most complicated piece ~ SBQ

April 13, 2008 by Loretta  
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This week’s SBQ was suggested by Jennifer at Sweet Pea Stitches and she asked:
What is the most complicated piece you’ve ever completed?
*completed* would [...]

stitching bag essentials ~ sbq

April 5, 2008 by Loretta  
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This week’s SBQ was suggested by Terri and is:
What items do you consider essential to your needlework that you keep in your stitching bag?
My bag stays pretty basic.
Project fabric and floss
Pattern
Highlighter
Pencil
Scissors
Needle and extra needles….
that’s all no fluff n stuff
What’s in your bag?

Yazzii Quilted Tote Bag
Price: $19.99
Quilted Black Craft Tote Bag: Great tote bag [...]

SQB: Other Crafts

February 12, 2008 by Loretta  
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This week’s SBQ was suggested by Kathryn and is:

Are there other crafts that you have tried and abandoned? Why do you
like stitching better?

Yes! OMG, yes. Big huge yes. I love crafts in general, but stitching has always been my favorite. I think the one that stands out in my mind as [...]

SBQ – teaching others?

December 24, 2007 by Loretta  
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Today’s SBQ was suggested by Kathryn and is:
Have you ever helped anyone else learn to stitch? Have you ever helped anyone learn a new stitch or technique?
I taught my husband and my oldest two boys how to stitch. And quite a few of my friends along the way I’ve taught myself [...]

SBQ ~ a long list of interesting SBQ questions

November 30, 2007 by Loretta  
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This week’s SBQ is interesting, even if it is a bit longer than usual. It was suggested by Heather, and I will suggest visiting the original SBQ posting to read the full details about the questions presented.
What would your stash tell others about you?
That I am a procrastinator and don’t finish things? And [...]

SBQ ~ recycling frogged thread

November 11, 2007 by Loretta  
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When you have to frog out stitches, do you reuse that thread or do you
start over with a new strand?
Hey that’s an interesting question! It depends, if it was just a few stitches and the frogging goes easily then I’ll just rethread the needle and go right back to stitching with it. But [...]

SBQ ~ designing

November 1, 2007 by Loretta  
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Wow, I’ve missed a few SBQ’s. Time to get back on track again.
This week’s SBQ was suggested by Ternezia and is:
If you were a cross stitch designer, what would your design style be?
I guess for me that’s not really an if. I do have designs that are my own. [...]

SBQ ~ getting started

August 17, 2007 by Loretta  
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This SBQ was suggested by Jennifer
How did you get started stitching? Was there a person that inspired you?
I got started stitching when I was 8 years old. I was a girl scout at the time (can you believe I was a girl scout?) and our troop had to pick a needlework type of project [...]

sbq ~ insurance?

August 6, 2007 by Loretta  
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Have you ever thought of getting a rider on your household insurance
to properly cover your stash (some of us have quite an extensive
stash that an average household policy wouldn’t fully cover) in the
case of some sort of damage to your house that would destroy/ruin
charts, fabrics, floss, etc?
Well, I don’t have household insurance at the [...]

sbq ~ pride and joy

July 22, 2007 by Loretta  
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Which project (finished or in progress) are you most proud of? Explain why.
I’m going to go with my finished pile. Which, sadly I have not added anything to in awhile. And I’m going to go with Blackwork Dragon (Dragon Dreams design) as my pride and joy. It was my first blackwork piece, [...]

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