Last November, &Stitches hosted a blackwork stitchalong — specifically blackwork in any color other than black. They made these adorable templates, and you just can’t turn down a stitchalong with cute templates, right? At least I can’t. This was only a few weeks after I got the cast off my arm, and I was...
Progress and Plans
So… two and a half weeks and what do I have to show for myself? Nothing entirely finished, but lots of plans and mostly-finished things. I've nearly finished the blackwork project. I decided that three repeats looked good, so once I finish outlining and pull out the basting lines it'll be done. I want...
Finally Quilting
I've been spending a lot of time working on the skill builder sampler quilt. I got the top finished sometime last month and started basting. I've known for a while that I wanted to try thread basting. Spray basting is right out — I have asthma, and pretty much anything in a spray can...
Labyrinth — Free Embroidery Pattern
Back in June, I made a mini-quilt that I entered into the Project Hope online quilt show. Life was a little hectic at the time, and as it turned out I never talked about the finished piece here. The labyrinth pattern I used in that project is one I drew up myself. I mean,...