Needlecraft category

  • The Other White Meat Apron

    Some of you who read this blog may know that I also love to cook & have a cooking blog called A Good Appetite as well as this one. This new embroidered apron in my Etsy store ties my love of craf...
    Aug 12, 2009 No Comments

  • Free Pattern – The Golden Snitch

    I made this pattern for the Golden Snitch up a few movies ago for a store window but realized I had never shared it you all until someone asked for it recently on Flickr.. Now this snitch won’t...
    Aug 03, 2009 14 Comments

  • It’s All About The Beaches…

    This month’s HandmadeMN Challenge was to create something around the theme of beaches. I had been batting around an idea for a pillow with grass embroidered on it for awhile & decided to wo...
    Jun 01, 2009 2 Comments

  • Woohoo!

    Finally finished the set of cherry blossom pillows that were special ordered from me on Etsy.Had to remake one of them as somehow my iron burned the fabric on one! Yikes! I’m glad to be shipping...
    May 18, 2009 1 Comment

  • The List

    A little recap of what’s currently happening in my world… Knitting I’m almost done with the back of the Cambridge Jacket for Matt. It’s slow going since I’ve been spendi...
    May 13, 2009 8 Comments

  • Vote for my little squirrel friend

    I belong to a group of local crafters & artists with Etsy shops known as HandmadeMN. Every month the group has a themed challenge & the April theme was Animals.I enter my hand appliqued Squi...
    May 05, 2009 No Comments

  • Bluebird of Happiness

    We’ve had a couple grey rainy days so I’ve been working on this cheery little piece. I love simple pieces featuring birds lately & was really inspired by the art of Andrea Zuill of Ba...
    Apr 20, 2009 3 Comments

  • What’s Happening

    Since I finished my Garter Yoke Cardi & another sweater I made for Matt is in the “set in the zipper stage” I got to cast on a new project. My friend Lori & I had decided aw...
    Apr 13, 2009 1 Comment

  • Squirrel Pillow

    I’ve been working on this throw pillow for awhile now but finally finished it this week.I think all the squirrels we have running around here in Minneapolis are so cute, despite the fact the lov...
    Apr 08, 2009 1 Comment

  • Garter Yoke Cardi, Done!

    I finally finished my Garter Yoke Cardi from Knit1 Magazine.I pretty darn happy with the results. The shaping on it is quite flattering & keeps the sweater from looking too bulky like so many han...
    Apr 06, 2009 2 Comments