All Done!

My stitching is done!  I love a thick border of chain stitches.  Plus it provided the perfect place for the date. Don’t forget to send your photos!!

More SAL progress

I am very close to completing my SAL.    This is how I decided to complete one corner. And another tulip is filled in. My personal stitcher,Claudia, is hard at work too. And from Margo Brooks […]

Oh Another SAL!

Isn’t this stunning? Stitched by Majo van der Woude at Tree of Needlework. You can see step by step how she stitched this on wool. I am surprised I didn’t know about Majo’s site since […]

For Your Valetine

Years ago I created a collection of little gift bags for Vogue Patterns. This little Lady must not have made the cut since I still have her. If you scroll half way down the “About […]

Other SAL’s!

I love surprises in my morning email box. Today it came from  Brodibidouillages and Company.  I love the herringbone stitches all around the arches. And they make a beautiful tulip. I have never done Schwalm […]

SAL Progress

The lower right hand corner is complete.  I even ‘buried’ my initials underground.  The blue birds have 3D wings. And one row of hearts offer a place for the eye to rest with a branch of […]

Wool Applique in My Colors

This is a color palette I never tire of. The candy cane stripe is a heavy white chain stitch wrapped in red. All of the applique and embroidery is done with cotton floss. The background […]

SAL Progress

I have been stitching. I have been having fun. I’ve known for a while that I need to have my eyes examined. When you enlarge your stitches to this size, then you really know it […]

Another Oldie

A little stage from machine embroidery days. A forerunner of the tunnel books. There is a little crank at the top to turn the clown around.

Old Work Revisited

I will be posting some SAL progress again soon. Until then, I am going through stacks of old work And I thought I would share some of it with you. Created years ago but still […]