Sandy Snowden

Treasure 51 My friend Pat is a wonderful knitter. Some years ago, she was making everyone a ‘jelly baby’. This is mine. Isn’t he cute?

These are the last of the Amaryllis flowers for this winter. Double Red Dragon. We had a second stalk of the Double Dancing Queen which fini...

Yesterday we met at our friend’s house to have a pancake night. One day early because other friends were going away today. 🧇 Mr Thoughtful...

Week 8 I chose threads that were blue, contained blue or grey/black.

Treasure 50 A new Treasure. It is just right. Oh, and the kettle is new. NOT a treasure! The old one died on Sunday morning...that afte...

trying out a way of decorating denim I like writing with the machine using a zigzag stitch.

We don’t usually go out for Valentine’s Day on the day, because it is too busy. So, this year we went to lunch on Monday at the cafe at Holm...

Just to show you how I use the carrying bowl for my daily embroidery. And my Valentine roses! And the 25Million stitching project.

Week 7 I decided to use my threads that are yellow, orange, or containing those colours.

Treasure 49 A wooden carrying bowl that I bought one time when I went to the Re-enactment Fair. Little feet on the bottom. I am usin...

Update on the Sister Artists project. “Exciting news - the dates for the exhibit at the New England Quilt Museum have been set. 1 - ‪4 Apr...

Halfway through the second panel. Using the old hoop from my 7570 Pfaff for shape.

Week 6 The next set of embroidered sections on the blanket yarn. These are mostly done on the cream sections.

Treasure 48 This isn’t a magical basket of flowers. Just pretend ones. But they are special because my son gave it to me on one Mother’s ...

This week has been a bit of upheaval because we had some windows replaced. However, I did finish a project last week. At the start of Janu...

Week-5 The next set of embroidered sections on the blanket yarn.

Treasure 47 Russian dolls from Alaska, which still has a lot of Russian influence from the past.

I wanted to take part in the SAQA Spotlight auction which will take place at their conference in Toronto. But after the cough was gone, las...

Sometimes planning is about auditioning. Will these work or will they change?

A few weeks ago I showed some of my amaryllis plants in bloom. These are what was in bloom last week. The one on the left is Apple Bloss...

Week 4 - I was trying to describe the strip of wool I am embroidering. I could not remember the vendor at all. This week, I suddenly g...

Treasure 46 These are the siblings of last week’s fox. Aren’t they cute?

If you are in Washington DC tomorrow...head to the Textile Museum.  😁 My collaborative piece ‘Hunting with Husband’ will be part of a one...

You may have been wondering how the completed daily beading looks. Yes, I did complete it at the end of the year. The lurgy, though, put pai...

On Saturday we had three different workshops. Jo had people using unique things to connect and to weave. Lisa focused on using ephemera to m...