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January 24, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (5)  Not rated yet
I don't know if frugal is a forgotten word, but I know that being careful with money is important to [More]

Organizing Tips

January 10, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (10)  
Happy and Healthy New Year to each of you.  I cannot believe another year has passed.  I t [More]

Quick, Easy and Inexpensive Gift

December 27, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (2)  Not rated yet
If my embroidery gifts are not - quick, easy and inexpensive, I am not going to do them.  Year [More]

Newbie's Christmas Ribbons AND Two New Tips

December 6, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  Not rated yet
If you are a newbie at embroidery, you may be thinking about the up-coming holidays and giving gifts [More]

Updating an Old Favorite

November 15, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (2)  Not rated yet
Are the stores yelling at you to buy new decorations for the holidays? You have plenty and are proba [More]

Straight from the horses' mouth

November 1, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (3)  
If you can stand just another blog about 60 weight thread, I was looking through some of the designs [More]

Cast Iron Is for the Collectibles!

October 11, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (3)  Not rated yet
If you have been embroidering for more than 90 days, like the rest of you, you may have had a fantas [More]

Bullion Roses, the Mercedes of Embroidery

September 27, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (1)  Not rated yet
When I started researching the Bullion Rose design, I had no idea why it is called 'bullion'.  [More]

Sashiko - I Am Taking A Stab At This One

September 13, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (11)  
The quilters among us will recognize this stitch type but some of us are only just now finding about [More]

Yonders My Best Friend

August 30, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (4)  Not rated yet
Before there was Facebook and Twitter, there was "Yonders My Best Friend" and I loved it.  I do [More]

To Sir - With Love - Metallica Version!

August 9, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (2)  Not rated yet
  It is just about that time of year when Mom's and Dad's are just a little happier and kids ar [More]

Breakfast at Tiffanys

July 26, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (4)  Not rated yet
WOW!  "Breakfast at Tiffany's" was one charming, romantic and fun film.  I remember seeing [More]

Get Your Nails Done, First things First!

July 12, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (4)  
What did I just say???  Get your nails done???  Well ladies and gentlemen, yes, get your n [More]

From Newbie to Incredible Designs

June 21, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (4)  Not rated yet
When I started this blog in 2008, I found a story about embroidery machines.  It stated that th [More]

It's A Guy Thing!

June 7, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (2)  Not rated yet
Sometimes, there is absolutely no hope for dressing guys - forget about taking them out in public! & [More]

A Newbie's Guide to Cutwork

May 24, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (3)  
When you first start to work with embroidery, you are going to find so many great items that it will [More]

A Five Year Anniversary Gift

May 10, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (1)  Not rated yet
Can you believe it, I started my blog here on 5/9/2008.  Things have changed a lot and it reall [More]

Mother's Day - Year Round

April 26, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (7)  Not rated yet
Now that I am a grandmother, I can look back and see what I did right, wrong and strange with my chi [More]

Newbie Faints, Overwhelmed by Details

April 12, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (5)  
  As a Newbie (we love YOU and we were all where you are), I can read your questions and rememb [More]

It's The Perfect Wedding Bow

March 29, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (2)  Not rated yet
I know that this is an embroidery blog but sometimes, you just gotta learn about the little things y [More]

A Beautiful Monogram

March 8, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (2)  
The origins of monograms were very regal.  Monograms were generally used as a signature and on [More]

More of those Newbie Mistakes

February 22, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  Not rated yet
There is something interesting about 'Newbie' mistakes, we all make them AND, sometimes the most exp [More]

When is a Quilt Not A Quilt?

February 8, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  Not rated yet
While I don't do quilts myself, I always enjoy and appreciate the work done by the talented people w [More]

Ann's Valentine Gift to You

January 25, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (4)  Not rated yet
I have been doing this blog for nearly 4 years and I still love doing it.  I would never have t [More]

A Sandy Hook Winter Time

January 3, 2013 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (7)  Not rated yet
While the media has died down regarding Sandy Hook Elementary School, my heart is still aching for a [More]

With all these issues, I still love embroidery!

December 14, 2012 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (4)  
I love doing this blog and I love Calvin and Hobbs as well:  Let's just say that they underst [More]

Decisions, Decisions, Rayon or Polyester??

November 30, 2012 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (7)  
I work with a lot of people in the embroidery community.  I work with names you will recognize [More]

Two (count them - 2) Tips you won't see anywhere else.

October 29, 2012 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (1)  
I know it is really nice to see how to do some of the coolest projects, but I often have trouble fin [More]

Quit Needling Me!

October 11, 2012 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (5)  
It seems to me that when I watched my mother sewing, she did not have dozens of needles, she had a p [More]

Rehoop a project that moved (Oops, it slipped)

September 27, 2012 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (9)  
Sooner or later (probably sooner) everyone has it happen - the ooops, the hoop was not exactly tight [More]
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