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…
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. Limonera Pear - started 2021 Donkey Kong 8 bit - Started 2022 Embroideries based on blind line…
My 2021 Temperature Stitch and Legend - the first two pages! The book is coming together - the first two pages are ready to be put together. One of my many projects from 2022, this temperature stitch was destined to become part of my first journal. More on the temperature stitch can be found by…
Happy New Year everyone! The last and final part of the Botanical Bookshelf is here - and the grand reveal is below! In this final part we will be filling in the books and adding additional elements to the shelf (cats, mice and flying creatures). A set of books and some creatures... The flower…
Adding Flowers … and a plant It’s time to fill the vases with flowers and add images to the picture frames – your bookshelves are finally filling up! You can use the pattern that I’ve designed as a guide, or you can use any of the designs provided in the Steady Thread weekly patterns for 2020…
Don’t you just love a good biscornu? They are the most unusual, fun shapesd little pin pillows! These little lovelies make me smile - they are just that odd and interesting ❤️ “Chantilly” by Lorene Salt Chantilly by Lorene Salt was so much fun to stitch! It’s my first canvaswork biscornu and it was just…
Filling in the Vases and Picture Frames Step 1: Fill in the vases using different blackwork designs. (using the pattern that I’ve designed, or use any of the designs provided in the Steady Thread weekly patterns for 2020 or 2021. You could also design your own patterns! (use graph paper or excel to chart your…
Outlines – Vases, picture frames and books Start first by stitching the outlines for the vases then move to the picture frames. Finish by adding the book outlines. botanical-bookshelf-part-2Download You can use the sample pattern as provided or you can chart your own design using the different vase outlines in the Steady Thread weekly patterns…
This piece was inspired by the patterns designed by Clare Bradshaw for The Steady Thread 2020 and 2021 SALs and modifications (mods) made by members of the Steady Thread facebook group (link below). Ms. Bradshaw has given permission to our guild to use freely her blackwork designs for both of these stitch-a-longs (SALs) for this…
The Needlesmith 