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Friday, August 28, 2026
Slow Stitching - balloon squares
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I cut out a few extra balloons as I was preparing the squares for the other balloon quilt squares so I ripped out a few more off white cotto...
Monday, August 24, 2026
Slow Stitching - balloons for a quilt
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I have been stitching on these quilt square (8" x 9") this summer and just got them finished this week. I have taken them camping...
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Cardmaking - several batches for butterfly and Thinking of you cards for IWIN
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My sister came for a visit and we worked on cards for IWIN which vulnerable people in our communities. It is always so satisfying to make ...
Sewing - chicken pin cushions from quilted squares
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About 4-5 weeks ago I made up these little chicken pincushions using instructions from online. Lots of people are making them!! You need tw...
Tuesday, August 04, 2026
Wedding card with fabric hearts on rose petal paper
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I made a card for a nephew that got married on May 3rd and we saw at our family reunion in July!! I added some lace to one of the fabric he...
Sunday, July 12, 2026
Cardmaking - a stitched square of collaged fabric scraps that make a gift
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I started by stitching small scraps to a substrate of white cotton ensuring that all the pieces were secure. For the first card I stitched ...
Friday, July 10, 2026
Cardmaking - circles of fabric forming a flower
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For these two cards I cut three circles from red fabrics and a small one from yellow. I positioned all the element and then stitched the st...
Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Cardmaking featuring handmade paper with stitched fabric appliques which form butterflies
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I am on a roll!!!! These cards were all made with the same concept where I used the little triangles cut from darts when making bowl cozies...
Monday, July 06, 2026
Cardmaking - handmade paper and layered fabric flowers in pink
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Another one in my current series of cards which features layered pink flowers and green leaves which are stitched with coordinating thread....
Sunday, July 05, 2026
Crafting - new Sizzix multipurpose platform
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I have pretty much worn out my platform which came with my Sizzix Big Shot when I bought it. I am not sure how long it has been but it may...
Crafting - slow stitching - final bunch of card holders
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I managed to finish up all the cardholders that I had kitted up a while back. It has been fun but a bit tedious to get these all done but t...
Saturday, July 04, 2026
Cardmaking - fabric triangles stitched to handmade paper to create a forest
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For this card I used little triangles to create a forest!!! These little triangles are ones trimmed from the darts made in the bowl cozies...
Friday, July 03, 2026
Crafting - buttons for card holders using decorative butterflies
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I have been making card holders for Christmas and thought I would see if I could find some colourful buttons at our local thrift or dollar...
Slow stitching - another batch of card holders for Christmas
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I have been busy making up card holders with the kits I prepared a little while back. It is fun to repurpose unused CDs along with some fa...
Thursday, July 02, 2026
Cardmaking - lots of fun candles made from decorative paper strips, marker wicks and bird wing flames
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Another card for a family occasion!! Lots of candles - paper strips trimmed diagonally and adhered to the long card front. I added wicks w...
Cardmaking - handmade paper and fabric scraps to make a kite
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For this card I used two triangles to create a square and them trimmed the two sides to create the kite shape. I stitched it to the handmad...
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Cardmaking - handmade paper and fabric scrap hearts with ribbon
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Another card I created recently which follows the same format as the candles ones I made. This one features two hand trimmed hearts cut fro...
Sunday, June 28, 2026
Hand stitching - a few more card holders in some fun fabrics
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A few more card holders ready to go!!! I have a good bunch of precut and kitted card holders which I made up a while back so I did manage ...
Cardmaking - white card with watercoloured edges, handmade paper with stitched candles and a stitched border
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Wanting to change up my cards this week I decided to create large cards using handmade paper (I have a large stash) and fabric scraps (I ha...
Crafting with fabric - three more card holders with fun fabrics
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I have made up quite a few "kits" for card holders (fabric circles, batting circles, CDs, buttons) that are now in line to get ma...
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