I find that there are not a lot of samplers and designs that focus on adoption, so this really grabbed my attention: Legacy of an Adopted Child by Artistic Needle available at 123stitch.com “Once there were two women who never knew each other. One you do not remember. The other you call mother. Two different […]
January’s Big Fluffy Snowball
Click here to open Craftsy in a new window Pattern size: 98 x 98 stitches 2 colors floss, your choice Enjoy & Happy Stitching!
Loretta’s Annual Report of Stitching for 2014
At the end of the year I like to look over what I finished, what I started, what I wanted to do versus what I actually did. This year I had some slumps, I had some finishes, and I made some progress. Not as much as I would have liked, but then again I’d always […]
Crewel Yule – a Needlecraft Mystery
Part-time sleuth and full-time owner of the needlework shop Crewel World, Betsy Devonshire prepares for a chilling holiday season filled with mistletoe–and murder. I love the Monica Ferris Needlecraft Mysteries line of books ~ combines two of my favorite things ever, great mystery novels and great needlework! what’s not to love? This book – or […]
Monogram & Year Holiday Ornament Patterns
This chart includes options for a monogram letter or the year, but instead of providing a separate alphabet I charted each letter as a full ornament so you don’t have to mess around with placement or anything like that, unless of course you want to get creative and squeeze in extra letters. Charts for numbers […]
Finished Stitching Blackwork Deer Head
All finished stitching the blackwork version of the deer head silhouettes and really pleased with how it turned out. I’ll be turning it into a throw pillow on my next sewing and finishing day. The fabric is a Silkweaver Solo, 32 count Opalescent Lugana. I stitched the outline in 2 strands of DMC 986 the […]
Almost Done with My Blackwork Deer
I’ve got the outline finished, the antlers are all filled in, just little bit more to stitch. I stitched the outline in 2 strands of DMC and I’m doing the fill work all in 1 strand. [Pattern is available for purchase at Craftsy and Etsy]
The Paper Magician
This is the first short story in a series of shorts. Despite being short, it actually took me a lot longer than usual to read. The pacing of the story was all over the place and I was having a hard time staying focused on it. It’s not that I didn’t like the story, it […]
Deer Head Silhouettes Pattern for Blackwork and Cross Stitching
The chart includes both the blackwork and the solidly stitched silhouette, so you can choose to stitch one or you can stitch both. Pattern size is 90w X 100h. $5.00 Print version available via Amazon Charting this was a labor of love and I really enjoyed working on this project, I hope you enjoy it […]
Finished Stitching Joker and Harley
This is a WeeLittleStitches pattern from the Pixel People in Love collection. I’ve actually had this pattern for awhile, but I was missing a color so I hadn’t stitched it yet. Found the color I needed, so I pulled the pattern out and got started stitching it up. I was able to finish it this […]
