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Towels on the Embroidery Machine

I’ve spent the past month, re-finishing my sewing/guest room.  While I love the now bare pine floors, shelves-all-around etc., I sorely missed my workspace (not to mention the creation time.)  The room refinishing is only 90% complete, but that’s complete enough to work in, and I really needed to take a break and enjoy it.  My oldest friend also just …

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Pouch Night

Tonight’s accomplishment is 4 more pen pouches off my “production line”. And by the way, if you need gift ideas for a man, my husband makes the most masculine, elegant pens (www.aureliuswood.ca).  See for yourself. I embroidered his business name in silver metallic thread (using a Janome memorycraft 350E.)  I then pinned my hand-drafted bag pattern onto the fabric so …