A wreath on the door just says Christmas, and personally I love the smell of the fresh cut greens as I enter the house! If you would like to try making your own, then check out this tutorial. If stitching or sewing a wreath is more your cup of tea, then read on for some quick and easy wreaths to stitch, sew and craft! First up, for all the quilters, here is a fun wreath quilt block from What A Hoot Quilts that would make a great pillow for your house. For some fun ornaments

I am not sure where fall went, but the pellet stove is pumping out the heat, the leaves are mostly on the ground, and it is time to think about Christmas Sewing! For the next several posts, I will be sharing a series of round-up posts on Free Designs to stitch and sew around a specific theme, and today we are starting out with that most important decoration: The Tree! First up, if you have enough time to tackle a quilt (maybe just a lap one), here are 3 tree quilt block patt

I have been busily working on a lovely smocked beaded ornament designed by Linda Gray for our SAGA (Smocking Arts Guild of America) chapter and thought an easy tutorial on adding beads to smocking might be helpful. A bead can be added to any smocking stitch. It is as simple as slipping the bead over your needle and onto your thread before you take the stitch. Then just pull the thread taught as normal. If you are placing a bead on a Cable Stitch, the bead will sit very nicely