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Projects and Patterns
This site will include patterns for larger size women's clothing, quilted clothing, quilted wall hangings, and full sized qullts. Keep tuning in for new stuff.

  Burgoyne Surrounded! This is a traditional American Revolutionary War pattern which immortalizes a really bad day for the Brits. I made it for Robert, my husband, who is an American history buff. It took awhile to find a place to hang it; red and blue were not prominent colours in our house. It seems to work well greeting people at the front entrance.

  Mixing business with pleasure Even though we are dilligent in our efforts to organize Mummy's sewing notions, we take to time for a little toy mousing.

  Pascal take a break from all her chores It's not that I don't love my family, but they can really stress out a sensitive purrson like myself.

What do you make for the father who has everything. If he is a retired newspaper editor, you find some cotton with a newsprint design and then use a copy of one of his columns as a heat transfer. A nice quote embroidered using your new toy and 'voila!'you have a Christmas present.