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A New Technique and Free Tutorial

I couched art yarn in place using a zigzag stitch and variegated thread. I added some decorative free-motion in between. You can watch a short video clip of me in...

A New Technique and Free Tutorial

I couched art yarn in place using a zigzag stitch and variegated thread. I added some decorative free-motion in between. You can watch a short video clip of me in...

Free Chevron Placemats

I needed some quick easy placemats for a Christmas setting, however these can be made with any fabric for any occasion. In fact, they are reversible so the back could...

Free Chevron Placemats

I needed some quick easy placemats for a Christmas setting, however these can be made with any fabric for any occasion. In fact, they are reversible so the back could...

What to do with those scraps!

As I was making my Christmas quilt "Christmas Cracker", I was thinking what I could do with all the scraps after trimming all the snowball corners - I was left with a...

What to do with those scraps!

As I was making my Christmas quilt "Christmas Cracker", I was thinking what I could do with all the scraps after trimming all the snowball corners - I was left with a...

Pieced Placemats - a free pattern

Today, I decided it would be a sewing day. I had a few choices of what to sew, like sewing on binding, but that didn't really appeal. I needed something a...

Pieced Placemats - a free pattern

Today, I decided it would be a sewing day. I had a few choices of what to sew, like sewing on binding, but that didn't really appeal. I needed something a...

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