Embroidery category

  • #147 – Revisiting a Set Aside Project

    I put the squirrel pillow down when I couldn’t figure out the best way to fill in the flower petals. I decide to give it another try this evening & I think I may have figured a way out. We&...
    May 27, 2010 No Comments

  • #115 – Boy Fishing

    Just a little idea for an embroidery pattern I’m messing around with… Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on something handmade for a year & photograph it. If...
    Apr 25, 2010 2 Comments

  • #44 – It’s the little things

    like getting my quilt pieces to line up perfectly, that make my day…. Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on something handmade for a year & photograph it. If you ...
    Feb 13, 2010 No Comments

  • 21 – First Leaf

    I finished the first satin stitched leaf on the squirrel pillow. For someone who hasn’t done much satin stitch, I think it turned out pretty good. Its not perfect but I’m probably the only...
    Jan 21, 2010 2 Comments

  • 19 – Les Noeuds Français

    I spent the afternoon making french knots for the center of the flower on the squirrel pillow. This took me a lot longer than it should have but I’m happy with the finished results. Maybe I̵...
    Jan 19, 2010 No Comments

  • 18 – Practice Piece

    Typically when I embroider something I just do outline stitches & french knots but for the squirrel pillow I want to fill in some of the areas. I know this is usually done with satin stitch. I de...
    Jan 18, 2010 No Comments

  • Toast onsie

    Toast onsie Originally uploaded by craft room One of our little friends LOVES toast. So for the holiday, I made him this Toast onsie. Witness – a craft was done! If you are not reading this ...
    Jan 15, 2010 No Comments

  • 15 – Choosing Colors

    I often have an embroidery project & a knitting project going at the same time but most of the embroidery project have been for my Etsy shop. Then I saw this free pattern on Badbird and knew rig...
    Jan 15, 2010 1 Comment

  • The Other White Meat Apron

    Some of you who read this blog may know that I also love to cook & have a cooking blog called A Good Appetite as well as this one. This new embroidered apron in my Etsy store ties my love of craf...
    Aug 12, 2009 No Comments

  • It’s All About The Beaches…

    This month’s HandmadeMN Challenge was to create something around the theme of beaches. I had been batting around an idea for a pillow with grass embroidered on it for awhile & decided to wo...
    Jun 01, 2009 2 Comments