These Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt blocks are another find from my recent trip to Magpie. On the shelf they didn't look like mu...

Amy asks if I can recommend some online shops that sell white, plain kitchen cloths, pillow covers, baby t-shirts and stuff to be embroidere...

The wireless router in our house went down yesterday—the one that hooks all of our many computers to the rest of the world. No email, no int...

...get out of the kitchen (in ten minutes or less)! Thanks to my SIL Patricia for telling me about a great article in Wednesdays New York Ti...

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

I reorganized my pattern section this morning, breaking it into three sections and adding a new subcategory for vintage sewing patterns . I ...

..said with a whiny voice like the ones your kids use when there's nothing to do. Sorry for my lack of blogging for the past few days. T...

On July 4th we headed down to the Lambertville, NJ-New Hope, PA area for some flea marketing/antique hunting. I'll admit that this may n...

Each weekend, the Shupp's Grove Flea Market in Adamstown, PA has a theme weekend. Sellers have the option of bringing things to fit that...

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

I've been busy the past couple of days cleaning and preparing my house for guests, who will be arriving in a few hours. The guest bedroo...

While browsing at a local antique store I came across an 8-page newsprint flyer from the S. B. McCain & Son department store in Rush, PA...

I love when readers send me pictures of their embroidery projects and I'm always happy to share, especially when it's something a bi...

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And I'm not talking about those cookies made famous in that Seinfeld episode, although they're pretty good, too. Black and white as ...

My newest Ebay purchase is this vintage button rack from an old store. I'm sure I paid too much for it, but I couldn't help myself. ...

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From a vintage baby pillowcase. Two rows of white rickrack attached along the edge with tiny tacking stitches at the points. It gives the il...

When you have your own business, one of the hardest things is getting people to see your work. Do you spend money (which is always tight) on...

I like to take a short walk outside in the mornings, usually with camera in hand just in case I see something worth photographing. We have a...