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  • WOOL APPLIQUE

    Kathleen’s new WOOL APPLIQUE project, Butterfly Sampler by Sue Spargo.  As I mentioned previously, the background is a soft green wool and the entire sampler measures 16×22. This is Butterfly #3 in this series. The butterfly is a golden yellow wool base. The body is embellished with a closed buttonhole stitch. The upper wings are…

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    NEEDLEPOINT

    Several lovely examples of NEEDLEPOINT today.  I always find that seeing an example of a colour combination stitched up really does highlight the colours and this is no exception. The pattern above is from “Puzzle Pieces” by Lois Caron.  It is available free from the Caron Collection HERE.  It measures about 2 ¾” on 18 count…

  • WOOL APPLIQUE

    Kathleen’s new WOOL APPLIQUE project, Butterfly Sampler by Sue Spargo.  As I mentioned previously, the background is a soft green wool and the entire sampler measures 16×22. Butterfly #2 today. The butterfly base is a hand dyed purple wool.  The body is embellished with a fluffy fiber couched. The upper wings are bordered with a backstitch in…

  • NEEDLEPOINT

    Some lovely NEEDLEPOINT today.  I shared Kerry’s pill boxes on Monday and decided to share another project she recently completed today.  Earlier this year she purchased a variety of my sampler packs and mentioned she had a project in mind for these. The designs for these beauties are created by Arlene at Works by ABC…

  • EMBROIDERY

    EMBROIDERY today by my friend and customer Kerry.  I have mentioned before that Kerry is a prolific stitcher.  Each year she gives family and friends gifts throughout the year.  Last year she stitched something like 30 or so compacts.  Well, this year she has stitched pill boxes to match the compacts. Kerry used Mary Corbet’s…

  • WOOL APPLIQUE

    I am delighted to introduce Kathleen’s new WOOL APPLIQUE project today.  Kathleen created beautiful traditional quilts for many years as well as working in a quilt shop for quite some time.  Her passion is hand stitching and she is particularly fond of wool applique.  This project is Kathleen’s version of Sue Spargo’s Butterfly Sampler.  The sampler…

  • EMBROIDERY

    It is all about EMBROIDERY today. I have featured some of Susan’s projects here on my blog previously and want to share “Jewel” with you today. Susan is always stitching something!! This is her original design with the monogram “j” design as a gift for her granddaughter Jewel who turns 7 very soon. She used…