Four of my previous blog projects include a back fabric that wraps around t [More]

     When I was very young, my favorite "lovey" toy was the sock monkey my aunt [More]

     In high school Latin class, I learned a game that scholars believe was play [More]

     A favorite part of American Sewing Guild and other sewing group meetings is [More]

    Do you remember the Paisley belt pack I made for my friend last summer?Here is a [More]

    I have begun to teach my new neighbor Savannah how to sew. For her firstproject, [More]

This summer we visited some very special friends.  At lunch one day, I [More]

n-the-hoop projects are very popular.  There is something satisfying [More]

All my designs are 30% off through November xx, 2015.     When you break a sewin [More]

     I have been playing with swirls again.  My embroidery digitizing software i [More]

     In my previous blog I described how to remove the pictures from my jigsaw & [More]

A customer suggested that I provide puzzle outlines so that she could add h [More]

     Well, I'm back to embroidering for children again.  My newest thing is jigsaw puzzles.I embroider a picture on a piece of felt, then add another piece of felt under the stabilizerbefore stitching the outlines of puzzle pieces.  Then I use special cut work needl... [More]

     A few years ago I made for myself a messenger bag style purse, with one of [More]

     Do you remember this purse?          I showed it to you in my October 2009 blog, Be Productive.  In that blog I encouraged you to keep a record of your sewing projects so that you could see just how much you are accomplishing.  Have you d... [More]

NOTE:  The design sizes as described here and in the Stitch Counts documentavailable below are correct.  Determine which design size is right for you based onthis information.  I used 130 x 180 mm, 150 x 240 mm, and 200 x 260 hoops for Small,Medium and Large designs respectively. ... [More]

     Have you ever wanted to cover a ring binder or album?  As an example, here is a 3-ringbinder that I covered to use as a photo album.  (Keep reading for more information aboutpages for the binder.)     When I open the binder, you can see how neat... [More]

     What's "Tall and Skinny"?  It's the name of my new embroidery alphabet [More]

     I have added a third design for the Please Tie Me page of my baby activitybook.  Someone emailed to ask whether it would be okay for her to stitcheyelets instead of setting metal eyelets in the shoe quarter.  I thought it wouldbe easier to embroider the eyelets as ... [More]

     My brother rides a trike.  (No, it is not a tricycle like we had whenwe were young.  He rides one of these, an elliptical exercise machine.  Hesays that it's a lot more fun for him than a stationery machine in his basementwould be.)  I bet you are won... [More]

     When you sew, what do you do with your fabric trimmings and thread ends?  Doyou reach for a trash can?  Mine is too far away -- I can't put it as close to me as I want,because it gets in the way of my desk's drawers.  Instead, I keep a scrap bag right ... [More]

     A young woman, who uses a service dog to help cope with certainhealth issue [More]

     I am having entirely too much fun.  I admit that freely.  Ever sinceI started creating my own motifs in my digitizing software, I have beenfinding ever more ways to use them.  My latest is this Cathedral Windowswater bottle caddy.  I created a panel that ... [More]

     Do you remember the Parquet Tile motif fills I used in my kaleidocycles?You [More]

Individual designs can be found here, as described below.  The complete set is now available, t [More]

The kaleidocycle designs are available now.  They are available in the design packs mentioned, and also individually.      A while ago, a friend sent me a link to a website that discussed an unusual geometric form.Created by a math student, the form is called a Kaleidocycle... [More]

     Individual characters (letters, numbers and punctuation marks) from my alph [More]

     Individual characters (letters, numbers and punctuation marks) from my alph [More]

     Individual characters (letters, numbers and punctuation marks) from my alph [More]

     Individual characters (letters, numbers and punctuation marks) from my alph [More]