It’s been a few months since I was able to develop a new Stitch Along, and it’s time! I have some pressing deadlines behind me and am ready to pick up the needle again. This time, the stitch along will be revealed a week at a time. I’ve already gotten the design finished, so I …
We’re closing registration for these two classes tomorrow. If you want to register, do it right now! We have to place our orders as soon as possible, in order to have supplies shipped to us in a timely manner, so we can ship the kits in time for class to begin mid-October. Our plans are …
It’s been almost a month since I updated the blog, and I apologize for that. I hope to make up for it by announcing a new stitch along – to start next Monday. This one will be a mystery, so I’ll reveal it a little at a time. Monday I’ll tell you what threads I’m …
It’s no great secret that I love Jean Hilton stitches. These new classes will hopefully help you love them too! Mostly Crescents focuses on crescent stitches, and Fandango explores all kinds of fan stitches. These stitches can sometimes be intimidating, and I try to make them easier by understanding the structure and how they’re stitched. …
I’m so pleased that we are able to offer finishing kits for the February Kit of the Month project Mended heart again! We weren’t able to find the original fabric used, but have found a substitute that is very similar to the original. The original was gold foil swirls on a red background, and the …
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It’s Hot! Hot! Hot! July in western Oklahoma can be brutal. When we venture outside, it’s flip flops, shorts, tank tops, sunglasses, and big floppy hats to keep the sun off. So let’s celebrate the heat! It’s so hot, even the sun wants sunglasses! Our shimmering sun is surrounded by flip flops, and radiates heat. …
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 …
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 …
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. …
Click here for On Point Wallet Instructions Area K The next part is a diagonal row of tied sheaf stitches. Well, they aren’t actually tied sheaf stitches but a modification of tied sheaf stitches. Traditional tied sheaf stitches are stitched with a number of straight lines, then a stitch that gathers them in the middle. …