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    NEEDLEPOINT

    Always fun to share one of the needlepoint stitch samples from my stitch group.  Earlier this year I supplied the group with a selection of colours celebrating spring and summer so they have been quite busy coming up with various colour combinations.  I always look forward to see how they opt to combine colours.  Desert…

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    CRAZY QUILTING

    My button cluster in Block #12 in my new CRAZY QUILTING project – Black Butterflies.  This year I chose a bold primary colour palette for my crazy quilt project.  If you are interested in following this project, you can find all the posts under “Black Butterflies” in the right sidebar under Categories.  Button clusters provide…

  • EMBROIDERY

    I am always delighted to share various forms of EMBROIDERY on my blog.  It is enjoyable to see the creativity of how customers use my threads. Jess recently sent me a photo of her own original design.  She was inspired by a doodle she came across on Doodlers Anonymous.  The project measures 10 x 13.5…

  • TEMARI

    If you are not familiar with TEMARI balls then you are in for a treat today.  I was very surprised at the recent EAC seminar when I was presented with one of Verna’s beautiful temari balls as a gift.  She had made it especially for me using Colour Complements threads.  Verna specializes in temari balls…

  • FAIRY HOUSES

    On a recent window shopping trip in one of our local towns, I came across these beautiful crocheted FAIRY HOUSES!  Someone put a lot of time and effort into these beauties.  If you look closely, you can see the detail.  I looked up fairy houses online and found they are small structures for the fairies…

  • CRAZY QUILTING

    Earlier this year I posted about Beth’s CRAZY QUILTING project.  Beth is part of a group of crazy quilters in Michigan.  Every two years each participant receives a crazy quilt block to embellish.  Once complete, the blocks are sewn together to create a quilt which is raffled to raise money for local women who are…

  • WOOL APPLIQUE

    Another butterfly in Kathleen’s WOOL APPLIQUE project, Butterfly Sampler by Sue Spargo.  If you are following this project then you will know that Kathleen opted for a soft green wool background and the entire sampler measures 16×22.  Butterfly #12 today.  For this project Kathleen opted for softer more muted colours with the exception of this darker purple…

  • CRAZY QUILTING

    The first section of Block #12 in my new CRAZY QUILTING project – Black Butterflies.  This year I chose a bold primary colour palette for my crazy quilt project.  If you are interested in following this project, you can find all the posts under “Black Butterflies” in the right sidebar under Categories.  I picked up…

  • EMBROIDERY

    Always a pleasure to show some EMBROIDERY stitched by one of my customers. Recently I have had an increasing interest in what I would refer to as modern embroidery.  There are a lot of examples of this in both Etsy shops as well as on both Pinterest and Instagram.  The first sample is a flower…

  • WOOL APPLIQUE

    Another butterfly in Kathleen’s WOOL APPLIQUE  project, Butterfly Sampler by Sue Spargo.  If you are following this project then you will know that Kathleen opted for a soft green wool background and the entire sampler measures 16×22. Butterfly #11 today.  I love the yellow and purple combination on this one.  The butterfly body is embellished…