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 […]
Stitching Progress This Week!
It feels like forever since I had real stitching progress to share here on the blog. I mentioned in the newsletter last week that I was recovering from feeling pretty darn crappy and as part of that I prescribed myself some stitching time daily. I have to say, stitching is good medicine. I put a […]
Alone (A Bone Secrets Novel) by Kendra Elliot
Last night I finished reading Alone (A Bone Secrets Novel) by Kendra Elliot. This was a pretty smooth read and I enjoyed the story. It’s a combination of mystery, thriller, sort of drizzled with romance. There is one sex scene in the book, but it’s pretty mild. In other words, the book is 98% story, […]
Independence Eagle Stitched by Denise
Denise shared this finish with us on the Facebook page awhile ago and I forgot to add it to the gallery. I love the idea of using the bandana as an accent or mat fabric too. Great work, Denise! (this free pattern is available right here on Stitching the Night Away)
