Tag Archives: thread

Diamond Block One

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Susan Nixon

My friend, Barbara, came over this week again, and we had a great 4 hours stitching. That included lunch of homemade potato parsnip cream soup and homemade bread with butter. SO good! One of the things I worked on today … Continue reading →

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Floss Giveaway

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Susan Nixon

The wonderful Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe is having another choose-your-own giveaway! There are FIVE beautiful collections from which you can choose your prize. TWELVE skeins in each and some have a free 13th skein! After much self-debate, I think I … Continue reading →

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Victorian Motto Yumminess!

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Susan Nixon

Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe (click banner pic above) is one of my favorite places. Nancy does a wonderful job of SO many things. You’ve read about her on here before. Today’s post is about my February Limited Edition Floss Club. … Continue reading →

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It’s Mine! All Mine!

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Susan Nixon

Linking with Main Crush Monday #49 on Cooking Up Quilts. I’ve been crushing on these threads a long time, and now they are mine, all mine! I’m stunned and excited to report that I won! What did I win? The … Continue reading →

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Another Floss Giveaway!

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Susan Nixon

Isn’t that the yummiest set of primitive colors ever? Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe is doing another giveaway in October, and these are the ones in that drawing. Click on the photo above to go to the blog and sign up … Continue reading →

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CQJP2015: February, Two Seams

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Susan Nixon

So here are the things I did on Saturday. Click on a picture twice to get it to it’s largest. Seam 13: A friend in Australia sent some Cottage Garden floss. Oh, my gosh. As much as I like Sassa … Continue reading →

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Sadness Mixed With Joy

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Susan Nixon

As some of you know, my best friend died last summer. Many of her wool, crazy quilt and quilt projects and materials came home with me because it gave her comfort to think I would be using them, would finish … Continue reading →

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Pretty Threads

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Susan Nixon

I might not be stitching again yet, but I did find myself unable to resist these threads from Yarn Player. I’ve bought threads from her before and always love them. The dark green one is a silk/wool combination, and so … Continue reading →

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Ruching Ribbons

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Susan Nixon

I’m not doing any, at least not now, but it did come up in conversation, so I wanted to give you this link to Ribbonsmyth’s blog where she showed a picture and many fewer than 1000 words to explain how … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Victorian Sassa Lynne perle cotton

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Susan Nixon

Wow, of all the Sassa Lynne threads I’ve bought, this batch is them most wonderful. Okay, maybe I said that about the last ones. =) But these are really gorgeous. As I was separating them into 20 yard sets, I … Continue reading →

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