I know I’m ready for a beach vacation – sand in the toes, relaxing under a big umbrella, waves gently lapping, walking the shoreline looking for treasures – can I leave today? Well, I can’t go today, but we can all stitch the essence of a beach vacation with June’s Kit of the Month. This […]
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I love pansies! I love the variety of colors, the compact size, the structure of the petals – just everything. What better way to celebrate May than with a cheerful pansy! I’ll confess that this design fought me every step of the way, but I’m happy I stuck with it because I’m pleased with the
I have a ton of framed pieces, so I’ve started looking for ways to finish my projects without framing. I won’t give up framing, obviously, but to have something easy to finish without sending to a finisher, well that’s right up my alley right now. I like these Lee self-finishing projects. Most of them are
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Click here for On Point Wallet Instructions P Let’s finish this up! A finished project is always a good thing! I repeated the Hungarian from the upper left, but this time the area is just a tad larger, and stitched horizontally rather than vertically. If you have trouble making the switch to horizontal, just turn
Click here for On Point Wallet Instructions O I decided to repeat this pattern from the left side, to provide some balance. This project has a lot of different areas, stitches and colors, and it’s easy to go overboard. I think too much makes a design look chaotic, so I thought repeating a motif would
Great news! We’ve gotten more materials in for January Finishing Kits, and have added a few more February kits to the inventory level, so if you wanted them and couldn’t get them – try again! We are still very limited on the number of February kits and the fabric is no longer available so when
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Click here for On Point Wallet Instructions N Sometimes it happens that I will change a design. It doesn’t happen often, but occasionally as I’m stitching something doesn’t work like I want, or I have a different idea. That is what happened here. I had the entire design ready before I began stitching, all laid
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You asked us – we heard you! I have been surprised by the enthusiasm around my finishes for the Kits of the Month. As I’ve said before (probably too many times) I’m NOT a finisher. But this simple finish has been embraced. So we added a finishing kit for the April Kit of the Month,
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Click here for On Point Wallet Instructions M I love these narrow bands. They add some visual interest without being overpowering. And I especially love the contrasting color! This band is stitched in two steps. For the first step, stitch all the way down as shown. This band goes from the very top edge down
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Click here for On Point Wallet Design Instructions L The next part of our stitch along is a narrow border of crow’s foot stitches. It took me a bit to figure out exactly the best way to stitch this, but I think I’ve got it! The crow’s feet are all the same, but alternate direction.
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