Winter Blues and a Charm Pack
Happy Thursday!
You might think Winter Blues sounds odd coming from a person who lives in the sunshine state! I am very happy we no longer have to shovel or drive in the snow! However, I do miss the beauty of snow falling from the sky.
Out of habit I decorate with blue and white during the month of January. I recently read a good post written by Carole Carter from My Carolina Home about decorating with white in January – maybe in 2020 I’ll start a new decorating habit.
One of my ongoing goals is to use more of my pre-cut stash with patterns made for pre-cuts. I started working on a charm pack project and discovered the cutting instructions were wrong. I was angry with myself, I bought the magazine 5 years ago, I checked online and yes there was a pattern correction — shame on me 😦 .
Originally I was going to throw out the fabric and chalk it up to experience but I could hear my mother saying “pick up your chin and keep moving”! I cut the fabric into smaller squares and usable rectangles to make something I can use– more potholders and a pillow cover!
2019 JAN snowman potholder 
JAN 2019 snowflake potholder 
snowman dresden pillow
I’m still finding time for embroidery projects…
Today I started a table runner using this tutorial from Free Motion by the River. I replaced the chisel blocks with plain blocks to use for the snowflake embroidery designs. Hope to finish it tomorrow.
Linking with “Linky Tuesday“. Stop by to see what others are creating!
Happy Stitching!
Those blues are remarkable. I’m loving every project.
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Thanks Cherie, Happy Thursday 🙂
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I have so many scraps, I need to punch out some quick projects like yours!
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Perfect decorations for chilly January! Love those blues!
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Thanks Wendy! I’m having fun sewing!
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Wow, you’ve really made a winter wonderland at your house! I love blue any time of the year, and think it’s great with white.
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me too — it’s a classic!
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I love all your projects. I Wasnt going to make any more snowmen but now I want to try a few more!
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Thank you -I LOVE snowmen 🙂
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Certain to chase away the winter blues.
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Hi Karla! I can see why you chose blue and white to decorate with, especially with all of these pretty blues. I l.o.v.e. the WIP. Those snowflakes look fabulous. So much depth to them – I just want to touch them. You are going to inspire a bunch of us to look at our embroidery machines a different way – other than a dust collector in my case! Happy Friday to you. ~smile~ Roseanne
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Hi Roseanne — glad to inspire you! Happy Friday my friend!
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These winter blues are lovely! I think they are perfect for January because by now, we’ve packed away the red, green and white and can’t quite transition to red, pink and white for Valentine’s Day!
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Beautiful quilt projects! I really like the idea of the embroidered blocks on the Winter Blues runner! Thanks so much for sharing Karla.
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Thank you for the layout inspiration!
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What a great title! Winter blues is right, though our area hasn’t had much snow…yet! I may be jinxing things since a storm is expected this weekend. I love your embroidery. It looks so crisp and professional!
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Thank you — machine embroidery is my passion!
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And you are so great at it, no wonder!!
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Just playing catchup on a few blogs. Adorable snowmen!!
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