Heirloom Expressions

Heirloom Expressions Heirloom Expressions is a line of sewing items on display and for sale in Jan's Embroidery Studio an All items are made with quality materials.

Heirloom sewing incorporates various hand or sewing machine needlework techniques incorporating laces, narrow ribbons, insertions, or manufactured trims. Hand embroidery such as whitework and cutwork, eyelets, or hemstitching is also typical of heirloom sewing. My items also incorporate decorative heirloom stitch and lace patterns in digitized machine embroidery as well as sewing machine decorativ

e stitches. I am also partial to hand embroidered vintage design patterns and incorporate finished pieces in my heirloom projects. All items are made in a smoke and pet free environment in my home studio. Machine Embroidery designs are of the highest quality by well-known digitizers in the home embroidery industry. I am a member of the Embroiderer's Guild of America and Hanging by a Thread Chapter, EGA in Placerville, CA and Cyber Stitchers, EGA. Also a member of the American Needlework Guild (ANG).

07/24/2025

I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING ALL MY FACEBOOK BUSINESS PAGES. I NO LONGER HAVE ANY INVENTORY NOR AM I ACCEPTING ANY CUSTOM ORDERS. THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY TO BROWSE.

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Love the design of this little needlecase. The picture is from today's Inspirations All Stitched Up newsletter. Think...
08/09/2024

Love the design of this little needlecase. The picture is from today's Inspirations All Stitched Up newsletter. Think I will have to design a similar one to make for myself. Maybe with some Autumn leaves, although the pansies are nice, too.

08/04/2024

Sharing from my personal page.

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08/02/2024

Posted this on my personal page. Putting together some projects, embroidery and quilting, to work on when I return home for the local fairs next year. Plus, I am working on more thread painting projects I started earlier this year while I am on my 3 month vacation. Hope to finish the stitching while I am in Wisconsin.

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04/20/2024

Thank you all for your suggestions. The problem I had/have is someone threatening to shut down my site due to copywrite issues and hacking issues. I do not know if this is Facebook or a hacker type person(s). I DO NOT infringe on anyone's property and I try to always acknowledge the source of my information and images I post making sure the creator or artist is known. I have no employees or outside firms helping me manage the administrative/marketing side of my business. As such, I am strictly local and word of mouth. When Facebook switched to Meta with all their bells and whistles, I lost interest in trying to figure everything out. The 15 years or so I took care of my husband as he went through dementia did not leave much time for continuing education in the embroidery/quilting arts. The simple embroideries were my lifeline. Now that he has passed, I am focused more on learning the fundamentals of art and taking more courses in various embroidery techniques and artistic quilting. I also want to focus on heirloom sewing again. I think developing a website would be more suitable as I go forward.

Thank you again, for your understanding and generosity in sharing information. Janice

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04/19/2024

Dear friends, in the coming months I will be engaging in decluttering and restructuring as I travel down the single life. I have been toying with the idea of creating a personal website to encompass what I do with my embroidery and quilting endeavors for quite some time and need less mental interruptions. I will keep my personal Facebook account open to have access to the local pages, but will not be posting much. My Heirloom Expressions page and Jan's Embroidery Studio page will be deactivated and eventually deleted. There are simply too many ads and junk stuff being advertised and posted that are not pertinent to my lifestyle anymore. Hoping you understand.

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A splash of Spring color and inspiration from my Escape Journals collection of art.
04/05/2024

A splash of Spring color and inspiration from my Escape Journals collection of art.

This Clip Art & Image Files item by EscapeJournals has 19 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from United States. Listed on Mar 27, 2024

‘As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our o...
03/25/2024

‘As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others.’
~ Marianne Williamson ~

Love the little quotes I find in my "Inspirations All Stitched Up" newsletter. The image is from the latest newsletter and I found it to be a colorful, happy bit of bead embroidery. To quote from the article: "Christmas Cheer by Katherine Diuguid is a sparkling Christmas tree ornament that has been embellished with metal thread, beads and crystals to really make a jolly good festive tree statement."

https://mailchi.mp/inspirationsmagazine/embroidery-news-issue-462859?e=d24e5965f2

Following is information on the Mother Lode Quilters' Guild quilt show coming up in October this year. I hope to be sho...
03/10/2024

Following is information on the Mother Lode Quilters' Guild quilt show coming up in October this year. I hope to be showing one (or more) of my quilts this year. Also, some of my embroideries may be included in raffle baskets or for auction.

I have raffle tickets available for the quilt in the picture. $1 each or 6/$5. Let me know if you would like to take a chance.

Starting out to be a busy year for me. Also. the horse ribbon wall hanging I made for a friend will be shown in the El Dorado County Fair and the Amador County Fair.

02/20/2024

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."
HARRIET TUBMAN

So.....I am embarking on a new facet to my embroidery. Gravitating back to my Goldwork embroidery......with a twist this time. Going to take me a while as there is book learning to get this going. And, I will need to go shopping in my garage then order some basic supplies in another discipline. Going to be a new experience for me.

Will see where this dream leads me.

All finished.
02/07/2024

All finished.

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Hand crafted items in hand and machine embroidery, knit, crochet and sewing embellished with crystals and beading. Silk and gold metal embroidery (Goldwork technique). Quilting with embroidered embellishments. All items are made in a smoke and pet free environment in my home studio. All items are made with quality materials. Machine Embroidery designs are highest quality by well-known digitizers in the home embroidery industry. Each embroidered item recognizes the digitizer. I am a member of the Embroiderer's Guild of America and Hanging by a Thread Chapter, EGA in Placerville, CA.

Note: It has been a year long journey since we relocated. Our workshop should be finished in March. Hopefully, I will be back in business the month of April. For personal reasons, I have downsized quite a bit and will be selling locally.