Benita Skinner
BenitaSkinner@mastodon.social
<p>After 25+ years of designing my quilt patterns (all still available from my website), I’m now back to creating textile art quilts, using embroidery & embellishments. <br />I’m sharing how I create these, through a weekly video, hoping to inspire other hand stitchers. <br />I do this while living off-grid, with my cats, in a forest in Nova Scotia.</p>
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Netiquette rule, that apparently isn’t being remembered: If you don’t own a picture and don’t have the owners permission, you should NOT be putting the picture through any AI tool to alter it! 🤦🏻♀️😳
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Autumn Jewels 🍁🍂🍁
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I embroidered a daisy flower onto a hexie flower, to make this lovely design. 🥰🪡 #quilting #sewing #handstitching #slowstitching #embroidery
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Here’s where I am today – adding the treasures I’ve been saving for my shadow-box block. 🥰🪡 #quilting #sewing #handstitching #slowstitching #embroidery #embellishments
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Today’s strip is one of my favourite lessons, Calvin &amp; Hobbes taught me. 👏😁 https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2026/10/22
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This week’s Bits &amp; Bobs video – More Additions https://youtu.be/sCTeVQhBEyE?si=au99A617h92KV52q #quilting #sewing #handstitching #slowstitching #embroidery #embellishments
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Button + floss = Adorable! 🥰🪡 #quilting #sewing #handstitching #slowstitching #embroidery #embellishments
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The dark blue cord along the edge, of my Bits &amp; Bobs quilt, is a small detail, that is making such a huge difference! 😍 I jumped ahead a bit and started to stitch it on, and I knew immediately how perfect an addition it is!! 🪡🧵 #quilting #sewing #handstitching #slowstitching #embellishments
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Not everything I try works out… I did a test sample of this embroidered butterfly, to see if I like it enough, before adding one to my Bits &amp; Bobs quilt. Result: I think it’s lacking the charm, I was hoping for. 😁🪡 #quilting #sewing #handstitching #slowstitching #embroidery
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💡 Using the designs on fabric, to create a new design, for a quilt project. I cut out these fabric flowers, and with some embroidery stitches, added them to my Green &amp; Yellow mini quilt. I love how the Pistil Stitch works perfectly, as the centre of the flowers. 👏🪡 #quilting #sewing #handstitching #slowstitching #embroidery
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It was a town day, for me today - getting covid &amp; flu shots. I did get a chance to visit my local thrift store, but did not find any embroidery or embellishing items today! Showing you my patchwork tote bag, to keep it quilty. 🪡🥰🤗 #quilting #sewing #thrifting #embellishments #NovaScotia
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If I’ve got the toys* to play with, creativity is possible! 👏😁🥰 *anything I can use to embellish fabric. What is your favourite toys to create with? #quilting #sewing #handstitching #slowstitching #embroidery
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1. My plain crazy patch hexagon block with a Valentines theme (Crazy Quilt Monthly Memories - February, 2008)... 2. With the embellishments added. They include embroidery, trims, buttons &amp; beads. #quilting #sewing #crazyquilt #embellishment #slowstitching
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@ninetiger 🤗💖
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NEWS: I’m stepping away from posting daily/weekly on my social media accounts, for a while. [I might pop in with a little something, if inspired to. 🥰 And of course I’m always available via email/website.] I’m going to immerse myself… 1/2 #quilting #sewing #slowstitching #textileart #embellishments
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I’m stopping in to say hi 👋 — I’ve missed you!! 🥰 I’m making really good progress &amp; having much creative fun! 🪡 This is a mini measuring tape I embroidered on grosgrain ribbon…It’s ‘sew’ sweet. 😁👏💖 #quilting #sewing #handstitching #slowstitching #embroidery
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Thank you Carol Jackson for the lovely squishy package, that arrived today. 🎁 🥰🤗 I’m always happy to adopt ribbons, trims &amp; button treasures from collections, that will be gratefully added to mine — giving me more creative possibilities! 👏🪡🧵❤️ #quilting #sewing #slowstitching #embellishments
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Yes — you’re cute! 🥰 No — you can’t come in… #ForestLiving #nature
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This mini postcard is one of the pretty additions, I made for my Bits &amp; Bobs quilt, on the weekend. 👏🥰💙🩷 Happy Stitching! 🪡🧵 #quilting #sewing #handstitching #slowstitching #embroidery
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1. My Patchwork Sewing Machine Cover 🥰 2. A close up of one I made for my friend Sue - with a matching Hexie pincushion (see yesterday&#39;s post) 🧵 I&#39;m sharing my &#39;Sew Pretty&#39; creations daily, for a bit. You can make your own, with my pattern - Would you like the link? #quilting #sewing #handsewing #slowstitch
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My Ribbon Needle Book 🥰 I made it using that pretty ribbon, as the cover. It holds a selection of needles, a few pins I use when stitching bindings, along with two of my needle threaders. My free tutorial is still online. 👏 🧵 I&#39;m sharing my &#39;Sew Pretty&#39; creations daily, for a bit. You can make your own, with the free tutorial - Would you like the link? #quilting #sewing #handsewing #slowstitching
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This is my Mariner&#39;s Compass Pincushion - another favourite, from my Playing with Pincushions series. 📍 🧵 I&#39;m sharing my &#39;Sew Pretty&#39; creations daily, for a bit. You can make your own, with my pattern - Would you like the link? #quilting #sewing #handsewing #slowstitching
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I made this pretty cover for my Retractable Tape Measure. 🥰 It covered up the boring plastic. I show you how - if you&#39;re interested! 🧵 I&#39;m sharing my &#39;Sew Pretty&#39; creations daily, for a bit. You can make your own, with my free tutorial - Would you like the link? #quilting #sewing #handsewing #slowstitching
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If you’ve been watching my videos, you will know how much I love these cotton trims. 🥰 Thankfully I have them in a bunch of colours! 👏 Another way I like to use them, is as a little lace ruff. 🪡🧵💙🩷 #quilting #sewing #textileart #handstitching #slowstitching
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I made this Crazy Quilt Dress Form Pincushion, not to use...but just because it was fun. And now I get to adore it everyday!! 👏📍🥰 🧵 I&#39;m sharing my &#39;Sew Pretty&#39; creations daily, for a bit. You can make your own, with my pattern - Would you like the link? #quilting #sewing #handsewing #slowstitching
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The newest addition to my Sew Pretty items is this Spool Scissor Holder with Matching Braided Scissor Fob 🥰📍✂️👏 🧵 I&#39;ve been sharing my &#39;Sew Pretty&#39; creations daily - I hope you enjoyed them! You can make your own, with my free video tutorials - Would you like the links? #quilting #sewing #handsewing #slowstitching
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Look how pretty my Silk Ribbon Embroidered Carnations block turned out! 👏🤩🪡🧵💙🩷 #quilting #sewing #textileart #handstitching #slowstitching #embroidery
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1. What I started with... 2. What I made - Bits &amp; Bobs Collage Quilt (in progress) 🪡🧵💙🩷 #quilting #sewing #lace #buttons #beads #embroidery #handstitching
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I’m stitching some binding, today… 😊🪡🧵 #quilting #sewing #handstitching
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Looking through some of my fabric buckets, I was reminded I still have this lovely fabric to play with. 👏🤩🤔 #quilting #sewing #fabric