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Hello Everyone!
I have some info on my virtual class that I am teaching for SAGA, and then scroll to the end for a review of the new Rowenta cordless iron.

I am teaching Sharon, a Shirtwaist Dress with Corded Pintucks through The Smocking Arts Guild of America Education program.   Corded pintucks run across the Front Bodice, down the sleeves, and on the pockets.  Turn cord bows adorn the pockets and the neckline.  Petite piping is inserted along both sides of the applied placket, which sets off the whole dress.

It is 3 sessions –

Read more: Sharon Virtual Class is starting in November and a Rowenta Cordless Iron Review  »

Hello Everyone!
We are in our new home and I am slowly but surely unpacking and organizing my new studio and getting it ready for filming.  In our old home, I had our loft as my studio, and I (mostly) knew where everything was.  My new studio is a dream!  It is larger and will be amazing once I get it sorted.  As I am unpacking, I am trying to figure out the best place for everything to go, and of course, once I put it away, I can’t find it.

Convention is right around the corner,

Read more: Convention Pre-Sale  »

Hello Everyone!
First session of Heirloom Atelier is FULL.  2nd session is August 18-20, with Bonus Day on Monday, August 17.  Registration opens April 5th.  If you have any questions, please let me know!  Email me at vaune@vaune.com and I will email you the Heirloom Atelier 2026 brochure.

More info here: Heirloom Atelier

I just ordered some adorable Winnie the Pooh flannel in Pink and Mint – can’t wait to show you these when they come in.  Burp cloths!

I am in San Diego babysitting for one of the grands.  More when I get home!

Read more: Registration for Heirloom Atelier – 2nd Session Opens April 5  »

Hello Everyone,
And welcome to my crazy world!  I just got back from Tulsa – the group there is delightful!  I got the full Tulsa experience, tornadoes and all!  We are this close (picture my thumb and pointer about a half an inch apart) to moving in to our new home!  The best thing, other than my sewing studio, is a DISHWASHER!  I didn’t realize how much time I would be spending on washing dishes here (when I could have been sewing!).  Looks like we will be moving in early April, right after I get back from visiting grandson #3 in San Diego. 

Read more: Heirloom Atelier – August School is around the corner!  »

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  »