parkermom — Cute Embroidery

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This past week has been awful, with both my adult daughters facing crises of one form or another. It sure is hard when your babies have grownup problems. Here is my beautiful red-headed almost-two granddaughter, which helps restore my joy. Maybe her s

12 28 Apr 2018

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A receptionist at a doctor's office went above and beyond for me this week, and I'd like to do something for her. I don't know her likes or dislikes, so I was thinking of a cheerful mug rug or something. Do any of you have any better ideas? Thanks i

7 18 Apr 2018

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Have you ever heard of Book Beaus? They're just padded book covers for paperbacks, but they are pricey. I used a pattern from MoosebStitchin, and sewed this up today. I used fold-over elastic instead of a velcro closure. I'm pretty sure Sue has a bo

4 13 Apr 2018

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Do any of you know how to use a lucet tool? My brother-in-law made me two tools, and some of the directions I find online are hard to understand.

7 29 Mar 2018

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My granddaughter, Riley Beth, had her first sleepover visit with her daddy last night. She had a great time. It was hard for me, though I can't put into words why. I guess this grandma is having a hard time growing up.

10 22 Mar 2018

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I made this today out of two old placemats that my sister had given me. It's supposed to be made out of non-fraying fabric or vinyl, but I think I like the vintage, raggedy look of these. The design came from titania's creations.

7 12 Mar 2018

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Does it feel like you've accomplished something when you empty a spool of thread? I feel as though I pass some sort of milestone when I do that, especially one of the big spools.

3 11 Mar 2018

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I was having issues with my sewing machine making pretty buttonholes, so I switched to an embroidery buttonhole. It worked perfectly! I had a little bit of an issue trying to figure out how to align them but I worked it out (my aging brain doesn't like

3 28 Feb 2018

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Does anybody know where I could find a design of a hand with a pointing finger? Similar to this one, and preferably free. Thanks in advance. I would need it to be small, about 1 1/2 inches wide at the most

1 11 Feb 2018

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Here is something I just ran across--a lady was describing her trial and error process of creativity, and said "this was an O.O.P.S --An Outstanding Opportunity Presenting Suddenly" A much more positive way of coping than my usual method!

2 05 Feb 2018

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I am going to whine a bit, so I'm sorry in advance. Since I've been retired to try to regain my health, I only manage to even turn my machine on about once every week or so. I've been diagnosed with chronic daily migraine, which worsens with movement

15 19 Jan 2018

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I've moved on to looking for elf shirts for the Elf on the Shelf. I've found a few, but I don't want to pay $5 for one little design. Is there a good site to purchase from that is less expensive?

2 18 Jan 2018

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Just a quick FYI--Hancocks of Paducah has a special grab bag offer of 10 random spools of Sulky thread for $4.99 To find them, go to fabric sale by price, and then fabrics for $4.99. It is on about page 6 of the pages.

4 16 Jan 2018

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Is there a design or set of designs of doll clothes that would fit Barbie dolls? I've got the chance to meet an almost-7-year-old and her 8 year old sister, and thought that would be a good ice breaker gift. I've found one set on Designs by Sick, an

7 16 Jan 2018

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I know all the Disney designs are copyrighted, but what about the Wizard of Oz characters? I just landed on another site with blatant copyright designs, not even changing the names. So aggravating when you try to avoid all of these sites and find one an

2 14 Jan 2018