Episode 24 – Contest!
Just a quick podcast today to announce the contest for a FREE seat in Annie Smith’s next online class.
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My new coffee pot
This is the cutting board my son made me.
I canned my Jalapenos.
Here is my harvest
What [...]
Quilting Stash Contest!
How AWESOME is this!
Remember a few episodes ago, I featured a quilt by Cherry that was done during Annie Smith’s Quilting Stash Classroom. Well Annie has just emailed me and gave me a FREE seat at her next class. I can’t participate, so I am going to GIVE IT AWAY to one of you.
The class is called [...]
Episode 23 – How to Quilt by Hand
Today we talked about how to quilt by hand.
Thank you to everyone who has been visiting the site and leaving comments. I especally want to thank everyone who took the time to register and use the new Discussion Board.
Check out Darla’s latest project. She recently took an applique class. Can you believe she did all [...]
Knitting Update
I should have had the scarf finished by tonight, but that is not the case. I did get slightly bored this week and I cast on some socks. I found a simple enough pattern on Ravelry that will give me a good start and hopefully teach me the basics of knitting socks.
I have never worked [...]
New Sewing Chair
Check out my new sewing chair! Best of all – it was FREE!!
Remember me saying that this bad economy has hit my work particularly hard? Well, one of our plants shut down about a year ago. I had to go over to the abandoned plant today to search for some paperwork. While I was there, [...]
Getting Ready for Halloween
Well, this is a first. My little “tom-boy” has actually picked out a girly costume. For the past years she has chosen a Devil, a Pirate, and Batgirl. The only other time she was actually something girly was when she was one year old and she didn’t have a choice – I made her a [...]
Embellishment Videos
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Episode 22 ~ Embellishments
Today we discussed a little bit about my machine embroidery and embellishments for your quilts
Check out Cherry’s latest quilt. Isn’t it spectacular! She did this during Annie Smith’s online quilting class. Can you believe that you can learn these skills from an online class?!?! Check out Annie’s classes at www.simplearts.com. Please leave a comment and [...]
Do You Always Use an Embroidery Hoop?
This just hit me today.
When I first learned to embroider, I was taught to always use a hoop. It holds the fabric taunt and makes the stitches neater and tighter. I have been adding embroidery accents to my applique blocks. I just realize that I never hoop them. I just hold them in my hand [...]
Drink Water
Drinking enough water is essential to be healthy. I have never been too good at making sure I am getting enough. Lately, my skin has not been looking too good and I realized that I was barely drinking two glasses of water a day, let alone the recommended 8.
This weekend I picked up two 33 [...]
I am Brye Lynn, host, author, and creator of Sew ~ Stitch ~ Create! I am a lifetime sewer and beginner quilter. This blog is dedicated to my journey into the crafting world as I learn and explore my favorite medium – fiber and fabric.







