Fall is in the air
I’m on newstands again this month, with a lovely cross-stitched pumpkin in Create n Decorate‘s October 2010 issue. I was inspired to stitch the pumpkin-shaped band sampler by the antique marking...
View ArticleDecember Sew Beautiful Cover Revealed
Just got a glimpse of the latest “Sew Beautiful” cover. It looks very festive, doesn’t it? I think my picture smocking project is listed on the cover…the cozy Santa pillow. Of course, it could be...
View ArticleRustic Quilted Tree Skirt
This past spring was a particularly busy time for me design wise, as I created more than six different projects for various holiday and winter articles. The payoff, of course, is seeing my projects in...
View ArticleDecember Sew News Article: Men’s Ties
Got a treat in mail today. The December issue of Sew News dropped through the slot and it’s a great issue. Tons of quick to sew gifts, a really elegant satin throw that I’m definitely coveting and some...
View ArticleSB Victorian Santa Step-by-Step
I’ve got a lovely velvet pillow in the current issue of Sew Beautiful . It features a very different method of picture smocking. Essentially, I threw out the rule book, which usually advocates using...
View ArticleA Cross Stitch Pillow in Create n Decorate
I’ve got a lovely cross-stitch pillow in the current issue of Create n Decorate. (Isn’t that a fat, cheerful bird?) Here’s a close-up of the pillow. Not nearly as nicely styled as they do it in the...
View ArticleMonkeying Around Smocking Plate
My “Monkeying Around” dress was published in the latest issue of SAGA News. I wrote about it last summer, when I was hmming and hawing over whether or not to correct the ripply binding. (I ultimately...
View ArticleDIY Bishop in July Issue of Sew Beautiful
My copy of the July/August Issue of Sew Beautiful just arrived and in it is a fun variation on a smocked bishop that I designed. It’s a very casual, easy sew project and because it is smocked with...
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