Author Archives: Jenna Magee

About Jenna Magee

IT professional, needleworker, editor/proofreader, author, singer, musician.

And the Winner is…

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Jenna Magee

Heirloom Memories Sampler by Thea Dueck of The Victoria Sampler! I quite seriously have not touched this since early 2005. I can’t believe it’s been over 5 years! Shameful. But, as I mentioned, I have now repurposed it to be … Continue reading →

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Trying Again

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Jenna Magee

Here’s attempt number 2 at the My Dad pillow by Pine Mountain Designs. For Christine, the pillow came with the kit, so I can’t even begin to take credit for the fabulous fabrics they used. There’s a lovely solid dark … Continue reading →

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A Backyard Visitor

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Jenna Magee

I was glancing out of the kitchen window this afternoon and happened to see a turtle scooting across the backyard at a decent clip. I immediately grabbed my camera and ran out to snap some pictures of him. He was … Continue reading →

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Another Quick Post

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Jenna Magee

So much and yet so little going on. It’s funny how that works, isn’t it? As far as stitching goes, I’ve started on Thea Dueck’s panel for the Savannah reticule. Which just served to further my understanding that I am … Continue reading →

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First Finished Savannah Panel

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Jenna Magee

Yes, I have another finish to show off already – woohoo! To be truthful, I only had a couple dozen stitches left to finish off the top portion, but it’s finished nonetheless. This is the first panel from the Lady’s … Continue reading →

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Spring Biscornu Finished

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Jenna Magee

I managed to sew up my version of the Victoria Sampler Spring Biscornu last night and snapped some good (at least, I think they’re good) pictures of them outside this morning. The colors are actually fairly accurate, which makes me … Continue reading →

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Drive-By Blogging

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Jenna Magee

I’m just popping in on my way to bed to post another finish. This is the other side of my spring biscornu, with the more exciting hardanger sections. It looks a little wonky in the scan, but I don’t have … Continue reading →

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Stitching Blogger’s Question – May 2010

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Jenna Magee

I’m so glad that Lee has chosen to resurrect the Stitching Blogger’s Question. This way, I might at manage to post at least once a month. Suppose we say that there are two types of stitchers. There are those who … Continue reading →

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Where Have I Been?!?

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Jenna Magee

And the answer is – I don’t know! In all honesty, I spend WAY too much time on Facebook. I really need to tone that down a little bit, but several of the games that I play have this “hook” … Continue reading →

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It’s Raining Toads

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Jenna Magee

No, seriously. I think it might actually have been raining toads a little bit ago. We just got home in the rain to pass 7 toads on the side of the road (some alive and some, sadly, not). I was … Continue reading →

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