Last week, I shared my first free embroidery pattern with you. I showed you a simple way of finishing the back. Today though, I want to share another way to finish the back of your embroidery hoop. This method is a little more difficult, but it gives a really nice finish and it gives a […]
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Free Embroidery Pattern: Rainbow and Clouds
I’m so excited to tell you about the very first embroidery pattern that I have designed. I’m so excited about it that I am going to give it to you for free!! It’s so perfect for spring too! Colors & Stitches: For this pattern you will need some basic rainbow colors of 6 stranded cotton […]
Tutorial: Stitch a Flower Garden Bottlecap Pin Cushion
A while ago, I showed you how to make a bottlecap pincushion from the lid to a 2 liter bottle, a bit of wool felt and some wool stuffing. These are some of my favorite things to make. I’ll spend some time making a whole bunch of the pincushions and then spend several weeks embroidering […]
Printable Sewing Pattern: Appliqued Sachets or Ornaments
First, I want to apologize to anyone who got the last couple months worth of posts all at once in their feed reader. I switched over to WordPress and it successfully brought all my posts over, but it seems to have re-posted some of them too. Anyway…. you should only get new stuff from now […]
Free Printable: Lil’ Book of Hand Embroidery Stitches – pocket size stitch guide
Download PDF booklet here This is a tiny stitch guide of some basic embroidery stitches. It prints out on one page and has instructions on how to fold it to make a book that fits in your pocket! This booklet includes instructions for these stitches: stem stitch running stitch back stitch blanket stitch chain stitch […]