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

Have you ever walked into a needlework store, seen all the colors of variegated and hand dyed floss and thought, "I LOVE it, it's gorgeous, what on earth do I do with it?" Well when it comes to smocking there are more ways to use variegated floss than you might have thought! Of course, obviously you can use it to add some color and variation to a solid, or almost solid color outfit. But believe it or not, you aren't limited to a solid fabric! Variegated floss can also look a

I just finished eating my lunch outside on the back deck. That certainly doesn't happen in New England on October 10th very often! So while it may LOOK like Fall, it certainly doesn't FEEL like Fall, at least not around here! Now, I am not complaining; I know the cold weather is coming, but all the more reason to get in the Fall spirit with some free Fall stitching designs! Last week I had an entire round-up of just pumpkin designs which you can find here. This week, I have s