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Grab Your Bread Bowl!

January 21, 2017 By Cathy Habermann 8 Comments

That title probably has you scratching your head… I have watched a few Floss Tube videos & have seen quite a few Facebook/Instagram posts about how stitchers are striving to fill their bread bowls with seasonal smalls. What a cool idea (I will confess, I have umm…several containers – not all bread bowls – around my house

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12 Days – Hands On Style – FAQ’s

December 17, 2016 By Cathy Habermann 14 Comments

12 Days FAQ’s: Oh my…lots of questions about the newest series, 12 Days! Thank you for the terrific response – many shops are setting up fun SAL clubs, auto-ship programs & finishing classes! I try to think of every possible response when I put something like this out…but inevitably, I miss something. –  Shipping –

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‘Crafty Cathy’ comes out to play!

November 28, 2016 By Cathy Habermann 5 Comments

Nothing says Happy Thanksgiving like a little Arts & Crafts…right? Like a lot of stories I tell these days, it starts like this: I saw a picture on Pinterest… The ingredients: my new favorite tag punch (the big green thingy), baker’s twine (I have every color!), Christmas cards that I bought 2 years ago &

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Eat, Sleep, Stitch, Repeat…with friends

November 23, 2016 By Cathy Habermann Leave a Comment

If you’ve got stitching friends, then this probably makes you giggle just a little bit (or maybe more than a little bit…) A few weekends ago, I stole away to Canton, SD (don’t blink)…to an amazing little bank turned quilting retreat: aka heaven on earth (or as their slogan says…Piece in Peace). Don’t tell the

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Stay, Stitch, Stash at the Needlework Galleria

October 19, 2016 By Cathy Habermann 4 Comments

September & October are just busy months…it never fails. Even as my kids have become adults, they still keep their Dad & I busy. That’s why it was great to have a little oasis of fun a few weeks ago! St. Charles, MO & Needlework Galleria. I hopped in the car (filled to the brim with

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Roll With It!

August 25, 2016 By Cathy Habermann 2 Comments

If you follow me on any sort of social media then you know about the many things that inspire me & my designs: colors, ribbons (ooh rick rack) & all sorts of embellishments…like…buttons! When I learned that my friends from Just Another Button Company were starting a subscription Button Lover’s Club…I was determined to become the 1st

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39

July 11, 2016 By Cathy Habermann Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago, I got sucked into one of those crazy Facebook tests … ‘how many states have you been to?’ My answer at the time was 38 … & I’m proud to say, it’s now 39! Last week I traveled to Cheyenne, WY to teach at my friend Penny’s shop, Ewe Count. This

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Just in case you think I’ve been slackin’…

June 22, 2016 By Cathy Habermann Leave a Comment

Thought I would take a moment to play catch up, but first! A sneaky peek ahead to one of the next To the Beach releases! I won’t ‘weigh’ you down with titles just yet!! Read to the end – I promised I would give stitch counts for the series to help those stitching all 12

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To The Beach

May 13, 2016 By Cathy Habermann 11 Comments

Yay – Summer’s almost here & we have freeze warnings tonight! – that’s NW IA life! Summer has always meant BEACH to me. Growing up in the Pittsburgh area, my family would pack up the car & drive to NC to meet up with friends – a week of long beach walks – swimming &

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There & Back Again!

April 12, 2016 By Cathy Habermann 7 Comments

“Came the Spring” – part of the Little House on a Pincushion Class Series This past weekend I had the pleasure of meeting 30 lovely ladies that came together for The Hands On Design Weekender – organized by Barb from Country Cupboard in Orland Park, IL. It was almost a year ago that Barb asked

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I am often asked if I ever get to stitch for enjoy I am often asked if I ever get to stitch for enjoyment & my answer is…of course, I always enjoy stitching 😉❤️

Yes, I know what you really mean…do I get to stitch designs that are not my own. Sometimes, yes. 

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Soon, the leaves will be turning to the breathtaki Soon, the leaves will be turning to the breathtaking shades of the coming season.

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