I am now a “shop girl”. In January 2024, I purchased Freda’s Fancy Stitching, an online design shop selling original counted canvas / needlepoint designs.
We also sell on Etsy as FredasFanciesShop!
In addition to being the girl behind the scenes at Freda’s Fancy Stitching, I have also put on my “designer” hat and am now designing my own pieces as “Lisa’s Lovelies”- I have three published designs – and more are coming!
Introducing Topiary, the third “Lisa’s Lovelies” design!
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LilyGlass – My First Original Counted Canvas Design
I would like to introduce you to LilyGlass – my first original counted canvas design! This was such a fun project, and I learned SO MUCH! I hope you like it as much as I do! Inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, LilyGlass is my interpretation of the beautiful stained glass windows of that…
Painting Mono Canvas – a Tutorial
This tutorial came about as I was kitting up my next Freda project – It’s Tree Time. As I was cutting the mono canvas that I had purchased to size, I realized that I bought the wrong colour! There is quite a difference between the two green canvases (I purchased Santa Fe Green, and the pattern…
The Year of Smalls
I spent a good part of my stitching time working on “smalls”. I’ve so many in my stash and it was time to dig them out and get them finished. It’s been a prolific year and I am quite proud of myself! Once you get going the sky is the limit as to how many…
Town House Sewing Case – mostly just photos
This was a very fun piece to stitch – A Townhouse Sewing Case by Gaye Ann Rogers. Started during COVID when I had lots of time on my hands. Being housebound for an extended period of time allowed for a lot of stitching! Started: March 2020, Finished March 2023 Stitched on congress cloth using silk…
Faces – fun with blind line contour drawings
improving drawing and designing skills For a long time I’ve wanted to improve my drawing skills so that I can create my own embroidery designs. Last year, one of our guild members held a class on blind contour drawings, specifically portraits. I was immediately drawn to this project as blind contour drawing is a great…
Carrying forward from 2022
I’ll be carrying forward quite a few projects from 2022. It will be interesting to see how much I accomplish on these projects in 2023. I am continually surprised at where my stitching takes me when I’m inspired. On finishing things .. I really like to finish my stitching projects. And I mean really finish.…
Thank you so much for sharing how you made this quilt. I’ve never made a quilt before but I think…
Thank you so much. I thought that, which i liked, but had to try and verify. Supplies being gathered.
Hi Barb, I used white congress cloth and ecru perle cotton. I liked that I could see the stitches a…
I jyst obtained this pattern. I love it. Can you tell me if you used white 24 ct congress cloth?…
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