Next up to share with you is my new design called Italian Tiles.  Like the other three, this will debut at the Nashville Needlework...

Today I would like to share with you about one of my new designs, Floral Lace.  It is one of the four new ones that will be debuting at...

While it seems like so much of my stitching in the last number of months has been kept “secret” until I was ready to reveal (because it...

In my last blog post, I briefly mentioned that I learned about the existence of old (i.e. centuries old) pattern books to be found online...

Some years ago, I was introduced to pattern books from centuries past that can be found online in the public domain.  (How I was...

In the summer of 2018, I had the good fortune to see an exhibit at Winterthur, a historic museum specializing in the decorative arts in...

As I wrote about here, I loved the challenge of taking an image from a sixteenth century book and recreating it in cross stitch.  The...

I’m hoping to take a few blog posts to go back over the last few months and share a little more in depth about some of my favorite...

I don’t think I can ever get tired of articles like this – findings from studies about the benefits of art and handcrafts.  This...

Welcome and welcome back!  Yes, indeed, I’ve allowed months to go by since I last wrote a blog post, but with all good intentions (note...

Yes, I know…I so want to get back to writing on this blog.  It will happen.  It will.  In the meantime, I share this with all of you: On...

Why, hello there.  Yes, I know.  I’ve let a few weeks slip by since I last wrote. If you follow me on Instagram (@worksbyabc), you know...

I really do need to find a happy medium within myself to blog post writing, wanting to share various things, but also making sure I find...

In my last post, I shared some of the back story of one my new patterns, The Death of Susanna Jayne.  Today, I want to introduce to you...

I’m excited to share that I have released a new set of patterns! They are currently available in my Etsy store and will be available to...

A brief blog post this morning…and a bit of a rambling one at that. You see, I’ve got two different things going on that are conspiring...

I have to admit, I am always attracted to articles that share the science behind what I know deep down to be true:  the work I do with my...

There are some stitching blogs where the authors are using them to keep a good accounting of their stitching progress.  Some of this kind...

Happy New Year! That was an unintended couple of weeks away from this blog.  The busy holiday time, sure, but also a lot of personal...

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to return for a second visit to an amazing exhibit at an art museum. I was first here, the Hunterdon...