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June 16, 2023
All Treats No Tricks from Wendy's Quilts and More

How cute is this design!



I've been enjoying stitching this Halloween design by The Witchy Stitcher. I stumbled across the kit  online at Cottage Garden Threads and I knew I had to stitch it.  I wasn't expecting it to turn up in a box with a fancy thread holder too. Unfortunately I think the complete kits are sold out now, but Cottage Garden Threads are still advertising the threads as a bundle here



The threads are just gorgeous because they are silks by Cottage Garden Threads and the colours are so vibrant.  

The linen is my first foray ...

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February 15, 2020
Lucky Wife ~ My Lovely Valentine from Life in the Scrapatch


My Funny Valentine
I teased Mr Scrapatch that the large letters on this card read
 "Lucky Wife."


These are 

They were purchased from a vendor booth of the
These threads are gorgeous.
They are variegated and hand dyed.


There is also this beautiful chart and Fabric Flair aida cloth.
This aida is gorgeous.
It is a variegated screen print spray design. 


It is available here ...  Fairy Mist @ Fat Quarter Shop



The chart is very pretty, too.
It is also quite a step up challenge for me as a cross stitcher. 

It is ...

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November 14, 2019
A Quilt Shop Stop and the Inspirational English Countryside from Telling Stories Through the Needle's Eye

As a child, I (Kara) lived in England while my father was stationed there with the Air Force. Our family had a bright, orange Volkswagon van that carried us to the many wonderful places throughout the island for our holidays. Ever since that time, I have always loved Britain—the cities, the countryside, and especially the people.

My husband often has to travel there for work, and anytime I can tag along, I will. On one of our previous visits, I visited the shop Bee Crafty and met some wonderful ladies (you can read about that here), so I decided ...

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