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Embroidery 101, Part One
“Rabbits Prefer Embroidery” is back from the quilter! Now its binding time, and then off to the photographer. Before too long we will have a new pattern available! If you’re new to embroidery, I’ll share a few tips with you over the next few posts. I hope to get you started on the road to embroidery heaven. Yes, there is…
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Machine Applique
I finished the scallop border on Rabbits Prefer Redwork using invisible machine applique. That’s right, invisible machine applique, but with DMC Machine Embroidery thread or Aurifil 50wt. thread. I love to stitch by hand, but there’s a time and a place for everything. Machine applique can be the perfect solution when you need to get it done fast. The four…
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Merry Christmas Wishes!
“I heard the bells, on Christmas Day, Their old, familiar carols play, and wild and sweet the words repeat of peace on earth, goodwill to men.” …Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Merry Christmas Everyone! French… Joyeux Noel German… Froehliche Weihnachten Italian… Buone Feste Natalizie Japanese… Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto Norwegian… God Jul or Gledelig Jul Portuguese… Feliz…
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Holiday Traditions on Fast Track!
I feel like the sleigh Santa uses turned into a locomotive! Since when did Christmas come so fast? Yesterday my grand-daughter announced the imminent arrival of Christmas and I couldn’t believe it. No! I need more time! Santa’s coming in a locomotive! I’ve been busy trying to fitting in all those holiday traditions. We all have them, the things we…
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15 Days and Counting!
And the lion shall lay down with the lamb… But at my house the lamb is glittered pink, and who knows what color the lion will be. I haven’t found a lion I love yet. Humm…wonder if they come in pink? I started counting the days with this beautiful advent calendar my friend Nancy made for me. (It has pockets…
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Christmas at Bunny Hill
The Christmas decorating started this weekend and of course, it involved a bunny. This little bunny sits among many other ornaments on my Christmas tree. He’s a bit like Peter Rabbit…a little different than all the rest but loved none the less. Mooch took right to the tree skirt fabric and made herself at home! Chelsea was busy burying bones…