Category Archives: Mirabilia

Enjoying your turkey coma?

I know I am. Love me some turkey. And tomorrow is turkey & dumplings – ambrosia in gravy.  Speaking of Thanksgiving, I’m so proud of myself. For the first time I made my grandmother’s stuffing/dressing. It’s a giblet dressing and … Continue reading

Posted in Caribbean/Mystery 12, Cooking, Mirabilia, Shakespeare's Fairies, Stitching | 10 Comments

Why models make the big bucks

Proof positive that a good model can make good look great. Ok, the picture is *much* better in person. This is a photo of a photo (my scanner & I… we do not speak). The cutie is Sara’s Joshua. And … Continue reading

Posted in Baby Quilt, High Maintenance, Mirabilia, Quilting, Stitching, Yoyoville | 12 Comments

This is what a productive weekend looks like

at least at my house. I’ve finished stitching on the Mira RRs!!! The treasures etc that I had to order for Gardenia arrived Friday so I took the hint and got to stitching. Little miss is blinged out! She fits … Continue reading

Posted in Lizzie Kate Double Flips, Mirabilia, Mirabilia RR, Quilting, Stitching | 15 Comments

The too big, all in one post

Let’s just get right to it. Hooked on Exchanging Winter House Exchange: From Janet Love this, Little House Needleworks on a book/box. Brilliant! Janet really paid attention to detail & it shows in a wonderful finish. I stitched two of … Continue reading

Posted in Chatelaine, Exchanges, High Maintenance, Hooked On Exchanging, Mirabilia, Mirabilia RR, Stitching | 13 Comments

February is 28 days

so it’s not even close to a month of me not posting right? Whatever. Let’s see what have I been up to? Not a whole lot. Reading reading reading. Posting more irrelevant  drivel to Facebook.  Being bad and buying a … Continue reading

Posted in Exchanges, Fair & Square, Framed, High Maintenance, Hooked On Exchanging, Houses of Hawk Run Hollow, Mirabilia, Mirabilia RR, Stitching | 11 Comments

Weekly update

I suppose I should just admit that I’m only posting weekly now. Maybe once I pick up steam stitching again I’ll post more often. But I do have things to share. I started on Jenn’s Mirabilia RR. The white blob … Continue reading

Posted in BHQ - Balitmore Halloween Quilt, Mirabilia, Mirabilia RR, Quilting, Reading, Stitching | 16 Comments

Reading more than stitching

Which means I don’t have much to blog about. But I finally do have a little something. I finished my latest Mirabilia RR piece & my replacement Fair & Square arrived! Thank you Janice! Aren’t they cute? They’re even better … Continue reading

Posted in Exchanges, Fair & Square, Mirabilia, Mirabilia RR, Stitching | 16 Comments

21 Inches & Counting

Hey there! Long time no see. I didn’t really do all that much today, just extended down the right side vine border and stitched the berry border under the verse.  While stitching I did make some progress in the verse … Continue reading

Posted in And They Sinned, Mirabilia, Reading, Sinner Sundays, Stitching | 18 Comments

Blog? Post? What is this blog post you speak of?

Yeah, I’ve been MIA for a bit. I have been on Facebook a bit, but in general I haven’t been doing much of anything. Two starts and hopefully I’ll be back in the swing starting now. HoHRH block 11 Mirabilia’s … Continue reading

Posted in General Rambling, Houses of Hawk Run Hollow, Mirabilia, Stitching | 14 Comments

Mirabilia & pincushions

Thanks everyone for all the nice words about the pincushion. BBD’s method can be found in the Tis Halloween booklet. And since I use their directions I don’t feel right about showing how I did it following their directions. But … Continue reading

Posted in General Rambling, Mirabilia, Mirabilia RR, Quilting, Stitching | 12 Comments