It is officially Fall here in Oregon because it has started raining! Oregonians breathe a big sigh of relief when the dry season is over with because we know we made it through another fire season. For me it means I get more time to stitch. Everyone knows it rains […]
I always feel such happiness and relief when I push the send button and the magazine files whirl through cyber space and land on my printer’s desktop. I take a deep breath and congratulate myself on making my print deadline. At the end of the day Jay and I have […]
I have been calling the July/August issue “the miracle issue” because it practically took a miracle to get it done and to the printer. We had some staffing changes right after the May/June issue mailed which added a little more work to our days, but we are handling it. I […]
The May/June issue has been sent to the printer and should be dropped in the mail on April 30th. The cover piece is a canvas by the talented Brenda Stofft with a stitch guide from Karen Chrissinger and What’s the Point? Karen effectively used a modest number of stitches and […]
Do you find yourself asking friends and family, “What’s New?” I’m dying for someone to have something new to report. When I get asked what’s new with me, all I can say is usually “Nothing” but as of today I can say, “I got the March/April issue to the printer […]
Since Covid-19 has decided to stick around a little longer, we have had to postpone our April 2021 Tour of Two Cities and Off the Beaten Path until October 2021. In the United States, they are predicting that everyone should have been vaccinated by June or July. The vaccines are […]
For our December drawing, subscriber Sarah Tauber of Monsey, NY, won a beautiful Needle Minder from Merry L. Congratulations, Sarah! Enter the April drawing for a chance to win a Hemline Rose-Gold Thimble Craft Container! Email or call with your subscriber I.D. number to enter the drawing. Your […]
For our December drawing, subscriber Karen Auer of Washington, won a wonderful Laying Tool with beaded leash and a Needle Minder from Merry L. Congratulations, Karen! Enter the February drawing for a chance to win one of three Needle Minders from Merry L, which we reviewed in our “What’s New” […]
The button has just been pushed: January/February files are on the way to the printer! As always, we think it’s our best issue yet. How can you go wrong with a Pippin canvas with a stitch guide by Laura Taylor? Even if you chose not to stitch the design, the […]