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Alyssa’s New Pincushion
Last week I started teaching my youngest grand-daughter Alyssa to embroider. We spent a couple of hours together with me sitting right next to her. She had my full attention and loved it! This weekend she came over to finish her first project. There’s a lot to embroidery you probably don’t even think about! Alyssa’s learned the quilter’s knot, how to thread a needle, which end of the thread to put through the needle, how to put the embroidery in a hoop and how to end her embroidery when she runs out of thread. These are big steps for an 8 year old. She’s pretty proud of her results! We’ve been working…
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What’s up with Stuffing?
Did you know not all stuffing is the same? I’m not talking about your grandmother’s Thanksgiving stuffing, but the stuffing you buy to make dolls, toys, pillows etc. That little white polyester fiber can make a big difference in how your project looks. And no one ever seems to talk about things like stuffing. So while I’m in Paris, I thought I could jabber away here about stuffing. I’ll be drinking Perrier and you’ll be reading about stuffing. Please don’t delete my blog from your reading list! Here’s the real truth about stuffing. There’s a big difference between the stuffing you pick up at the discount store and the stuffing…