideas for buttons. Like many of my ideas, my button storage has evolved from trial…
So, how do I organize my craft room? This month I am starting a series of blog posts about how I organize my craft room. Ever since I can remember I’ve had a hobby of some sort. My Mom taught me crochet when I was in my teens which held my interested for several years…
It’s all about hearts today! Check out my previous Hearts for Hospice post to read all about it. If you recall, this project was initiated in 2015 by the Greater Kansas City Needlepoint Guild to fulfill a need at a local hospice center. My local guild has been stitching various hearts over the past number of months….
Although floche has been on the market for some time, it is not nearly as common as other cotton threads. AND, it is rarely offered as a hand-dye. My first experience with floche was about five years ago when I attended a painted canvas workshop in California. I had not seen the product here in…
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