Blog

Hello everyone, and what a summer it has been!
We have moved – we are officially residents of KY again.  It has been a busy summer – I don’t can’t believe how fast it has gone!  We had our school in August, spent 2 weeks in San Diego babysitting for our newest grandson before he started daycare, and as of September we are no longer CA residents.  A new chapter is starting for us :).   Now that I am not tied up with moving, I am hoping to get on a schedule for blog posts – fingers crossed.

Fall is just around the corner,

Read more: My ‘New’ Kentucky Home, Hand Delivered Supplies for the SAGA Convention and Sewing Machines….  »

Hello Everyone!  I hope you all have danced right into spring!  It has been a whirlwind here – One of my boys got married in March, grandkids visited here and then I went back to the Cape to visit there, some teaching trips and a new grandbaby is due in 2 weeks.  In the midst of that, we are getting ready to put our house on the market, prepping for our move to KY.

In getting our house ready, I have figured out that it has to look like no one lives there, but someone could live there. 

Read more: School Registration is Open and Moving Sale….  »

Hello Everyone, and Happy Spring!

This has been a busy winter, and spring is shaping up to be the same.
First, I have information about our August school, Transitions and Traditions.  We have been working to make this the best school ever, and information is below.  2nd, we have bought land, are working on house plans, and are going to be moving back to KY this summer :).   More busy-ness (in the best possible way) Our oldest just got married last weekend, and it was a wonderful time, with lots of family and friends.  This week is Grammy camp and I will be flying our ‘5 and three quarters’

Read more: Traditions and Transitions with Vaune and Cindy, and KY Here We Come!  »

Sorry this is last minute, but was testing battery life!

Hello everyone!  Thanksgiving is barreling down and I do not know where the time has gone!  I want to get this post in, as the Stella BLack Friday sale ends tomorrow, and i do not know if it will be continued on Black Friday or Cyber Monday, so this will be short and sweet!

An announcement was made at our most recent SAGA (Smocking Arts Guild of America) convention about rechargeable lighting.  This is lighting, usually some kind of lamp, that can be recharged.  This enables the lamp to be used when it is charged,

Read more: Rechargable Lights – What and Why and a Review of the Stella Go and the Daylight Halo  »

Hello everyone, and Happy Summer!  This is a quick note for all of you who have ordered DOVOs – they arrived from Germany late this afternoon…….. as I was packing my car to go teach at the American Sewing Guild Conference in San Francisco.  I will be back next week and get all of the pre-orders shipped!

I have been working on a tutorial video for burp cloths (one of the most used baby gifts ever!) and will hopefully have that posted by the end of July.  I have a trip mid July to the Cape to visit grands,

Read more: DOVOs Have Arrived!  »

Happy (almost) May to everyone!
The weather here is still fickle, but today and tomorrow brings a taste of spring.  I hope you all had a wonderful April with some wonderful stitching time.  I have several things to share today – they have been adding up!  In addition to the DOVO and RSN info, I have some new printed vinyl (for bags), some tiny silicone cleaning tools, and the beginning of my Burp Cloth Tutorial.

I am going to start off with DOVO embroidery scissors.  As many of you know, several years ago, DOVO was bought by another company. 

Read more: DOVO Embroidery Scissors and a Royal School Virtual Exhibit  »

Happy Leap Day everyone – one extra day to stitch!

Cindy Foose and I have been working on getting things ready for our 2024 Traditions and Transitions.  This year our project is a lovely dress that uses a luscious Ulster linen and the focus is on design and technique.  This carries through to our Bonus Day class, Fashionable Finishes, which is a notebook class that will leave you with a sample notebook of finishing techniques that you can apply to your garments in the years to come.  Fashionable Finishes is an optional add on class that is Monday,

Read more: Join us August 16 – 18 for the 2024 Traditions and Transitions with Vaune and Cindy!  »

Hello Everyone!
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  I know you are all in the swing of Holiday festivities.  We put up our 3 trees today.  We have our main tree (live), that goes in our entry way.  Lights are on today, ornaments will go up tomorrow!  I have a small, 3 ft artificial tree that goes on the counter behind my kitchen sink.  I put all kinds of small food and kitchen ornaments on that one, since it is in the kitchen.  I also have another artificial tree that goes in our bedroom, and it has all silver ornaments. 

Read more: Join me for my Texas Tote – A Virtual Class through SAGA!  »

Hello Everyone!
I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving and were able to spend some time with family and loved ones.  We made our annual trek to Phoenix and had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner.  Smoked turkey and brisket was a hit and the mashed potatoes this year were a new recipe – Robuchon Potatoes.  I think these were the best mashed potatoes I have ever eaten.   My nephew is a chef, and all I can say is hat’s off to him!!!

I want to talk about stranded floss for a bit.  My go to stranded floss has been Anchor. 

Read more: Cosmo Floss – A New Club of the Month!  »

Hello everyone!  It was wonderful seeing some of you in Greenville, SC, at the classes that I taught for the Palmetto Pleaters, and at the national SAGA Convention in North Charleston, SC.  I was able to do a little sight seeing in Charleston and it was wonderful to catch up with friends at the convention.   One of the things that I love about my stitching friends is that even though we may only see each other once or twice a year, we fall right into conversations as if we had seen each other last week.

I just received an email from the Stella Lighting Company announcing their sale of the Stella Two lamp. 

Read more: Through 10/31 – Stella Two Lamp on Sale – thought I would pass this along!  »