Month: March 2015

Strawberry Bellpull

Two weeks ago I was walking about our backyard looking for greening strawberry plants. Now, the last week of March, the lowering of the jet stream has brought cold temps back into the Northern Virginia area and now I am … Read more

Blue Flowers table runner

This is a Permin of Copenhagen embroidery kit, design no. 63-9628. Finished size is 11 by 24.5 inches. Threads that came within the kit were for an all white worked piece. I switched out to using DMC size 8 blues … Read more

Calla Lillies and Cattails

This Permin of Copenhagen embroidery design (no. 63-5607) is worked on a finished piece of fabric (flower spray design is print on the fabric and the woven border is already done). Purchased from artsanddesign.com as a kit, this worked piece … Read more

Four Some BE

Framed BE Four Some

For the last fourteen years (since we moved here) I have had two large square bare spots on the wall … located right behind my build-in sewing desk and beneath a (screwed onto the wall) wall-unit book case. My sewing … Read more

California Rose

California Rose

The designer is Maria Freitas. Purchased as a kit from jdr-be.com came with instructions, pre-printed cream color 8 x 10 inch fabric (worked design is 1.5 x 4 inches), three BE needles, and Ed-Mar rayon threads as needed for the … Read more