I have a free pattern over at &stitches today! There is a Freaky Flowers stitchy swap going on and I've designed a Venus fly trap pattern to go with the theme! Head over there to download yours! ... Read More
Free Pattern: Venus Fly Trap
Hugs are Fun – As Seen on ABC News and NPR!
This past weekend was the opening gala for the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan Museum and ABC News did a piece on the museum. Not only do my cross stitches show up on the video screen that appears on the ABC News website, there is also a shoutout to Josh and I (with a slight mispronunciation of our last name). That's me that NPR is talking to when they say "A woman they had never met heard of the museum and contributed cross-stitched portraits of Harding and Kerrigan." So yeah, between the mention in the Bloggess's book and this, I think my life is ... Read More
Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan Cross Stitches
A few months ago Josh sent me this amazing Kickstarter for a campaign to start a Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan museum in a Brooklyn apartment. We backed the campaign for $5 because we desperately wanted to see the video with curators Matt and Viviana showing off the museum. I jokingly Tweeted to them asking if they were accepting artwork for the exhibit and was met with an enthusiastic yes. I had kind of forgotten about it and got a message on Twitter a few weeks ago asking if I was still interested. Not wanting to miss out on the opportunity to create these ... Read More
Free Pattern Friday – Dresden Plate
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Space Cross Stitch Flash Card Patterns Now In The Shop!
I've gotten a lot of people asking about the space cross stitch flash card patterns and I have really been dragging my feet on it. I felt like I should wait until I had the whole set but that is going to take forever so I finally decided to just get on with it and put the ones I have already done up in the shop. You can buy each of them individually or all 5 at a discounted price. There are free patterns to download here, and patterns to purchase here at my Etsy. ... Read More
Free Pattern Friday – Quilt Block Cross Stitch
I was trying to come up with what this month's free pattern should be when Stephanie from Swoodson Says suggested I make a pattern to correspond with National Quilting Month. Apparently the third Saturday in March is National Quilting Day, this year it's March 21. Making quilt block cross stitch patterns was on my list but then I did the Quilty Stitches sampler and it fell by the wayside. I pulled out my copy of Modern One-Block Quilts: 22 Fresh Patchwork Projects* (you can read my review here!) and I picked out the Alternating Stars block to make a pattern ... Read More
Another Rainbow Cross Stitch iPhone Case
One of my all time favorite things I've made is still my first iPhone case. I had to retire it though when I got my iPhone 6, it doesn't fit plus it got really grubby after spending a year being taken in and out of my pants pockets. All the way back in November I bought a cross stitchable iPhone 6 case and I finally decided I needed to stop thinking about it and just start stitching. The seller contacted me and gave me a coupon code for all of my lovely readers! If you buy a case use the code HUGSAREFUN for $2 off! I loved the triangles of my first case but ... Read More
Free Cross Stitch Pattern – Mario 1 Up Mushroom
Normally I wouldn't share a project from a swap before I've sent it out, but this month for CraftingCon the theme is Mario and I wanted to share this pattern with you! I made this for the Nerds Craft It Better swap and I love how it turned out. I used a Dandelyne hoop necklace and stitched the mushroom using water soluble canvas. (If you're interested in trying out water soluble canvas, I wrote up a tutorial over at &stitches!) The mushroom is tiny, it's only about 1.25" x 1.25" when stitched on 14ct Aida. It makes a perfect little badge or embellishment. ... Read More