I never showed off what I got for the Phat Quarter swap from Madeleine of Unexpected Kitty. I finally hung it up last week. My piece came all the way from the UK, and I was so excited when I opened the envelope and saw the Tesla Tower! The embroidery is fantastic and I love the beading on it too. You can check out Madeleine's Flickr. And here is her blog post about it. ... Read More
Back in college Josh created the cycloptopus, a one-eyed octopus. It went through some different redesigns, but I particularly like this 2009 version. He looks very dapper in the tie and fez. ... Read More
I went heart crazy a few months back and churned out a whole bunch of these. They are pretty small, the heart is 2"x2". I normally frame things, but I thought these would be cute in hoops instead. I finally got the hoops up for sale on Etsy. The pattern and some other patterns will be listed soon! ... Read More
Ok, if you don't want to read about childbirth, stop now. If you're just here for cross stitching, then just look ay this cute baby picture then move along. ... Read More
Wednesday I noticed the duck had been gone all day from the nest. I was confused because there were only three eggs in the nest and no sign of the others. ... Read More
It's that day again, Tesla's birthday! I almost forgot until I was reminded by this comic that The Oatmeal posted on Facebook. So go celebrate with your AC electricity or your death ray. Whatever you see fit to remember the man. ... Read More
I made little activity boxes for the kids at our wedding, including a coloring book I illustrated. The cover was a drawing of me and Josh. Josh converted the illustration to a cross stitch pattern for me and this was the result. It's on our bookshelf and Evie occasionally points out the picture of "mama and daddy." ... Read More
Totally useless stitch a long time. I really like that I can identify past projects based on layers of colors. Mira's cross stitch is that big layer of black and bright pink. You'll see the completed piece soon! Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 ... Read More