There comes a time in every stitcher's life where they look at their fabric stash and say "Time to de-stash!" My taste in designs has changed over the years, and I am tired of looking at the same patterns.  Luckily we are currently giving our bedroom some much needed love and that includes adding some color, I am making cool throw pillows - can't go wrong with a throw pillow - for our bed. But then I have decided to make some other stuff and sell it on Etsy to purge my collection…

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For a number of years I have been trying to find a way to marry my love of needlecrafts and contemporary art.  This Jeff Koons/Takashi Murakami piece is one of the results.  I am about to sew this to the canvas and will post a picture when it is finally finished. This is a fun time for…

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Wow! Putting together my quilts for quilting has to be my least favourite job. Especially as i don't have a very big space in which to assemble them. On the upside, I'm almost done, plus I am finally happy with the calico I have used. The last time I looked at this quilt I didn't love the calico because it reminded me of hospital bandages. But I think once I've quilted it, it will look fine. In hindsight, I should've used white though, that would have… Continue