There's something about watermelon that just says "summer" like no other fruit does. I bought this vintage 1940s-50s fabric on...

I've decided not to do a Stitch School post today. I'm sure you're all out celebrating the holiday or picnicking or something ot...

Vicki, of Pattern Bee and turkey feathers fame, has a picture up of the towels she embroidered using my diner chicken patterns. And I comm...

Treat yourself to something your heart desires, maybe some chocolate or flowers or new art supplies... a nice little something (no spending ...

It's been a while since I've had something to show for Thrift Thursday. I don't go thrifting much during the winter and the loca...

Having been tagged by Charlotte , here are seven somethings about me. I'm not sure how interesting they are, but here goes. 1) I may be ...

Stitch School has moved to it's very own space on the web! You'll now find the Up and Down Butonhole Stitch post  here . Comments ar...

A big thank you to everyone who's taken the embroidery poll I placed in the sidebar a couple of months ago—all 246 of you! I was trying ...

This past weekend was a whirlwind of outdoor activities—there's so much to do this time of year. The vegetable garden is mapped out and ...

Stitch School has moved to it's very own space on the web! You'll now find the Portuguese Stem Stitch post  here . Comments are now ...

About a month ago I got an email from Donna who had recently posted about a shopping bag full of old hankies that were her mothers and gran...

Stitch School has moved to it's very own space on the web! You'll now find the Spider Web Stitch post  here . Comments are now close...

An occasional post about quilting But if we were and it was 1928 we would have been present when a quilt phenomenon got it's start. Begi...

Do you know of a way to make new transfers from old embroidery patterns? Or do I just need to hand trace old patterns every time I want to u...

I haven’t had time these past few months to participate in Amy Karol’s Tie One On apron challenges, but I always look at the new gallery of...

Spring has been a long time coming this year and the only flowers we have so far are a bunch of rather droopy daffodils. So, to find a May D...

Stitch School has moved to it's very own space on the web! You'll now find the Overcast Stitch post  here . Comments are now closed ...

Here's a funny picture of my cat to tide you over until I get a chance to post again. Due to a series of unfortunate circumstances, both...

I'm off to Philadelphia tomorrow so won't have time to do a full Stitch School post. But I have more embroidery questions from reade...

Look at this cute little package I found in my mailbox today. Wonder what it could be? It was wrapped so prettily that I had to take a pictu...