Here we are again, that weird part in the middle of January. As always, this part of the year gets me thinking about what I want to do with my stitching projects and with this website throughout the year… I was reviewing my list of things I wanted to accomplish in 2017 and, well, it […]
Retta’s Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
Several years ago when everyone in my house could still eat peanuts and I was baking more frequently, there were many batches of peanut butter cookies being made. This is also the recipe I shared way back in the first Stitching the Night Away holiday recipe exchange, before we retired the old forums and moved […]
Making a Pocket Pillow from an Old Shirt
I had the sewing machine out on the dining room table to make some repairs to a few old shirts. One of them wasn’t going to survive so I set it off to the side thinking I’d use the fabric when I needed to adjust tension or run a test stitch. Then I remembered the […]
Saying Goodbye to Hancock Fabrics
When they announced stores were closing on April 1st I hoped that it was an awful April Fool’s Day joke, but it wasn’t. They started liquidating everything. They were the nicest fabric store in my area (and within walking distance of my home) so I was really bummed out. Even more so because my son […]
Stitches and Steps – Staying Active with a Sitting Hobby
While I often talk about the therapeutic benefits of our hobby, doing any kind of stitching or needlework or sewing means we spend a lot of time sitting. And if you’re like me and have a job that also has you doing a lot of sitting, you might be feeling a little sedentary and struggling […]
Halfway Point on My Token of Love, and something extra to share
I may not get to stitch every morning, but I’m still making good progress. (you can compare to my last update) I’m, halfway on this project now and I have to say there is something very satisfying about highlighting all the symbols on a single page of working copy, a nice little milestone in the […]
Sentimental (cross) Stitches
My Mom was an avid cross stitcher. She was always working on a pattern and I would always get her a new kit for her birthday. I guess I’m writing this post to tell you how special a cross stitch project is when you’ve lost a loved one. My Mom passed away in August of […]
Blog Hops Will Return Over the Summer [and some random photos]
A few people have asked why the blog hops stopped. Honestly, just life getting in the way. We’ve been so busy with work, school, soccer, so on and etcetera…. Once soccer season and school are over the blog hopping will get back to normal. I expect our next hop to be June 15th. In the […]
How I’ve Been Spending My Saturdays…
Not stitching, unfortunately. But we are having fun with the kids, so it’s all good. We have soccer games every Saturday morning, and since two of our boys are playing (Lucas and Noah) we usually end up at the soccer fields early in the morning and stay past lunchtime.
Whimsical I <3 Cross Stitch Watch
I was up early this morning doing a little secret holiday shopping and I came across this watch… the face area is filled with miniature cross stitch tidbits like floss, scissors, and charts, then across the top it says “I <3 Cross Stitch.” Totally cute! If I wore a watch this would have certainly hopped […]
