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  • CROSS STITCH

    A fantastic and original example of CROSS STITCH today.  I would like to introduce, Rachel in Tasmania, Australia.  Rachel has an Etsy shop Fuzzy Fox Designs where she creates and sells her original cross stitch patterns.  So, a little about Rachel. “I am a lover of all sorts of crafts but my two greatest loves…

  • BLOOMIN BEAUTIES

    BLOOMIN BEAUTIES Block #18!  This is Kathleen’s wool applique version of Bloomin Beauties pattern by Kim Schaefer.  You can find this in Kim’s Flower Festival book.  She has used a heavy black flannel for her background.  Kathleen has used many of my Colour Complements threads. Kathleen is very fond of using Kaffe Fassett fabrics although…

  • TEMARI

    A gorgeous TEMARI ball to add to my growing collection.  I have mentioned before that Verna, a fellow Canadian loves creating Temari balls.  I LOVE the background she chose for this ball in a lovely blue with hints of metallic.  The pattern is Jasmine by Barbara Seuss. Verna used size 8 perle cotton in the…

  • WOOL APPLIQUE

    Bloomin Beauties Block #17!  I have mentioned previously that this is Kathleen’s WOOL APPLIQUE version of Bloomin Beauties pattern by Kim Schaefer.  You can find this in Kim’s Flower Festival book.  She has used a heavy black flannel for her background.  Kathleen has used Colour Complements threads. It is all about PINK today. Kathleen started…

  • WOOL APPLIQUE

    This is Kathleen’s WOOL APPLIQUE version of Bloomin Beauties pattern by Kim Schaefer.  Bloomin Beauties Block #16!  You can find this in Kim’s Flower Festival book.  She has used a heavy black flannel for her background.  Kathleen has used Colour Complements threads for the majority of her embellishing. Purple and green is a really lovely combination. …

  • TEMARI

    A new TEMARI ball to add to my growing collection and it is a beauty.  I have mentioned before that Verna, a fellow Canadian loves creating Temari balls.  This is one of her original patterns and I am thrilled with the results.  This colour palette is enhanced by a gorgeous lime green background which I…

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    CRAZY QUILTING

    A small section of Block #3 in my new CRAZY QUILTING project – Black Butterflies.  I have mentioned previously that I generally work on one medium size crazy quilt project annually.  This year I chose a completely different colour combination from last year in a bold primary colour palette.  You can find all the other…

  • BLOOMIN BEAUTIES

    BLOOMIN BEAUTIES Block #15!  I have mentioned previously that this is Kathleen’s wool applique version of Bloomin Beauties pattern by Kim Schaefer.  You can find this in Kim’s Flower Festival book.  She has used a heavy black flannel for her background.  Kathleen has used Colour Complements threads. A lovely sunflower today.  The leaves are bordered…

  • TEMARI

    A lovely TEMARI to share today.  This is a Christmas themed Temari created by one of my customers, Becky. TEMARI are Japanese thread balls meaning “hand ball” in Japanese.  They are a folk art form originating in China and later introduced to Japan.  Originally they were created as children’s toys using remnants of old kimonos…