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About Me

My name is Mary Ruth Anderson (My nickname is Essie) and I’m a blogger that focuses on illustration, sewing, and nature photography. I currently live in Arizona.

Social Networking Sites

  • DeviantART
  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • Youtube Channel- The Estella Initiative Archive
  • Youtube Channel-Essie of Who
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  • Embroidery,  My Blog,  Sewing

    Progress Update on My Winter Mountain Embroidery Kit

    Hi everyone! In 2023, I decided to pick up embroidery again. I used to embroider in my teens and early twenties, but I stopped due to health concerns I had (They were unrelated to my hands, yet it impacted them)…

    By essieofwho April 8, 2025
  • Clothing,  My Blog,  Sewing,  Vogue Patterns V2004

    Sewing Vogue Pattern V2004: Other Trims and Other Essentials

    Hi everyone! In today’s Sewing Vogue Pattern V2004 post, I wanted to talk about the other trims I purchased to add to the main lace trim I wanted to sew onto the dress. I also wanted to talk about other…

    By essieofwho June 7, 2024
  • Clothing,  My Blog,  Sewing,  Vogue Patterns V2004

    Sewing Vogue Pattern V2004: The Main Lace Trim

    Hi everyone! In today’s post in my sewing Vogue Pattern V2004 series, I wanted to talk about the main trim I used on the dress. Since the dress is already finished, I wanted to talk about the lace trim I…

    By essieofwho May 31, 2024
  • Clothing,  My Blog,  Sewing,  Vogue Patterns V2004

    Sewing Vogue Pattern V2004: The Fashion Fabric & Lining Fabric

    Hi everyone! It’s time for a new post in my series about how I made Vogue Pattern V2004! This time, I will be talking about the fabric I choose for the outer/fashion fabric and the lining fabric. By the time…

    By essieofwho May 23, 2024
  • Clothing,  My Blog,  Sewing,  Vogue Patterns V2004

    New Sewing Project! Sewing Vogue Pattern V2004

    Hi everyone! It’s been a few years since I wrote a series of posts about sewing clothing. I used to do this a lot for the costumes I made. Today, I prefer to make my own clothes instead of costumes!…

    By essieofwho May 16, 2024
  • Art,  My Blog

    Castle Sketch of a Pexel Stock Photograph (And a Talk About My High Expectations for My Art)

    Hi everyone! Recently, I’ve become more and more pessimistic about my drawing abilities. I know why my sketches are not turning out as nicely as I want them to, but this been really putting me in a pessimistic mindset. I’m…

    By essieofwho February 6, 2024
  • Clothing,  My Blog,  Sewing

    Sewing Project List for the End of Winter 2023

    Hi everyone! Spring Solstice (AKA the beginning of spring) will be here next month. I am both happy to see warmer temperatures come back, but I also despise the warmer temperatures. Living in Arizona is not fun during the summertime!…

    By essieofwho February 1, 2023
  • Knitember,  Knitting,  My Blog

    Throw Pillow Knitted Test Panel Progress

    Hi everyone! It’s time for another knitting project progress post series! This time, I decided to make a throw pillow cover. I found a vintage knitting pattern on Etsy for a throw pillow cover. I really liked the way it…

    By essieofwho September 12, 2022
  • Knitember,  Knitting,  My Blog

    My Finished Hot Water Bottle Cozy- Version 1

    Hi everyone! After the fiasco of using a knitting pattern to make a hot water bottle cozy, I decided to try to invent my own knitting pattern. I felt confident to make one free hand (Without planning out the pattern…

    By essieofwho September 7, 2022
  • My Blog,  Quilting,  Sewing

    Pink and Green Log Cabin Quilt Block Pattern Ideas

    It’s been a while since I talked about my work on the Pink and Green Log Cabin Quilt, but to be honest, there hasn’t been much progress since my last post about the quilt. Even though I don’t have much…

    By essieofwho August 4, 2022
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  • The Strips and Potential Additional Fabric for My Space Quilt
  • Simplicity’s USA 250 Sewing Patterns
  • The Navy and Yellow Scrap Quilt: The Finished Quilt Top
  • Learning How to Use Procreate (Again) and What to Do With My Unfinished Sketches

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Posts on this blog are not sponsored unless otherwise stated.

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  • Flickr
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
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  • Youtube Channel- The Estella Initiative Archive
  • Youtube Channel-Essie of Who
  • YouTube Channel: The Estella Initiative

Stores and Print Shops

  • Etsy Store- Stella Junon (Formerly Emmor Hunter)
  • Spoonflower
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