There are few things that say “home” as much as a candle burning invitingly in a window on a dark winter’s night. Stitch up our Candle Applique and give a hardy welcome to kith and kin! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND SEASONS GREETINGS TO ALL OF OUR FRIENDS AROUND THE GLOBE! Michelle and Kimara It’s no wonder that …
Nothing says “made with love” more than a warm pie fresh from the oven. Here is a pattern for a Deep Dish Apple Pie Applique just waiting to warm hearts and tummies! This morning I received this request from one of our readers: “I want to make an apron with the picture of a pie …
Just think of all the places this T-Rex Applique could call home! On a sweater, maybe a pillow or smack dab in the middle of your child’s back pack! Although he has a sharp, pointy teeth, he is friendly enough even for your youngest dinosaur lovers! Can you hear that? It sounds like something very …
Recently one of my friends asked me to design some dinosaur appliques for her. Her grandson’s room was being decorated with dinosaurs and she wanted to make some throw pillows for his bunk beds. “Something between juvenile and realistic.” So, I created 4 new designs for our Dinosaur Applique Collection. The first dinosaur was patterned after …
Here is the 4th free applique in our Santa’s Workshop Applique Collection. All perfect toys to find under the tree Christmas morning! When my son Adam was a wee lad, he had a Teddy Bear that he loved. He called it Pot Belly Bear because it had a pot belly. Children can be so literal! …
Today we are sharing our Train from the Santa’s Workshop Applique Collection. At some point in time I’d like to create a whole train, but for now we have a steam engine with an “I think I can!” attitude! Of course I had to include a “pufferbelly” if for no other reason than it is …
Today we are sharing our Rag Doll from the Santa’s Workshop Collection. Although we’ve included instructions for adding the face, think of her face as a jack-o-lantern and make the dolly uniquely yours. The pattern includes sewn on eyes but when I went to embroider her face I decided to go a different route! I wonder …
Here are all the retro toys in our Santa’s Workshop Applique Collection. When designing these I thought of toys that were popular before batteries were synonymous with playthings. Of course, these toys are still popular with wee ones. Can anything take the place of a beloved doll or teddy? Also, when designing these I knew I …
With Christmas, dare I say it, just around the corner, we are very excited to be sharing some of the projects that we are making for our houses. Michelle has long had a wee handmade ornaments rainbow tree. Year by year she has added to her collection and it looks like this year she will …
Several years ago my brother Kipp and his family left their suburban home in Michigan and moved to a small Vermont homestead complete with time worn outbuildings and a babbling brook meandering through their property. While dreaming about this lifestyle change, my sister-in-law, Jennifer, always ended each discussion with… “And I want chickens.” One of …
We are in the home stretch of completing our revised Advent Unit with more activities and more fun just in time for the Advent season. We will sharing more info about that soon. Right now you can view our original Advent Unit HERE. Today we are sharing our collection of FREE Advent appliques that go …
Can you think of a scene any more serene than rolling hills dots with sheep? The pastoral life suggesting peace, harmony and a simpler time. Sheep in fluffy white coats… picture perfect. Of course anyone that owns sheep knows the work that is involved in keeping any animals and those fluffy white coats are quite …
