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I had a visitor all the way from Africa. He sews, by hand, and creates the most beautiful leather shoes, bags and belts.

I have a lot of twilight colored fabric remnants left over from the skyline of the Wave Sunset piece that I sewed a few weeks ago and I really like the color mix so I decided to use the remnants in the twilight colors to create this series.

The first pattern - Purple Winter, Slow Stitch Embroidery - for the Four Seasons Slow Stitch Course is now available in the stores! In the next few weeks, my students will be working on their own slow stitch pieces using this pattern, and I am looking forward to sharing their beautiful creations with you. Sharing the Journey with My Students One of the most rewarding aspects of teaching is seeing my students’ original interpretations of my patterns. Each student takes the

There will be patterns for sale and a stitch library and what I call an element library on the site and on youtube. As the patterns are created I will be adding to the stitch and elements libraries. For the first patterns, the winter slow stitching pieces, there are 2 already in the works, we will be using scrap fabrics in stunning winter colors.

The sewing machine has been sitting quiet lately, not because I have run out of ideas, but because the weather has made machine sewing feel like too much. When the room is hot and the air is still, even the thought of wrestling with a quilt under the needle can feel heavy. So I have moved into a slower rhythm. Instead of pushing fabric through the machine, I have been sitting with small pieces in my hands, a needle, thread, and a few scraps from recent work. Slow stitching

I have always liked fuschia, it is a winter favorite. When the sky turns gray and everyone’s closet seems to drift toward black, navy, camel, and charcoal, fuschia brightens things up. Not loudly, necessarily. Sometimes it is just a scarf, a pair of gloves, or a hat and, it changes the whole mood.