Once in a while, just when you have the most inspiring project, you find that you need to be working
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When summer hits Phoenix, it hits hard. . . We have been having an 'intense heat warning.' I don't k
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I am in a decorating mood and saw a 3D picture on a wall in a magazine. The photo was of a plain pie
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I consider my stash of designs collection in the same loving manner as a coin, stamp or even vintage
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You and I know that embroidery can be so many things, an heirloom (don’t forget to put your name and
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I remember, years ago, I was told something like – If you think of something, a red convertible, for
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snowman selfie The Avid Embroiderer.zip (209.6KB)snowman selfie outline The Avid Embroiderer.zip (59
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How To Remember 90% Of Everything You LearnThe development of the Learning Pyramid in the 1960’
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I do subscribe to HGTV's Magazine. I really love the whole magazine, especially the "High/Low List"
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Today's blog is an interview with John Deer, owner of Adorable Ideas. There are so many of his desig
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With all the old jokes about 'permanent record,' I would have been the kid who worried about such th
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Last week I got an ad from one of my favorite stores saying they had "Relaxed Hobos" on sale. My fir
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Tension is a word that has a very bad PR agency. The mere word gets blood pressure to rise and grow
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I have been embroidering for more than 15 years. I was generally self-taught and I started wit
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I have a "Love" "Hate" relationship with some of my sweaters. I love my "creamy orange," light-weigh
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We all know most of the ‘generalized’ stitches for embroidery. Those are
the work-horses of the embr
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Just a little tip (I have never seen this one anywhere). Once in awhile, you will be stitching along
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I was just looking at some of the responses to the Blogs here at AnnTheGran, and I noticed one perso
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Pat shares a personal story about her grandson, and highlights awareness designs.
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Pat is sharing 10 of her unique tips with you and a freebie just for fun.
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As is our tradition, the girls all made gifts for each other
and their mother. Not all were do
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Some day we will all be embroidering on spider webs, in the meantime, this is an idea that has so ma
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Sometimes I choose super simple projects with the sole
intent of letting one of my granddaughters he
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When I hear kids say
"just 2 more months of school" or "just one more year of
school" I laugh to mys
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I was thinking the other day about all the great designs
that are available BUT, when I need somethi
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I have been doing bridal work for almost 13 years. Sometimes it is frustrating, interestingly,
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In my last blog, I did a foam
and embossed design in Turquoise and mint green. The photo does
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These things are just a little
information for your project. I know
that, although I have been
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The quilters among us will recognize this stitch type but some of us are only just now finding about
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