Sunday, February 27, 2011

No Calorie Easter Basket



Too Much candy around at Easter? Trying not to eat sweets?
Just stitch up a couple of Chocolate Rabbits using
the JBW Bunny Chart.
The size of the bunny depends on the count of the linen it is stitched on
Add a couple of eggs from Homespun Elegance and you have a
No Calorie Easter Basket

Pillows, Pillows & More Pillows


Do you have friends or family that you need gifts for?
Just stitch their names and have them finished as a pillow.

Learning Something New


There is always time to learn something new. During the fall last year I learned how to smock.
First you must pleat the fabric then stitch your design on it and finally finish it into something.
I had joined an ornament swap with Vetty Creations in Australia. I needed an ornament for the exchange. So I took a completed piece of smocking and made it into a snowman.
There's my ornament.
Isn't he cute with the top hat, nose made out of memory thread and hand crocheted scarf?
Yvette Stanton, the ornament recipient thought so.
Yvette is a designer in Australia and author of some great reference books. The Left Handed and Right Handed Embroiderer's Companion - a step by step stitch dictionary are great.
For additional information on the dictionaries and other publications visit her website http://www.vettycreations.com.au/

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Lila's Studio Design


Lila's Studio Design



Creating a new project for someone is always fun!
The above pouch and fob was designed to compliment a design by Lila Umstead
a new cross stitch designer from Lila's Studio
She is being featured in the Mar/April Issue of Just Cross Stitch Magazine
Introduce yourself to her unique designs by visiting her at Lila's Studio

It's Finally Here!




It's Finally Here!






During the past year I designed and finished the Stitch Your Heart Out Designer's Encyclopedia.
A compilation of 12 Cross Stitch Designs from 12 different Cross Stitch Designers finished as a book.

Each design is attached to the page with a whip stitch and finished by hand or machine sewing.
A Designers Card is attached to each page so you will always know the Design name and Designer.

A portion of the sales from each chart was donated to the Carol for Heart Foundation
An organization that increases the awareness of heart disease through the education of women and those working in the medical community. For more information on heart disease and how to get a healthy heart visit http://www.carolforheart.com/

The designs are available through your Local Needlework Shop and anyone completing all 12 designs will receive the complimentary Cover Design and Finishing Instructions.

To see all the Designs in the Encyclopedia please visit the SYHO Link on this page.