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    NEEDLEPOINT

    As promised, a NEEDLEPOINT stitch sample today showcasing my Chorus of Colours from Wednesday. The pattern is “Bali Hai” by Michael Boren and Carole Lake. It is lovely and a free pattern from the Caron Collection.   It measures about 3” on 18 count canvas. You will need one skein of each of the following Colour…

  • VERY VELVET PETITE

    VERY VELVET PETITE is back in stock!  NINE new colour combinations.  For those of you who have not tried this yet, please do – it is fun to work with and creates lovely texture! Very Velvet Petite is a nylon velour thread which creates the appearance of velvet when stitched.  It is comparable to a size 5…

  • WOOL APPLIQUE

    WOOL APPLIQUE.  Kathleen’s  version of Bloomin Beauties pattern by Kim Schaefer.  This is Block #19. You can find this pattern in Kim’s Flower Festival book.  Kathleen used a heavy black flannel for her background and a variety of Colour Complements threads. WOW, WOW, WOW!  OK, another of my favourites.  Honestly, I love everything about it….

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    TEMARI

    By now you are all aware that I adore TEMARI.  I have always admired it.  Several years ago I came across Verna who is a fellow Canadian who loves creating them.  Verna was kind enough to agree to create another ten Temari balls to add to my existing collection.  This is the third add to…

  • SAMPLERS

    SAMPLERS are in the shop!  Just in case you may have missed it, I introduced some new sampler packs in my SHOP earlier this month.  I have added the purple/blue/turquoise combination shown in the top left – even more lovely “in person”.   I also have quite an unusual blend of seafoam, turquoise, golden brown and…

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    CRAZY QUILTING

    Block #3 in my new CRAZY QUILTING project – Black Buttferlies, the final reveal.  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 posts pertaining to this project under…

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    JEWEL BOX

    The grand finale of my JEWEL BOX project.  If you have been following my posts for the last week, I posted earlier that I like to use at least one colour combination in a larger project to showcase my new collection.  This spring I opted to showcase all four NEW colours in Laura Perin’s Jewel…

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    JEWEL BOX

    My fourth JEWEL BOX diamond.  As I posted previously, this is part of Laura Perin’s “Jewel Box” pattern available either through Laura’s site HERE or through your local needlework shop.  The entire pattern measures 10×10 on 18 count canvas.  Each of my diamonds measure approximately 3” in diameter and these make up the center of…