Here's a few of our favorite Christmas Designs
Friday, December 24, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Heart Healthy Recipe by Myrtle Grace Motifs
Erin loves soup – especially this Quick Minestrone Soup. She and her mom used to make this when Erin's dad was away and we’d sit with some big thick oatmeal bread and dip it into the soup and be all warm and cozy! Erin suggests you double the veggies. Makes for great leftovers, is almost better the next day!
Quick Minestrone Soup
1 cup carrots, thinly sliced
1 small zucchini, sliced
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup celery
1 large can (48 oz) chicken broth
1 cup water
1 or 2 chicken bullion cubes
1 can (15 1/2 oz) dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes
1 cup medium shell or ditalini pasta, uncooked
1 cup frozen or canned Italian-style green beans
1 tsp. dried oregano leaves
1 tsp. dried basil leaves
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated.
Combine all ingredients in Dutch oven except parmesan cheese. Bring to a boil, reduce heat. Cover; simmer for 20-25 minutes or until vegetables are crisp tender. Grade parmesan cheese and sprinkle over each serving.
Be sure to check out Erin's fabulous designs HERE
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Wordless Wednesday ~ Ink Circles
Wordless Wednesday ~ Ink Circles
Ok just a few words....Be sure to checkout the Loose Thread Stitchers Blog today for more amazing work by Tracy Horner of Ink Circles.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Kranberry Kupboard
Be sure to check out the Loose Thread Stitchers Blog today to find out more about the Kranberry Kupboard, their AMAZING 25%-50% off sale this week and their Fabulous Friday night stitching events. LOVE LOVE LOVE this shop!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Karen Kluba of Rosewood Manor
#N-004. MY TWO DUCKS
The July SYHO Chart
This piece is a single part of a 12 chart series. Collect all 12 and receive free finishing instructions and a FREE cover graph to create your own SYHO Designer Encyclopedia.
THIS IS A KIT (1 pin in each kit) Stitch initialed winged butterfly using black floss and Dinky-Dyes hand-dyed floss on 40ct. gauze; the n insert into provided glass frame, add the beads, unique 2 sided paper and extras to the large pin and you have a beautiful, one of a kind piece of jewelry to wear! Everything is included in the kit, except a suggested 4” hoop and magnifier.
Instructions include a “Be Creative! idea for stitching all the initialed butterflies into a sampler. Because of beads, paper, hand-dyed floss and initials, NO TWO KITS ARE ALIKE!
Quaker motifs with flowers were used to create this unique sampler design. The design size is 170 X 270 stitches and uses Picture This Plus 28 ct. Cashel hand-dyed “Valor” color linen and Rosewood Manor’s new collection (RMC-#2) of Valdani hand-dyed, color-fast, 3 -strand balls of floss. The 14 page booklet includes 10 Bonus Designs, including one complete alphabet that is used to personalize the piece, but can also be stitched as it own unique sampler.
This 10 page booklet shows instructions for creating a bellpull or stitch the flowers--tulips, roses and iris--and frame the m separately. The individual pieces are stitched on Zweigart 28 ct. Antique White fabric and are 120 X 120 stitches each and are stitched using DMC floss. The bellpull is stitched on Picture This Plus (www.picturethisplus.com) , 32 ct. “Heritage” color, hand-dyed linen, uses Week Dye Works and DMC floss, and is 120 X 380 stitches. The bellpull has an extra border motif for the bottom and uses an Images Stitchery Design bellpull hanger custom made for this piece (sold separately by Images Stitchery Designs www.imagesstitcherydesign.com). All finished pieces are shown on the covers. The booklet also includes 3 Bonus Charts and lots of “Be Creative!” Ideas.
This design was inspired Kathy de Zwart who stitches models for me. Kathy loves to stitch using specialty stitches. She sent me an adaptaion of a quilt block called “Trip Around The World.” Kathy also had an idea for a Christmas Ornament and a "Welcome" (shown is the Irish word for welcome-Failte) and I took it from there to create the alphabet. Kathy stitched all of these pieces! They are amazing!
This 34 page book, shows in detail how to work the stitches in the piece, gives you extra designs such as a “Welcome Around The World” block, a small alphabet block; both can be added under the Trip Around The World block to create mini samplers, plus loads of “Be Creative!” Ideas, such as “Welcome”, Merry Christmas”, “Happy Holidays” and wedding or anniversary samplers and more!
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