Embroidery category

  • (Mis)Adventures in Cross Stitch

    I started off to do a present for my friend’s birthday. She has dogs, and you cannot go wrong with anything related to her breed. I wanted to cross stitch an iphone cover for her. I could not fi...
    May 14, 2012 No Comments

  • Project – More Tiny Toques

    I mentioned last week that I might be addicted to making tiny toque ornaments (here’s the patterns for the first two I made). It’s so much fun knitting up these quick, little hats, instant...
    Nov 25, 2011 7 Comments

  • In Praise of the Mini Quilt: a little love

    The Mini quilt. Small. “Manageable.” And some are JUST AMAZING. This one is by Cinzia at Deux Petites Souris This lovely Rainy Day girl, by our own Kat At Just Crafty Enough Victoria of ...
    Nov 15, 2011 1 Comment

  • Lola Apron

    Tonight, my husband and I are heading to an open house to celebrate the one year anniversary of our favorite pizza place, Pizzeria Lola. Lola is one of those places that’s always warm and bustli...
    Oct 24, 2011 7 Comments

  • A Blank Slate

    This week I upgraded to a new iPhone 4s. Sadly my beloved red leather case with the white racing stripes wouldn’t fit it, so I had to find a new case. How could I resist one that you can design ...
    Oct 21, 2011 1 Comment

  • I’ve Been Chosen!

    I’m so excited to tell you all that my Lullaby Pillowcase has been selected to be in the QR-3D Exhibit at Cornerstone in Manchester, UK as part of the Manchester Science Festival. It’s the...
    Aug 30, 2011 9 Comments

  • Free Ferris Wheel Embroidery Pattern

    Since I spent two days perfecting the embroidery pattern for this week’s Iron Craft challenge I thought I’d share it with all of you. (click the pattern to download a bigger version from ...
    Aug 10, 2011 9 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #32 – Ferris Wheel Embroidery

    This week’s Iron Craft theme is Summer. Here is Minnesota one of the things we look most forward to all summer is the State Fair. I don’t spend too much time on the midway, but I love the ...
    Aug 10, 2011 8 Comments

  • How to embroider French Knot Sheep

    This weekend I finished embroidering the Lullaby Pillowcase I’d been working on for a couple of weeks. I’m so enamored by the cute little French Knot Sheep that I thought I’d share h...
    Jul 26, 2011 2 Comments

  • Lullaby Pillowcase Finished

    Whew, I actually finished the Lullaby Pillowcase one week before the deadline for QR-3D. I really pleased with out it turned out. The QR code was outlined with a simple backstitch and then filled i...
    Jul 25, 2011 11 Comments