Wooden Spool Designs

Friday, February 25, 2022

Here's what's coming up in 2022 here at Wooden Spool Designs!!

I started the year teaching at the Cedar City Quilters Guild Retreat!! It was a great time and a beautiful city to spend time it!!

Thanks to all those who participated in class! I loved having everyone of you and cant wait to keep in touch!! We had bee themed projects, sunshine, and lots of chatter!! If you haven't been to Cedar City you should check it out for next year!!

Coming in June I will be teaching at the Panguitch Quilt Walk Festival!!

It's happening June 8-11 in Panguitch, Utah!!

Class sign ups start March 1st at 8:00 am.

Coming Summer 2022

New Book from Martingale

This book is FILLED with so many fun and easy

Christmas projects for you to create!!

You won't want to miss out!!

New Fabric Line with Henry Glass

ask our local quilt shop if they will be carrying it!!

Great for so many sewing themed projects!!

September 2022

Boise Basin Quilt Guild

Quilt Show

"Treasures of the Valley" Friday September 30th

Saturday October 1

10 am - 5 pm

Expo Idaho, Boise

I will be vending at this show at the Boise Fairgrounds!!

Mark your calendars!!

As I am always working on new designs!!

Keep Stitching!!

Thursday, September 9, 2021

TODAY is THROW BACK THURSDAY!!

Did you know that my business started out with the name

Threads of Love?

Here's the story!!

I have shared the joy of stitching with my mother and during the last days as her care giver she asked me what I would like to do in the future...what was my dream....

So I shared with her that many years ago I had drawn a little picture of a wooden spool of thread with a heart hanging from it and scribbled the words "Threads of Love" next to it and tucked it away under my sewing machine. My dream was that one day I would have a business called "Threads of Love" and shared with her that over the years and for years to come she and others may be gone but the threads we stitch are left behind in love. IT is those threads that bring us comfort and leave us the memories of the love we shared with those that are now gone. Sharing my dream with my mother game me the courage to actually go out on a limb and start my business called "Threads of Love".

Several months after my I started my business ( and GOOGLE started to become a thing) I came across a non profit organization that was called Threads of Love which started as a group of women stitching and giving tiny burial gowns for patients who were born prematurely and were too sick to survive.

What a wonderful organization and how they have touched and comforted so many families! I decided that I wanted to respect their business name and not have my business conflict with the search of their business. If you would like to read more about their organization here it the link.

https://threadsoflove.org/

SO from my little drawing of the spool of thread it seemed fitting to call my business Wooden Spool Designs!!

That's my Throw Back Thursday!! The photo about is my first ever trade show, my first business card, my first ever pattern, my son Daniel, my daughter Amy, husband Jeff, and my good friend April. Also pictured is one of the last photos of my mom and me!! She was 66 years old when she passed away and next month I will turn 66 years old. Bittersweet memories!! Love you MOM!!

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Ok so has it really been a year since I've been on my blog!!??

I must be having tons of fun if the saying time fly's when your having fun!!

No shows this last year and not much traveling.....back and forth to Oregon to visit the grandkids mostly which is actually the BEST!!!

SO here I am again....Hope if you are reading this you are well and still finding time for stitching and for love of all things related to the craft!! Sewing, stitching, cross stitching, quilting. piecing, applique, cotton, wool, and anything else that keeps a needle and thread in your hand and in your heart!!

Things are going by way too fast!!

Does any body even read blogs anymore??

Here's what's NEW!!

Father Christmas in on my website now!!

Get the pattern, Get the kit and get him made for Christmas!!

Father Christmas

Happy Stitching!!

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

It's the middle of August and Christmas in July is over ....

but don't worry MORE Christmas fun is coming!!

Get ready for September!!

The same twelve designers that brought you Christmas in July are joining together to bring you

12 Weeks of Christmas!!

Beginning September first one designer for 12 weeks

will share a Christmas Project with you and offer

the kit for sale and a pattern to download for $1.00

When you purchase the kit for the Christmas Project

you will be sent a FREE Kit with pattern for a special block.

Here is the line up!!

SO mark your calendars and JOIN the Facebook Group

Mystery Quilt Sew A Long

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2257705404262550/?ref=bookmarks

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Christmas in July is well underway and this little guy "Elfie" has come to help me!

