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September 4, 2023
a gingham distraction from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidered gingham

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August 20, 2023
Five Placemats, One Baby Book, Sunflowers and Gros Morne National Park in Nfld. from The Cozy Quilter

I have now finished my five placemats for Meals on Wheels.  The yellow and gray one was an orphan block which I made wider by adding strips to the sides of the block.  I also took a picture of the backs of the placemats--you can see that I used up some of the fabrics used on the fronts on 4/5. These will be collected by the Oxford Guild for distribution at Christmas. 



At the guild sewing day on Monday, I finished off the placemats and made a cloth baby book from a panel.   This will be a gift for ...

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August 10, 2023
hand made books, two in progress from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidered books, two in progress

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July 17, 2023
patchwork squares and embroidered gingham pages from Karen Ann Ruane

patchwork squares and embroidered gingham pages

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January 2, 2023
pillows, pages and buttons from Karen Ann Ruane

pillows, pages and buttons

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October 30, 2021
three little books from Karen Ann Ruane

three little embroidered books

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October 28, 2021
a little book of stitch from Karen Ann Ruane

a little book of stitch

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October 21, 2021
finishing touches from Karen Ann Ruane

finishing touches, an embroidered book

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October 5, 2021
a front cover and two new pages from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidery, a little stitched book

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September 20, 2021
two finished and the start of the third. from Karen Ann Ruane

hand embroidered sample books

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September 18, 2021
web stitch....gingham, Liberty, hand embroidery from Karen Ann Ruane

hand sewing, embellishing with embroidery

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September 14, 2021
the other edge from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidery, gingham, cloth pages,

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September 2, 2021
gingham and Liberty, a continuing theme from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidery, gingham and Liberty

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July 5, 2021
French knots and buttons from Karen Ann Ruane

French knots and buttons

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June 26, 2021
a second pocket and a new page from Karen Ann Ruane

a second pocket and a new page

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June 23, 2021
a pocket from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidery, a pocket

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June 22, 2021
two pinned pieces from Karen Ann Ruane

two pinned pieces

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June 21, 2021
applique and web stitch with rows of beads and sequins from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidery, applique and web stitch with rows of beads and sequins

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June 19, 2021
two more from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidering a small sample book

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June 17, 2021
four inches square from Karen Ann Ruane

four inch square embroidered samples

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