I was all prepared for what I was going to write about this morning, but plans changed when I discovered something last night (so that planned topic will just get pushed off until next time...) As I think my readers know, I design cross stitch, canvaswork, and blackwork patterns and sell them as WorksByABC. (Yes,... Continue Reading →
This needlework piece of mine holds a particularly special place in my heart: It is "Wheels of Color", designed by Genny Morrow. It was the first real canvaswork piece I ever did. It was the first time I worked on stretcher bars - even learned what they were. It was the needlework piece that I... Continue Reading →
It's been a week since I last posted - hope everyone (in the US) enjoyed a good Thanksgiving holiday! In my last blog post, I began talking about a large project, a major milestone in my stitching life in fact. Here is the photo from near the end of that post: This pattern is called... Continue Reading →
I knew I wanted to spend a little time on this blog talking about a big needlework project I did some time ago and all that I learned from it. It might take two or three posts for me to share everything that I want to about this. But, I do need to start with... Continue Reading →
Well, it seems like I've let a week slip by since my last post. I really didn't mean for that to happen, as I knew what I wanted to write about next. But, well, life happens. And things get in the way. I suspect many of you totally get that. I love me a good... Continue Reading →
This past weekend, I was fortunate to spend a beautiful fall day at Winterthur in DE. If you are anywhere near the region, it is well worth a visit. If you've never heard of it, a brief description from Winterthur's website: "Almost 60 years ago, collector and horticulturist Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969) opened his childhood... Continue Reading →
In my other world (as opposed to my needlework world), I am a middle school math teacher. And I only bring this up today because it is relevant to the story I am telling. Some of you may already have known about the math side of me. Some of you may have already seen some... Continue Reading →
(Side note before I even get started on the main focus of this blog post: I was just googling "cross pollination" to see if it was really what I wanted to use for the title. Because, as you can imagine, this is going to have nothing to do with fertilization of plants or anything in... Continue Reading →
This past weekend, I was at my LNS (local needlework store), which currently has my trunk show of models. While there, I was talking to a couple of the customers/stitchers about one of the pieces and so it has just been on my mind the last couple of days. While, yes, the pattern for this... Continue Reading →
