I have seen many examples of smocked garments with ribbon woven under and over the smocking stitches. The look of it appealed to me so I thought I would give it a try. Unfortunately, I forgot to take step by step pictures so all I have to show is the finished product. When choosing a …
Come join the Smocking Arts Guild of America (SAGA™) at its annual convention in Frisco, Texas October 23rd-27th click the logo for details PinkHollyBushDesigns.com has a post about the event. Make plans to attend. You won’t be disappointed. You can download the printable PDF brochure here. The brochure is full of details, including lots of …
Coming This Fall! SAGA Texas Two-Step Stitching In Frisco, Texas October 23 – 27, 2013 Read More »
February 2013 – February has been a wonderful month for our family. We have a new grandson! He and his mother are doing well. We have so much to be thankful for this February. This is the month of hearts so I decided to make something with hearts for my almost 2 year old granddaughter. …
My posts have been lacking this year and I am trying to get back on schedule to do a post each month. Over the summer I had two surgeries. The first one was for an abnormal spot that showed up on my mammogram. By having an excisional biopsy done, this area of tissue was removed …
Learning new things – Like hand embroidery. No one ever taught me to embroidery. I was taught how to quilt, knit, crochet and taught myself how to smock. But embroidery looked very hard, tedious, and time consuming, as is anything done by hand. So, I have a wonderful embroidery machine that does all my embroidery …
May 2011 – Learning New Things, Like Hand Embroidery Read More »