Jan 08, 2008 | Is that your final answer?:
Do you know where I can get my towels embroidered?
I want my husbands name on one and mine on the other. I also want to do that for our pollows. Where can I get that done?
A: Try the mall - our local mall has a kiosk where they have an embroidery machine and they put all sorts of designs, names on shirts, hats and so on.
Dec 16, 2007 | MNM:
Are embroidered flour sack towels practical?
I love the way they look and I can make them but how does one use them everyday, wash them often and yet keep them looking nice and fresh like how they were first done up? Is it possible?
I...
A: Don't use the towels on really dirty things, just stuff like drying clean glassware. Use a gentle detergent, not the heavy duty stuff that's meant to scrub out color as well as dirt. Use a gentle...
Month in Review - November
I hope this is finding you all well, happily stuffed with edibles and enjoying a few days off from work. I am supposed to be studying for my Remedies final, but, as you can see, I am doing anything but. My month in review is a couple days early, but I wanted to take the chance to get it done while I had a few minutes. This time of the semester is always a little unpredictable so I try to take time when I can. So let's get on with it shall we? I have also been noticing embroidery finds its way into a lot of the quilting blogs I read, and the more I see it, the more I want to try it out, and then I get obsessed, and then I buy stuff. It truly is a vicious circle. I ended up in Joann's, (which thanks to a coupon all of this only cost about $25) and got Embroidered Effects by Jenny Hart , a couple of tea towels to practice on, some lovely pastel floss (for some reason I am attracted to pastels in embroidery, odd because in everything else I loathe pastels), some needles and 2 hoops. The patterns...
Kian's Quilt
I decided on greens and yellows for Kian and reds and blues for Leith. Here is an in progress shot of Kian's quilt. I have tried to incorporate fabrics that both he and I will like. The central panel is a beautiful piece by Kristen Doran , but I have also used a 1940s cloth baby book, some embroidered place mats and tea towels among other lovelies I have been collecting.
Attractive Towels
Most pleased
