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10 Things I Want to Accomplish in 2018

10 stitching things that I want to do in 2018

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 […]

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Retta’s Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

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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 […]

Filed Under: Random Happenings and Family Life Tagged With: recipes

Making a Pocket Pillow from an Old Shirt

how to make a pocket pillow from an old button 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 […]

Filed Under: Random Happenings and Family Life Tagged With: pillow, sewing, upcycling

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 […]

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Stitches and Steps – Staying Active with a Sitting Hobby

fitbit chart

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 […]

Filed Under: Random Happenings and Family Life Tagged With: fitbit, health, stitches and steps challenge

Sometimes Just Looking at My Stitching Makes Me Feel Better

I just haven’t been stitching as much as I would like. Literally just a few stitches at a time, if any at all. I’m dealing with major all over inflammation for the millionth time and it just makes everything feel so much harder and more exhausting than it actually is. My scissors might as well […]

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Halfway Point on My Token of Love, and something extra to share

My Token of Love Stitching Progress

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 […]

Filed Under: Random Happenings and Family Life, What I'm Cross Stitching Tagged With: my token of love, rosewood manor

Cats With Thumbs Can Cross Stitch

They can also steal your milk. But hello, they can cross stitch. Keep an eye on the needleworking cat in this Cravendale Milk commercial… Happy Stitching!

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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 […]

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Too Deep to Fall Free on Kindle for Five Days

Too Deep to Fall on Kindle

Today’s post is a bit off topic, as it’s not about stitching but about reading. This is my husband’s poetry book and it’s free on Kindle for the next few days. (We actually just celebrated 19 years since our first date yesterday – gees I feel old.) The Kindle version is free from July 20 […]

Filed Under: Random Happenings and Family Life, What I'm Reading Tagged With: books, poetry

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