Today, I am going to show you how to prepare monks cloth for rug hooking. This method could also be used to prepare monks cloth for rug punching with yarn. We will cover measuring the monks cloth, cutting it, and how to keep the edges from raveling. This post may contain affiliate links for your […]
Return from Camping
Last Friday, we returned from a week long camping trip. We have always loved to camp, but it is especially nice now to be able to get away in a safe way. We camped in two different campgrounds in our home state. First was a state park and second was a Corps of Engineers […]
Jack-o-Lantern Patterns
I am excited to have two new FREE Jack-o-Lantern patterns for you! There is a rug hooking pattern and a punch needle pattern both of the same cute Jack-o-Lantern. They are both available in my free pattern library. Punch Needle Jack-o-Lantern The punched jack-o-lantern measures about 4 – 1/4 inches wide and 4 inches tall. […]
Fall Decorating
I know it isn’t officially fall until later in the month, but to me after Labor Day is fall. So I have put away all of my flags and patriotic decorating items and gotten out some pumpkins and other fall things. (I leave the jack-o-lanterns put away until October.) I have also been working on […]
Matching Dyed Wools – (color theory)
Many of my needle punch kits, especially the ones for bowl fillers and ornaments, come with wool for backing the project. I am getting low on the red wool for this Star and Moon Santa ornament kit and the specific color wool is no longer available for purchase. So, I decided to try my hand […]
Fall Friends Rug Hooking Pattern
Today, I am excited to be releasing this new Fall Friends Rug Hooking Pattern. It it a companion pattern to the Fall Friends punch needle pattern. It has the same design, but some of the colors are different. Of course, you could choose any colors you would like to complete either of these patterns! This […]
Junkin’ finds & what to do with them
We went to an open air flea market this past weekend. This flea market has been going on for many years but this was our first visit. There were a couple dozen booths – a few had mass produced stuff, but most had what you would expect at a flea market. Junkin’ Finds – Oil […]
Gift Ideas for Sewers
Around Thanksgiving, the extended family members start asking me what my kids, husband and I want for Christmas. Invariably, I can’t think of anything and the kids always say they don’t know. So, I have started keeping a written list of gift ideas that come up throughout the year for everyone in my family (including […]