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I AM Slow Stitching And it Doesn’t Matter What Kind of Stitching I’m Doing By Maggie Bonanomi For me, I can’t think of a better topic to address than Slow Stitching! We all…

Welcome to the warm, woolly world of Maggie Bonanomi, where whimsical wonders await! Come on in, take a seat, and enjoy some slow stitching with this celebrated maker—she’ll lead you on a creative journey inspired by a simpler time. In Maggie’s world, hand-drawn patterns and hand-dyed wool combine with artful motifs and casual stitches. The …

We just had a great 3 days with Maggie. Started with two days of class working on an appliqué piece that Maggie designed for us, learning a...

In France, on May 1st, people buy a bunch of lily of the valleys ("muguet" in French) to bring home. So to celebrate May 1st, he...

Wow! What a response! I sure didn't expect that. I can't tell you how much each of you touched my heart. I started this blog over ten years ago. I really did it for myself as an online journal and for my parents that lived several hours away. I was surprised when others found and followed me. Blog posts take a good amount of time to compile photos, load, organize and write. I started thinking that maybe blogging had become a thing of the past. Even though my intention was to do it for…

Martingale is a publisher specializing in books and patterns on quilting, sewing, knitting, crochet, and crafts. Home of That Patchwork Place.

Spring Posy Bag design by Maggie Bonanomi Some weeks go by with nary a finish and others are more productive... This Maggie Bonanomi design was from Country Sampler's Willows & Early Blooms retreat last spring. It is supposed to be a wearable purse in springtime colors, but as usual I couldn't help myself from making some changes... I always need a really big purse to carry all my "stuff" so I thought I would use it as a project bag instead. The original springtime colors of the design were…

Welcome to the warm, woolly world of Maggie Bonanomi, where whimsical wonders await! Come on in, take a seat, and enjoy some slow stitching with this celebrated maker—she’ll lead you on a creative journey inspired by a simpler time. In Maggie’s world, hand-drawn patterns and hand-dyed wool combine with artful motifs and casual stitches. The …

This is what I'll be snacking on with my afternoon coffee, and this is what I'll be reading. We've already had a piece of this Chocolate Pumpkin Loaf for dessert last night, and it's great! Chocolatey, a touch spicey and super moist. I'll be making this again and again! The easy recipe is below (courtesy of Carrots 'n Cake's blog): Ingredients: 1-1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon…

Last week I attended the Ohio Rug Camp at Punderson State Park. I was excited to be a student of Maggie Bonanomi! She has written 5 wonderful books of various stitchery techniques which includes a couple of rug hooking projects too. I am a huge fan of her style and thought how fortunate I was to have her teach at a rug camp close to me. It was also fun for me to be a student and to be able to hook all day and half of the night! Here are a few classmates who were hooking after dinner. Here is…