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Have you sewn with waxed canvas at all? If you’re unfamiliar with it, waxed canvas is a cotton canvas that has been impregnated with wax and is water resistant. It has a wonderful rugged [...]

Well it was bound to happen sooner or later! I had to try combining punch needle embroidery and felt! I’ve been practicing my punch needle skills, working to get my stitches even, [...]

Earlier this month we took our annual family vacation to New Hampshire. My favorite place on earth! I’ve enjoyed this lake for almost every summer of my life as has my mother and now my [...]

You might remember the introduction of my Ravenwood Messenger Bag Pattern last February as part of the Bag of the Month Club. Now that the club has ended the pattern is available for purchase in [...]

Using basic sewing skills and an eagle eye for the good stuff at yard sales, you’ll turn cast-off clothes into cute accessories.

Last post I shared a few punch needle projects I’ve been working on. Here’s my finished vintage sewing box revamp! Believe it or not, this sewing box was a roadside find! We were [...]

A couple months ago I started playing with punch needle embroidery. You might remember my woolly stool project I posted here on the blog. It’s super fun and addicting! I wanted to share a [...]

It’s so gratifying to see projects people are making out of my new Entomologie fabric collection. Here’s a little sampling! Top row, left to right: S. Addison’s Entomologie [...]

Hooray! It’s our final day of the Entomologie Stitch-along! I hope you’ve found the stitch tutorial videos helpful.     If you’re done stitching your bug it’s [...]

Let’s finish up the stitching on our Entomologie dragonflies! So far we’ve gone over the Backstitch and Chain Stitch, Next let’s discuss the French Knot, one of my favorite [...]