Past Projects – Embroidery

Rounding out my series featuring past projects is one last post focusing on different kinds of embroidery. You’ll notice going through here that social media groups for crafters are my kryptonite!

Cross Stitch

My mother taught me to cross stitch when I was growing up, and I had only done little projects, like bookmarks. Most large cross stitch patterns didn’t appeal to me. However, when I found this Harry Potter sampler, I knew it would be perfect for Kim. And then, when I saw that the traditional second year anniversary gift is cotton, I knew I had to make her another one. This time, I bought several different ABC samplers and pieced them together. I had to customize many of them since the alphabet fonts were not the same in each pattern. She has both of these hanging in her office at work.

After doing several large projects for Kim, I decided it was time to do some for me. The “Witch’s Kitchen” is very large and has tons of fun details. I believe the frame is 16″ square. The rainbow dice piece is smaller, but that’s only because I decided to be insane and stitch it on fabric where I fit 28 stitches in each inch. For reference, that means there’s 294 stitches in one of the purple D4 dice. Thank goodness for magnification!

Spoilers!

Several years back, somewhere in the Matt Smith era of Doctor Who, I had an idea to make a TARDIS completely out of Doctor Who quotes. Armed with graph paper and a list of my favorites, I drew it up and created what you see here. I had once thought about even selling the pattern on Etsy and my mom made a version, too, but I never got around to listing it. I think it would be cool to try doing it in a light blue on a darker fabric and doing the “windows” in white. This poor piece is still sitting in a drawer, waiting to be taken to a craft store for a nice custom framing job.

Blackwork

I can never pass up a good rainbow themed pattern, or acquiring a new skill, so I just had to make this beautiful blackwork sampler that I discovered in a crafty Facebook group. Very much like how I created the TARDIS, it is simply a mixture of straight line to create different geometrical patterns. It’s displayed in my home in a 16″x16″ frame.

Fabric Collage

Crafting groups on social media introduced me to the world of fabric collage, and it looked easy enough that I thought I could give it a shot. Most of these pieces really shine when you look at them in person, since they have sparkly bits and bobs. For example, the top center has an aurora borealis made just out of iridescent thread. The top right is a kit from the woman who inspired me, Hannah over at Needle or Thread, and the bottom right is inspired by the colors of the nonbinary flag.

Satin Stitch

Through following Needle or Thread on social media, I was introduced to a landscape embroidery artist who offered kits of their designs. It was a new stitch I had never done before, but I quickly found out how simple and soothing it was. As you may have seen from my monthly posts, I’ve been making several of her designs lately. These are the ones that I completed before starting the blog. Each is 5″ wide except for the smaller pastel landscape, which is only 3″ wide and was a gift. The rest are part of a growing constellation of embroidery pieces on my wall.

Next Time….

We’re reaching the end of the month, which means my March update will be coming soon. I’ve got completed projects to share with you, as well as some fun updates about a new hobby I’m trying out. Until then, take care! ♥ A