I was making coffee for an early trip for hubby's chemo 100 mi away. The sky outside my kitchen window grabbed my attn and I took these pix from the deck. The black triangles on the left are bits of my roofs. Unusual sight for me, but pretty. First p
Placemats for hubby and me..2 sets. I've had the cutlery and Bob appetite designs for long time..don't know from where. I transferred one drive of deigns to new computer today...10,824. Three more flash drives to upload, so I didn't keep sources way
Overnite bag just finished for my son to carry socks, underwear, toiletries, phone, book when he spends nite. He comes day before to take his dad to chemo..all his bags are like luggage. This is perfect size..lined w/ 4 pockets out and 2 inside. The pa
For Sewdeb..Eleanor Burns' Applique in a Day. Believe me, it aint gonna happen! haha..I did this "Quilt Block Party" , Series Six pattern on black background...using the lighter tone pastels...it was stunning. The manual lists colors, has full size
Question..I hope someone reads this and can give answer. I have a friend in Mexico considering purchase of Innovis BP2100...embroidery only...it is not available locally for inspection & must be ordered by a store. She is confused whether it uses USB me
Cleaning thread drawers today and came upon oddities. I only noticed because the thread was almost all gone...a seam in the middle of the spool. It comes apart! Why? The label is long gone, so I can't identify brand. Is there a reason for the plastic
This quilt I will keep. I do a lot of charity quilts, but I've spent hours - days - months on this hand quilted, machine applique of SBSUE and Sam. I washed the crayola marking out, dried, and hugged it tight. I aim to be selfish and call it "MINE"
Yum..I made toogies skillet cake and used my 1-minute fudge frosting (stired my pecans in)...oh my! DH smacked his lips. I don't understand why it's called ''brownie'' cuz it is so lite it can floatQ My old skillet is eons old (you can tell from
Can anyone tell me what this is supposed to be? Browsing my designs, I found a folder of Xmas designs that have been in my computer so long I had forgotten them. My puzzlement is the stitched square around the wreath. It's a pretty design of the wreat
Fridge handle covers..ok...I'm such a copycat, but when I saw pamelahess's covers, I just had to have. My hubby keeps our fridge handles messy, so I went to my sewing rm and created these ITH. I had snow people appliqués from long ago, so here they a
Six tiny crosses that will go into Xmas cards--fsl with varigated metallic thread--except the one at the top is flipped. Question: when using metallicc for fsl, what is usually put on the bobbin for the back of the work? I used a varigated yellow rayon
Recognize the pocket dolls and bed? They were from Designs by Cuties. I've just finished my first fidget mats for alzheimers patients at nursing home. I will add them to lap quilts and walker bags that I take at Xmastime. I love the ITH pocket dolls
EDITEDI bought a PE-180D from an estate, dived inside for thorough cleaning. Surprised to find all inside parts are pristine; not a hint of lint or thread--as if brand new, never used. Only found a bent thread guide, which I fixed. Question for any owne
Anyone own a Brother PE200 (or 100, 150, 175--I think they are basically the same). I've had PE200 Snoopy since forever--rarely use it because of small hoop. But a while back I took it for service to fix needle breaking. At pick-up they say timing was
SB Sue and Sam, applique 5x7 blocks for a quilt. Am up to #25 and only 2 repeats, but more designs to choose. Been collecting for a while. I just adore ITH applique. Trying to do one a day, but other projects get in the way.