Happy May! In honor of Mother's Day I'm having a Flash Sale on all of my online classes, yippee! For 3 days only, get 25% off any of my...
Betz White
Sewing Vintage Sheet Patchwork
I'm sewing half square triangles, who even am I? I don't know anymore, but I do know that it felt great to use my machine for sewing...
Learn Embroidery at Vogue Knitting Live
Well this is exciting! I've always wanted to attend the event Vogue Knitting Live and now I get to attend AND teach, virtually!...
Mini-Snips and New Supplies in the Shop
Last week I updated my shop with some of my favorite tools and supplies. These bright little super snips are included in my class kits for...
Weekend Project: Studio Floss Organizer
Since we’ve moved I’ve been playing with different ways to organize and display things in my studio space. For years I’ve had an old...
Embroidered Wrist Warmers in Full Bloom
My online class, Embroider Your Knits with Flowers is in full bloom! This week I posted lessons on stitching these springy wrist warmers,...
Book Giveaway Winner
We have a winner! A few posts back I mentioned my feature in the new Uppercase Encyclopedia book, YARN-THREAD-STRING. Since I was given an...
Adorable Felt Village Makes Great Easter Decor
Easter is coming to Springville! I love putting my Easter decor out every year but it's even more fun to incorporate the little buildings...
Tapestry Wool Kits for Embroidery Class
I'm a busy bee packing up kits for my online class, Embroider Your Knits with Flowers! It's got 12 beautiful colors of tapestry wool (2 of...
Book Feature and Giveaway!
I'm so excited to be included in this book by Uppercase! YARN-THREAD-STRING is the latest book in the Uppercase Encyclopedia of...
Vintage Sweater Inspiration
photo by Frances Valentine Last year I saw a gorgeous sweater on the Frances Valentine website. It was inspired by a vintage sweater owned...
Embroidered Mandala Sampler
I wanted to give you peek at the Stitch Sampler we'll be doing in my new online class, Embroider Your Knits with Flowers. It's like a...
Introducing: Embroider Your Knits with Flowers!
Hooray! My new class, Embroider Your Knits with Flowers, is now open for Early Bird Registration! Ever since I embroidered my first pair...
New Embroidery Class Coming Next Week!
It's coming! Early Bird registration for my new class, Embroider Your Knits with Flowers starts next week! The first lessons will begin...
Sampler Stitches on Knits
I'm working on creating a stitch sampler for my upcoming embroidery on knits class. It's fun practicing stitches on an old sweater that...
Color Palette Favorites
Do you find yourself gravitating to the same colors or color combinations? Apparently I do! I was unpacking past projects in my studio and...
New Class in Works!
It was just about a year ago that I posted on the blog about my embroidered sweater project. One of my new goals for 2021 is to create a...
Make Everyday a Pom-pom Party
Throughout the winter I've been getting a slow but steady stream of Llamallooma Pom-pom maker orders. I'm not surprised! Pom-pom making is...
Weekend Project: Studio Armoire
Back in Maryland, my former studio space had a big vintage armoire that I used to store all kinds of books, materials and supplies. We...
Finding Peace
Recently a magazine reached out to me, requesting a new photo of my Peace Dove ornament to accompany an article. I had to admit that I...
New Year, New View
Well, Hello! Happy 2021 to you! I'm writing this from my new studio window in snowy New York state. We moved from Maryland the very last...
New Classes for Old Favorites
Happy December! This season is a wonderful time for hunkering down, decorating, baking and crafting. And after a year like this, holiday...
Studio Sample Sale!
I've got some exciting news with you! I'm getting a new workspace soon and I need to clear the decks. That means I'm having my first ever...
New! Holiday 2020 Ornament Collection classes
I'm so excited to be bringing you another year of felt ornament projects for the holidays! It's become such a fun annual tradition and I...