How-To: Felt PB&J Game Set
The only thing better than chowing down on the perfect peanut butter and jelly sandwich is playing with one. See how to make this cute felt pb&j game from Mollie of Wild Olive over on Whip Up.
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French Knot Masterpiece
As an embroidery geek, I am a huge fan of the French Knot. Nothing gives quite the satisfaction as that little coil and pull through the fabric and then *plink* French Knot action. Yuko Uemura of Pata Pri News must share my French Knot fascination, because she spent weeks doing nothing but stitching loads of […]
How-To: Applique Quilt Top
Andrea Zuill creates some beautiful applique and hand-quilted pieces that have stunning details and a great, folksy feel to them. She’s just shared a couple of tutorials for doing your own applique process for creating a quilt top or wall hanging. She’s got great tips on using fusible webbing sparingly and nice stitching instructions.
Embroidery on Greenery
I love the look of this stitching on greenery from Camilla of Family Chic. She gives some tips on choosing greenery that will stand up to stitching, and even suggests that you could press the leaves to create a special keepsake.
Stitching Postcard
Stitching postcards by Leihener, Seng, and Valder for Details. [via Cool Hunting]
Embroidered Inventor’s Lab Coat
Back around Halloween, I picked up a kid-sized lab coat at the thrift store while I was searching for a costume for my son. He didn’t end up using it at Halloween, but I’ve been trying to come up with something cool to do with it for him for play time. I love what Flickr […]
Stitched Children’s Book Illustrations by Virginia Tiffany
Danielle of Thompson Family-Life shares a fantastic find of hers that has my embroidery-loving heart skipping a few beats. The children’s book, Selections From a Garden of Verses, is illustrated with gorgeous hand-stitched images by Virginia Tiffany. Danielle writes: The obvious amount of time, work and thought that was put into these is pretty mind-boggling […]
