Learning to Love Blackwork

Monday, May 29th, 2017

At my last embroidery guild meeting, we learned how to do blackwork embroidery and were shown the EGA pattern Learning to Love Blackwork by Linda Dorril (if you become an EGA member, you will have access to it to try for yourself!). I have come across blackwork...

Railbirds Paint-by-Numbers

Monday, May 15th, 2017

In January, I stopped by a shop to find a puzzle. The employee suggested checking out their paint-by-numbers, which I did. My gramma always had them laying around when I was growing up so it reminded me of her. Why not? I’ve never really painted, but 2017 was to...

Folk Art Florals

Monday, May 8th, 2017

So, I did it – I bought the rest of the project from a seller on eBay! I was shocked by how small each panel was – but then I read the print on the actual project and realized that they were exactly the size they are suppose to be! Ha! Anyway, I stitched...

Pennsylvania Dutch Tree

Monday, May 1st, 2017

What is old is new again! This is a candlewick embroidery project (yet another aspect of sewing I had never heard of – though it kind of makes sense considering I was all of 4 years old at the time this hit the shops, as marked by the printed date on the bottom...

embroidered buttons

Sunday, April 30th, 2017

My embroidery guild is hosting the State Day this year, so each member is assigned to make two buttons. I enjoyed making such tiny (one inch) pieces so of course I made more (and I might still, yet!). This pattern might look familiar to you: it is the same I used for...

skull pillow & tuatara

Saturday, April 29th, 2017

I would be seeing my bioanthropology friend from New Zealand at a conference so I wanted to make her something – of course I chose a skull pillow! She also brought me a gift; a tuatara – a native reptile of New Zealand. It is from a company called...