He is wool applique with wire inside of him for posing!!

He measures approx. 6" tall by 9" wide.

The kit is available on my website and will start shipping next week.

Why do your Christmas stitching alone when you can have Elfie by your side!!

Happy Stitching!!

click here to order

Thanks for joining in our Christmas in July Event

It's the third day and there are so many fun things

being offered by all 12 designers!!

Take time to visit their websites and see what they are sharing!!

Here is a list of the participating designers and links to their websites.

Bits and Pieces by Joan

The Cottage at Cardiff Farms

Reets Rags to Stitches

Today I have added a kit for this quick and easy

Button Christmas Tree Pillow Kit

Thanks for stopping by! Merry July and Happy Stitching!!

Monday, July 13, 2020

Christmas in July Day Two!!

July 13, 2020

Today on the website I have added a kit for this "Over-sized" Wool Gift Tag!

visit our website to order!!

Visit our website to order!!

Quantities limited!!

Happy Stitching!!

Sunday, July 12, 2020

Welcome to Christmas in July!!

From July 12th to July 26th myself and the 11 other designers from Farmhouse Threads Mystery Quilt Sew A Long will share with you some Christmas inspiration!!

Visit each of the designers websites during this time to get started on your Christmas stitching and shopping!!

Come and join the Facebook Group Mystery Quilt Sew A Long

to follow along!!

Mystery Quilt Sew A Long Facebook Group

I will be adding a few new patterns along the way as well as some limited quantity of kits for various things.

During Christmas in July we have our Christmas Collection Patterns 20% off.

WE hope you find some fun things as you visit each site and keep your hands busy stitching!!

Christmas Patterns 20% off

Bringing Home the Tree Truck Ornament Kit

One of my favorite cookies to make during Christmas are Frosted Sugar Cookies!!!

What's your favorite Christmas Cookie!!??

Happy Stitching!!

Debbie

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Christmas Carol Mystery Quilt Sew Along Block #6

Hope you are enjoying the Farmhouse Threads 2020
Mystery Quilt Sew A Long!!
It's Wednesday May 6th which means it's MY day to share!!

Myself and eleven other designers have been working hard to prepare our designs, write our patterns, share about ourselves, and get kits ready to send out!!

This has been such a fun theme this year
using Christmas Carols as our inspiration for our blocks!

Jingle Bells is the Christmas Carol assigned to me!!

This fun little "JINGLE" is a favorite during the holidays!!

Read about some Jingle Bell trivia when you print out the pattern!

I wanted to share some of the photos during the process of making my block.I like to use freezer paper to trace my applique shapes, press it onto wool, and cut them out. I like to use Clover applique pins for hold my wool in place while I stitch. If you prefer fusible make sure to reverse the pattern.

Here is where I sit and stitch....

I love to pop in my ear buds and watch movies on my iPad while I stitch!!

Here is a close up of the tiny gold bells I stitched using just a single strand of quilting thread and going around the bells several times to make a satin stitch look.

Order Threads from Rusty Crow

#12 Valdani

O-507 Red

822 Green

O-126 Gray

853 Brown

P4 Cream (or you can use white)

Kits are available by visiting my website

www.woodenspooldesigns.com

also you can follow me on:

facebook

instagram

Also available:

Pattern only for $6.00

Kit only $17.95

Kit and Pattern $23.95

Jingle Bells Mystery Quilt Block #6

by Debbie Busby

Wooden Spool Designs

Join our Facebook group

Mystery Quilt Sew A Long

If you have just joined or need to catch up here are the previous 5 blocks...
Please visit and support these designers!!
They have lots of supplies and projects to offer!!

Rhonda McCray / Farmhouse Threads

Lisa Bongean / Primitive Gatherings

Shawn York / Rusty Crow

Gloria Parsons / Olde Green Cupboard

Kathi Campbell / Heart to Hand

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

2020 Christmas Carol Mystery Quilt Sew A Long

Click the link above for the full line up!!

The 2020 Mystery Quilt Sew A Long is well underway!!
Each week one of twelve designers will share a Christmas Carol Quilt Block that you can download and print for free!!

Each designer is also offering kits for sale!

Blocks #3 and #4 are up and ready for you!!
Visit the links below to print your patterns and order your kits!!

