Happy National Sewing Machine Day!

Happy National Sewing Machine Day!

Did you know today, June 13, is National Sewing Machine Day??  It is!  So, in honor of this special day, I thought I would go around my sewing room (and home) to show you my machines as they currently are.  I have a fe…
Featured in Stitcher's Showcase!

Featured in Stitcher's Showcase!

I just got an email from Embroidery Library .  They wrote that they have published my Spring Table Runner project into their Stitcher's Showcase .  How fun!!  🎉 You may recall last year, I wrote a post on how I used …
In the Hoop Sewing Tote for Fabric Challenge

In the Hoop Sewing Tote for Fabric Challenge

My neighborhood group of our Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Sewing Guild had a fabric challenge recently.  We were each given a 12" block of fabric with the ASG logo embroidered on it.  The fabric chall…
Well, it's in the hole

Well, it's in the hole

The title of this blog is literally true.  Our well is now in an open hole.  A sinkhole has opened up in our backyard at the site of our water well.  It opened up a week ago, right after some serious heavy rains.  It…
Wedding Monogram Pillow

Wedding Monogram Pillow

I wanted to make a little something for my niece.  She recently got quietly married to her long-time fiancé.  I really liked the idea of a monogram pillow.  After making this month's project of Mother's Day pill…