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WIP Weds: Two Small Finishes

I am excited because after having almost no progress to show last week, I have finished both of the pieces I was working on. First I tackled the memory thread on the heart pattern I was working on as part … Continue reading

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Findings-2/20/16

Textile, embroidery, art and other things that caught my eye on the web this week: Stacy at Crossed Stitches is stitching the Sistine Chapel pattern from Heaven and Earth Designs, but what really boggles the mind is that she is … Continue reading

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WIP Weds: A (Very) Little Progress

Blah. The past week has been busy, so I don’t have a lot of progress to show from last week. I was hoping to finish the memory thread heart project, but that has not happened yet. I did finish stitching … Continue reading

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WIP Weds: Vintage Eggs and Memory Thread

More progress on “Vintage Eggs” by The Prairie Schooler this week. Between being sick over the weekend and the Super Bowl, I got a lot of stitching done. I finished this bunny from the set: And, I made good headway … Continue reading

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St. Valentine’s Day Patterns

St. Valentine’s Day is coming up, and the theme of love is another popular subject for cross-stitch patterns, which give me the perfect excuse to browse for patterns to create this little collage: Clockwise from top left: “Be Mine Valentine” … Continue reading

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Findings–1/30/16

Sharing links to things that have caught my eye on the Internet this week. Topics often include stitching, textiles, design, creative living, books and more… The Selvedge blog alerted me to “The Eleventh Hour: Quilts of World War I,” an … Continue reading

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Bunnies in Winter Patterns

You know you’re a stitcher when… When I get bored, I start browsing 123stitch. I love to scroll through the new patterns or browse different categories of patterns to see what catches my eye. Am I the only one who … Continue reading

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Weekend Reading–1/16/16

My husband and I finally saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens this afternoon. The movie was even better than I expected. I was afraid to get my hopes up too high, but I really enjoyed the film. I’m so glad … Continue reading

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WIPs: Stitched Smalls to be Finished

I looked back at my 2016 stitching goals for the year and realized this should have been on it, too: 7. Finish or frame completed stitched items! I have several pieces that I have finished stitching but that are still … Continue reading

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Weekend Reading–12/19/15

This week’s roundup of art, crafts, stitching, books and other links that caught my eye this week: Have you been downloading and stitching the free 12 Days of Christmas series by Plum Street Samplers? 11 Lords of Leaping was released … Continue reading

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