I finished up my piece for the Phat Quarter swap. I'm going to wait until after my partner gets it to show off the front, but I was excited to try out a new way to finish the pieces in an embroidery hoop. ... Read More
The retro tv was part of the first series of cross stitches I ever did. I found the pattern again awhile back and decided to whip up a new one. I always get a nostalgic feeling working on one of my older patterns, especially after doing more abstract, geometric ones for awhile. It's always nice to do a more concrete picture and see it come together. You can get your own pattern here ... Read More
Originally I made this to use as a banner on my website. Once it was done though, it got cast aside. Trying to make it look right wasn't working so we just went with a font instead. It's such an awkward size and I don't want to have to get it custom framed. But it seems a shame that it's been sitting in a box for months. Maybe I'll figure out something to do with it, there has to be some fun way to finish it. ... Read More
I originally made this solar system cross stitch for the science themed Phat Quarter swap I did. I keep making them as gifts and giving them away, I've made a total of 4 of them, and I want to make another for Evie. I've had a few requests for this pattern, so I finally got it up for sale in my Etsy shop. I've been making a bunch of patterns lately so keep an eye out, there's a lot more coming soon! Also, if you haven't seen it yet, there's a giveaway going on at Sweet Lavender Bake Shoppe to win any color cross stitched kitchen mixer! ... Read More
I've done quite a few variations of the cupcake cross stitch over the years, but don't have any that I've kept for myself. I've given them all as gifts. You can buy a copy of this pattern at my Etsy shop. ... Read More
I've seen these mason jar pincushions around and wanted to make a cross stitched one. My first try using Aida cross stitch fabric was too thick and the lid couldn't screw on. So I took a pass using waste canvas on a piece of regular fabric and it worked great. ... Read More
So my obsession with cross stitching on different surfaces continues, this time with watercolor paper. I got the idea from the amazing Olisa Corcoran, who was actually the one who wrote the Mr. X Stitch post that featured my periodic table cross stitch. She has done some incredible embroideries on brightly saturated watercolor paintings and she inspired me to try some cross stitching. I was just working with some of Evie's Crayola watercolors and didn't get the same vibrancy as Olisa's pieces, but I think it turned out cute. The paper is a lot easier to punch holes in ... Read More
I shared the pattern, but I never showed off the finished piece. I really like how the pink turned out, i think it compliments the Evie Element. I haven't framed this yet because I'm a slacker, but it's been done for months and I figured I should just show it off unframed. ... Read More