Unfortunately, thinking is all I can do at this point. Yes, the robins are back and some of my perennials are starting to send up little hin...

I'm not doing anything special today to celebrate Easter. We ate dinner out with friends last night and it's kind of chilly so not a...

I've listed some new patterns on my website— For you cat lovers there's Kitten Capers based on a vintage nursery quilt. This patter...

Congratulations to Christian Siriano for his PR Season 4 win! I can't say that I loved his collection or thought his creations were very...

Someone left a comment today on my French Knot tutorial asking whether a left-handed embroiderer (like herself) can just flop my directions....

One of my embroidery tutorials is featured today on Indie Fixx ! Jewelry designer Jenn Wallace of Tilting Swiftly fame runs this blog that ...

Seeing all those pillows again in my last post got me reminiscing about some of the linens I used to make them. The two pillows on the top s...

In a very roundabout way I found out that a picture of my pillows appeared in the December issue of Romantic Homes magazine. I only occasio...

Some goodies from my trip to Weil Antiques Center in Allentown last Saturday: Aren't these just the best buttons? In all my years of col...

A vintage valentine from my collection. And this is unusual for me in that I usually go for the colorful 1940s and 50s kitschy ones—like the...

A quick thank you to the 31 readers who commented and it's nice to see some new names among them. There's nothing like a contest to ...

As I mentioned in my post last Friday I made a couple of embroidered tea towels especially for Valentine's Day. Well, it's been a w...

I'm heading to the library this afternoon to return my last batch of books and to see what new things I can find. I've been reading ...

Look for a writeup about my valentine specials today at Vintage Indie , including a discount code for 20% off your order. You can click on t...

Nancy emailed me some photos of a quilt she finished recently and I wanted to share it with you. Made for her fifth grandchild who is due i...

Said in a whining teenage girl voice: Mo-o-o-m, can't you see we're trying to sleep here. Put down the camera and leave us alo-o-o-n...

I'm having so much trouble writing lately—not much is happening that's exciting enough to talk about. Maybe it's the time of yea...

It's not often that I get to see how my customers use their purchases. When their packages leave my hands that's usually the end of ...

After my last post I started to feel better and actually made it to a few holiday social occasions. I wasn't the life of the party—mugs ...

Somehow, not only for Christmas But all the long year through, The joy that you give to others Is the joy that comes back to you. ...