Feeling such a heavy heart with everything going on in our country right now.  I woke up this morning, as perhaps many did, feeling quite helpless. I see so many posts on my Facebook and Instagram of stitching...because stitchers are my people and my community and, in a lot of ways, a deeply important part... Continue Reading →

Three years ago today, on May 19th, I launched my WorksByABC design business!  On this date, I officially made my Etsy store "live" and published a Flosstube video sharing my new adventure as a needlework designer.  I remember being nervous and wondering if anyone would buy any of my patterns.  Whether anyone out there would... Continue Reading →

Back in March, one of my Market releases was this, titled Landscape: I wrote about it here .  Recently, I was contacted by a stitcher who had purchased the pattern and was stitching it using the Gentle Arts threads that I had used.  She said that she had run out of one (Sugarplum, which is the... Continue Reading →

In my most recent Flosstube video , I shared a story from my local area, about a man who has delivered newspapers for nearly 30 years offering to bring groceries to those on his delivery route during these quarantine times.  Many of his customers are seniors and were/are very grateful to him for his generous offer.... Continue Reading →

If you didn't already know, Gary Parr hosts an incredible podcast for needleworkers called Fibertalk.  He puts in heart and soul - and many, many hours - into this incredible resource for all of us, interviewing needlework designers, store owners, artists, and so many in the industry from all around the world. I am lucky... Continue Reading →

It's a movement.  There's no doubt about it. Cross stitch designers have been sharing freebie patterns, most surrounding the theme of "be well and stitch", during these most unusual of times.  You can find them by searching the hashtag #bewellandstitch and there seems to be more and more each day.  Big, well known designers and... Continue Reading →

For many years, I have volunteered at a huge used booksale.  It takes place in Princeton, New Jersey and bills itself as one of the largest used booksales on the east coast.  This year was the 89th Annual Bryn-Mawr/Wellesley Booksale.  Pretty amazing right there.  All proceeds go towards scholarships for local students to Bryn Mawr... Continue Reading →

I've been back for over five days - why am I just now sitting down to write a bit about the Nashville Needlework Market? A lot of distraction this week - that big C word we're all tired of hearing about - plus a host of other little things.  But, truly, no real excuse of... Continue Reading →