Block #3
Frosty the Snowman
by Shawn York Rusty Crow

Block #4

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

by Gloria Parsons of Olde Green Cupboard

Up next will be Kathi Campbell of Heart to Hand followed by ME on May 6th!!

You'll have to comeback and see what carols Kathi and I have been assigned!!

Happy Stitching!!

click the link below to

Join our Mystery Quilt Sew A Long group!!

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

click the link below for the full lineup!!

2020 Christmas Carol Mystery Quilt Sew A Long

It's that time of year again for the Farmhouse and Friends Mystery Quilt A Long!!

This year the theme of the quit is Christmas Carols and its going to be so much fun!!

It started April 1st and two blocks have already been shared!

Each week for twelve weeks the one of 12 designers
will share a free downloadable pattern for a quilt block
along with offering a kit to purchase.
If you can't download the pattern the designer will also
offer a printed pattern you can purchase.

Please visit each designers website to get the pattern
and be sure to check what else they have to offer!!

Click the link below

Block #1 by Rhonda of Farmhouse Threads

click the link below

Block #2 by Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings

Join in the fun on Facebook and be a part of the group!! Share your progress and make new friends!!
click the link below

Mystery Quilt A Long Facebook Group Link

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

S is for SEW!!!

(S is for social distancing)

During the past couple of week I have been thinking of all stitching friends and wondering what you are all doing with your time since we been practicing social distancing.....so I started creating some little embroidery blocks that I want to share for FREE with you all!!

Is a crazy time and we all need one another to keep us going, to find the way through. Our schedules and habits have been changed and even with all the sewing projects we have crammed into our closets it is sometimes overwhelming to figure out what to start with!!

Well here you go!!

A NEW project to start!!

I am wishing you all safe days ahead and that you can find joy and comfort in your needle and thread!!

Happy Stitching!!

Monday, March 23, 2020

Well I have not done a very good job at keeping up with my blog since I said I was going to do better starting in January!! It's now almost the end of March!!

I'm sure we can all agree that it's been a crazy year so far!!! SO much change and unknown roads we are going down!! We are all good here and just trying to do our best to do our part to help slow the spread of the Corona Virus.

Everything that I (and you probably) had on my schedule has been postponed to who knows when or cancelled. Just taking one day at a time right now and taking this time to get some everyday stitching in!!

I was recently asked to share a free pattern on the Wool Applique Facebook page and someone asked if I would share it here!! OF COURSE!! What a great way to blog again!! I hope you enjoy the pattern and find some joy in your day stitching it!!

I wish all of you well and safe....Happy Stitching!!

FREE PATTERN

Saturday, January 4, 2020

Welcome 2020

Happy New Year to you all!!

I post most things on my Facebook and Instagram but I know that some of you don't use those so I am going to try and keep up better for those who use Blogger!!!

It's hard to believe it's a new year

and

that it's TWENTY TWENTY!!!

You may remember that we moved to Idaho from Oregon one year ago this coming week!!

We all experience how fast time flies so of course I can't believe it's been a year!!

We love it here in Idaho. The weather here is wonderful and we like the flat terrain for walking!!

Because of the flat terrain the sunsets last longer which seems to make the days feel longer....more time for sewing!!?? Well, I guess I have to admit any time is a good time for sewing even after dark!!

I hope you all had a good year last year and are ready for the new one because it is HERE and it's already moving right along!!

What's New with Wooden Spool Designs....

I am now a fabric designer with Henry Glass & Co., Inc.

My first line is called "My Red Wagon"

It will be released this month and be in the stores in August 2020.

It's based off of my pattern Wooly Red Wagon and I hope you love it!!

You can see the collection here

My Red Wagon

There are 17 prints, 1 border stripe, and 2 panels

It has been a new and exciting experience for me to work with Henry Glass designing this fabric and I hope for more to come!!

Henry Glass will have two projects to download with this fabric and I will have additional projects coming as it gets closer to it being available in stores!!

Please tell you local quilt shops about it!!

Let me know what you are going to create with this fabric!!

Next my book "Bowl Me Over" is out and if you haven't gotten it i encourage you to do it!!

The projects in this book are so fun, fast, and easy to make!! You wouldn't even believe how many of them I have made since July...There are 30 projects in the book and I have made them all at least 4 times plus at least 60 others along the way!!