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Recently my daughter, granddaughter and I took a girls’ weekend and went to Pawhuska, OK. For those who don’t know, Pawhuska is a major attraction for fans of The Pioneer Woman. My daughter has wanted to go for quite some time, so we took a weekend and went. In addition to all the Pioneer Woman […]

Like most of you I’m stitching from my stash, and I decided to use some of my Mandarin Floss collection for a new project (sorry, can’t show the project). Mandarin Floss is a stranded thread made from bamboo fibers, distributed by Rainbow Gallery. Some of you may already be familiar with it, but this is

Last project I’ll be teaching for ANG National in Tucson – Fandango! I happen to love fans, double fans, double fan doubleds and variations, but some people find them challenging. This class is designed to take the challenge out of these lovely stitches, so you can stitch them with confidence when you encounter them. They

Last time I showed you Indie Pop, one of my classes for ANG National Seminar 2020 in Tucson. Today I’ll show you Mostly Crescents. Mostly Crescents is part of a series I’ve designed based on a single Jean Hilton stitch. In this case, crescents! The “mostly” part is because I’ve used a few stitches to

I’m always thankful for the privilege of teaching at ANG National Seminar, and am pleased to have been selected for three classes this year. For those who don’t know, ANG is the American Needlepoint Guild, and every year we have a seminar. This year we’re in Tucson, one of my favorite places, August 6-10. What

No stitching news today, just a heartfelt happy Veterans Day to all who served, and thank you for your service!

I was cleaning out files from a file cabinet in the course of my attempt at office organization, and found yet more treasures. This time, it was a couple of file boxes of stitched samples. I took a class at a stitching festival a long long long time ago, in a galaxy far far away

In the course of our move I’ve found some things that I had forgotten, and thought you might like to see them as well. Years and years ago, before I became a designer but after I discovered something beyond cross stitches, I wanted to learn how to do different stitches. There are tons of resources

I’ve been diligently working to get my office/studio in good working order, and I’m almost there. I have a comfortable recliner to sit in while working on my computer, and for stitching. (Note: the Sheltie sleeping is not a permanent fixture!) I still have a few boxes to unpack and get my sewing machine/serger together,

I’ve started moving some things around and planning the organization for my new office space. It’s very slow going! The first thing I did was to move all of my tubs of models. I have over 200 models, and need some place to store them. Only a couple of them are framed, so hanging them