Up and Running!

The juices are flowing, and off we go!  It has been awhile since I was really able to just sit down and sew for more than just a few minutes.  I have a few projects going now, a couple of them have been cut out and started for awhile.  I guess that you could (maybe) [...]

Featured Etsy Shop – Patchwork Trails

At least once a week I will be featuring an Etsy shop here on my blog.  Being an Etsy seller myself, I know how hard it is to get traffic to stop by and see your shop.  I feel that we should all support each other, we are all in this together!  There are so [...]

I Am Being Featured in an Etsy Treasury!

Over at Etsy, CarryTheWord has chosen this bag: and has entered it as a choice on their Treasury! I am honored! I used raw edge applique, and embroidered French Knots in each of the centers of the sunflowers. Here’s a close-up of the flowers. A few words about CarryTheWord, their shop has lots of great [...]

Some Past Projects

I thought that I would share some pictures of past projects that I made last year, most requested by co-workers, or for gifts to others. Some are sitting and waiting for me to decide what I might do with them. This was my first sunflower tote bag, and the first bag I sold! This bag [...]

First Bag of the New Year

I have actually had this bag cut out for a few months. Yes, you read that right!  It started out one way, and ended up here.  There was about three more versions in between!  I started out from scratch with an idea, and as each one didn’t work, I tried another. I really like the [...]

Back to Blogging!

I’m sorry, I just have been sooooo busy!  I have had to ignore my blogs, and have had to take a step back from reading the post feeds that I subscribe to.  I have just been overwhelmed! But I am going to try to get back into the swing of things. Here are some of [...]