If you’ve been to a McDonald’s recently, you’ve seen that those awesome Halloween buckets from the days of old (aka my childhood) are back in Happy Meals! They are just so retro and cute! So you knew I had to make patterns for them! I designed each pattern to fit perfectly in a four-inch hoop.Continue reading “I’m stichin’ it”
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Stitch or Treat: Pattern Edition
Want to stitch your own pumpkin? You can watch the basics here or read about it here. Here are some ideas for patterns for your pumpkin! You’ll still need to make your own pattern out of graph paper. (You can watch a vid about how to do that here.) Click to download the pdfs orContinue reading “Stitch or Treat: Pattern Edition”
Destiny 1 Stitch-a-long
Here is the master list for all 48 emblems that were part of the Destiny 1 craft-a-long project. Enjoy!
Geek the Halls
Years ago, back in 2015, I made a trio of geeky ornaments. Years ago, I didn’t know how to save my patterns as pdfs. (Tragic.) But that has all changed, my friends. I present to you three geeky ornaments for your crafting pleasure: a Triforce Tree, Santa Traveler, and Santa Chief. I only attached theContinue reading “Geek the Halls”
Cheat O’ Plenty
Way back in February, I had an exchange with the Strong Bad Twitter account. It took eight months of procrastinating, but I finally got around to stitching this up! Those of you will eagle eyes will notice that I had to change the pattern slightly from my original design. That’s because when I had madeContinue reading “Cheat O’ Plenty”
Three times the candy, er, emblems
Destiny 2 is having their annual Festival of the Lost event right now which means it’s time for emblems! The three emblems available are Bump in the Night, Beheaded Home by @mckennakelpie, and Hollow Sleep. And now you can stitch them up while you’re waiting to load into the Haunted Sectors to see what GlintContinue reading “Three times the candy, er, emblems”
Creepy Cross-Stitch by Lindsay Swearingen
Halloween is just around the corner and Lindsay Swearingen has a new book, Creepy Cross-Stitch, that will help your place to be the most Boo-tiful house on the block. Lindsay has some super awesome (and creepy!) patterns in this book. (Including cats! Ghost cats!) One of the unique things about this book is that thoughContinue reading “Creepy Cross-Stitch by Lindsay Swearingen”
Stitch or Treat: 2021
I decided it was well past due to do an update on this tutorial. I even made one of those trendy reels which you can find here. So, you want to stitch a pumpkin? I don’t blame you, it’s a excellent way to keep your pumpkin year after year and celebrate the fiber arts. 1.Continue reading “Stitch or Treat: 2021”
Feeling a little tension
Over the years, I have many questions from fellow stitchers wondering how I get my stitches to look so puffy. Do I railroad my stitches? (No.) Do I use a laying tool? (Nope.) Do I use magic? (Alas, no.) The only trick I have is paying attention to the tension I use when I’m stitching.Continue reading “Feeling a little tension”
Crafting Up Your Neighborhood: Home Edition
If you have followed me on my social media channels, then you know that one of my favorite things to do is to craft up the neighborhood. Over the past year and a half, most of us have been under lockdown orders at one point or another which has made this concept a little difficult.Continue reading “Crafting Up Your Neighborhood: Home Edition”
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