One of my 2014 goals was to get all the different colors of DMC floss. I haven't taken inventory recently and decided I needed to do a little bit of reorganizing. This is the result. I'm going to need another box! ... Read More
Thread Chaos
Some Sherlock Cross Stitching and an ORT Update
I am working on the Wee Little Stitches Sherlock pattern. An Instagram friend is making me an amazing needle book and I am making this cross stitch for her in exchange. I've never done any of the Wee Little Stitches patterns before but it's really well done. I've been slowly filling my ORT jar. There's a lot of rainbow colored bits from the French knot color wheel and quite a bit from the doodle stitch along. You can read more about the ORT jar and the TUSAL here. ... Read More
Another Dumpling Swap – Bee Edition
Awhile back I participated in a swap of dumpling pouches, I made a hexagon rainbow pouch. I signed up for another swap, this one was bug themed. I loved how the rainbow one turned out but I swore I wasn't going to do hexagons this time, they took so long. As you can see, I changed my mind and did them anyways. I was going to do squares of various bug fabrics but it felt disjointed and just didn't feel right. Josh suggested instead of using bug fabrics to use the design to show the theme. My partner raised bees as a child, so making it bee themed wasn't a hard ... Read More
WIP Wednesday – Doodle Stitch Along Progress
As part of the 30 for 30 crafting challenge I've been putting in more time on the doodle stitchalong project. I've been exploring more new stitches and I just started playing around with using different numbers of thread strands. I'm usually a 3 strand girl, I like how it covers without being too thick, but I've done some 1 strand stitching on here. I don't think I'll ever really be done with this, I'm just going to keep this as my long, long term project. You can read more about the Doodle Stitchalong here. Join in by tagging photos on Instagram or ... Read More
Dandelion Puff Embroidery Giveaway!
I got to 600 likes on Facebook and I'm celebrating with a giveaway! Head over to the Hugs are Fun Facebook page, like the page, and find out how to enter to win this dandelion puff embroidery hoop! Thanks so much for all the support from you all, now it's my chance to give you something! ... Read More
Long Forgotten WIP – Embroidered Map
I think this might have been the first embroidery project I've ever done. I started it maybe 2 or 3 years ago, I'm not even sure when it was. I remember why I put it aside though. I started getting to the small states on the east coast and they were getting a lot harder to do with this stitch outline and I got frustrated. I can't decide if I should just finish it or if I should start over in a different style. I would like to have a stitched map! Have you recently rescued any long forgotten projects? ... Read More
A Cross Stitch by Mr. X Stitch Himself!
A few months back I participated in the Bestiary swap over on Weave, the social media site run by Mr. X Stitch. It was a bit late but I finally got my piece and I couldn't be more thrilled! I was paired with Mr. X Stitch himself, Jamie Chalmers. He sent me this amazing black on black cross stitched cat. I love it, the cat is so subtle but the eyes are so intense. I also love that there was a postcard with fabric from Bridgeen! And I can't wait to put that pin on my stitching bag! ... Read More
French Knot Color Wheel
I have always loved the look of projects consisting entirely of French knots but they always seemed like they would take way more patience than I have. About 6 weeks ago I had the idea to make a French knot color wheel using a 3" hoop. I figured that it wouldn't be as much of an undertaking working with a tiny hoop. Let me tell you, it still took a long, long time. I worked on it pretty diligently for a few weeks and then set it aside. The 30 for 30 crafting challenge inspired me to pick it back up and finish it. I started focusing all my efforts on it and finally ... Read More