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Floss Organizing from Patchwork Times by Judy Laquidara

All of my overdyed floss is hanging on rings, in alphabetical order, in a closet downstairs. It feels very organized. If I need Weeks Dye Works Parchment, I go to the Weeks rings, find the one with the “P” floss in it, and Parchment is right there, in alphabetical order. If that’s the last Parchment,...

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added by Judy Laquidara 3 years, 3 months ago. under cross stitching , dmc , floss organizing , hobby lobby (Comments)

threads and pompoms [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

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added by contemporary embroidery 3 years, 7 months ago. under dmc , embroidery , pompoms , thread

Options: Picking My Quilting Thread from From Edge 2 Edge

There are several different theories on how to pick your thread to do the surface quilting. Do you want it to disappear, stand out a lot, stand out a little, a little of both? One thing to consider, especially with the intermediate (primary+secondary), or the complementary (opposites on the wheel) fabric colors is that you can use a grayed version of one of those colors to harmonize with the fabric but still add a little pop.

Brown is a complement color mix of red (primary) and green (secondary blue+yellow). This particular batik tends be a bit on the ...

added 4 years, 3 months ago. under dmc , floriani , machine quilting , mettler , patricia , thread (Comments)

Stitching while ice fishing from Carried Away Quilting

Those of you who have followed my blog for a while know that I live in Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes where the summers are short and the winters are long . . . and cold . . . and snowy.

We aim to make the best of it during the winter months. As soon as our little lake makes enough ice, it becomes populated with a village of fish houses. My husband and several of the neighbors become evening and weekend fishermen. Occasionally I bundle up and venture out onto the ice as well, so I can keep him company.

Now don’t ...

added by Carried Away Quilting 4 years, 10 months ago. under classic colorworks , cross stitch , dmc , fat quarter shop , jack frost's tree farm , little house needleworks , portobello studio line linen

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