Embroidery: Autumn Tree Progress
I have slowly been working on the autumn tree embroidery this week. As well as stitching a leaf a day I also started to stitch the trunk of the tree. I was inspired on October 12 to see a wonderful … Continued
Embroidery: Autumn Leaves
A new stitch along by Stitchdoodles has started for October. After downloading the pattern and transferring it to material with the light box I’m ready to stitch. You can find the pattern here if you want to join in, daily … Continued
Embroidery: Stitch Book Progress
I continue to enjoy working on my stitch book. This week I practiced the woven wheel stitch and the bouillon stitch. I’m not sure they are exactly as described but they are certainly my version and look just about the … Continued
Stitching: A Lavender Sachet
Each month our library offers an adult craft kit, including instructions and most of the materials. This month it was stitching a lavender heart sachet. I worked on this stitching project as I knew it would be completed quickly, and … Continued
Embroidery: Flowers and Bee
I have really been enjoying doing embroidery after a long time. I recently purchased a light pad which makes it so much easier to transfer patterns onto the fabric. The pattern came from Cutesy Crafts. It was originally for an … Continued
Embroidery: Stitch Doodles
I recently started my stitch doodles book as a way to practice and learn new embroidery stitches while using up all the odds and ends of embroidery threads from other projects. Pages have changed since the first post sharing this … Continued
Embroidery: Stitch Doodling
My stitch doodling book is made from an old pillow case, some creative cutting and planning. The word embroidery comes from the French word broderie, which means embellishment. And I’m embellishing the material pages with embroidery stitches. I thought long … Continued
Stitching: Embroidered Pillow Cases
I really enjoyed stitching 3 sets of embroidered pillow cases this winter. Embroidery is a skill I learned many years ago but it seemed to fall by the wayside. Two of the sets I added an iron-on pattern and one … Continued
Embroidery: Quaran’tea’n Sewing
I started my sew inspired quaran’tea’n project as a way of giving myself one little task each day, which became part of my daily routine. Did you have a special project you worked on during this time? I say quaran’tea’n … Continued
Embroidery: Sew Inspired
During this stay at home time of the covid19 pandemic I’ve been stitching a little happiness. The idea was started by by Pretty Fabrics & Trims with the idea of sewing a little bit each day to have a completed … Continued
