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20 Gingerbread Man Embroidery And Needlework Patterns Just In Time For Christmas

September 16, 2024 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

Ah, the festive season! It’s that time of year when the air is filled with the scent of cinnamon, nutmeg, and freshly baked gingerbread. For many of us, gingerbread men aren’t just a delicious treat—they’re a symbol of warmth, family, … Read More ...

Gingermelon’s Embroidered Animals: Heirloom animal dolls to sew, embellish and treasure

February 3, 2023 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

A wonderful assortment of toy sewing designs for making treasured plush creatures! These adorable animal dolls are simple to make and then embellished with simple hand embroidery stitches for a wonderful finish.

The gingermelon dolls and their adorable clothes all … Read More ...

15 Redwork Embroidery Patterns For Christmas

December 7, 2022 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

Redwork is a type of American embroidery, sometimes known as art needlework, that emerged in the nineteenth century and was especially popular between 1855 and 1925. Red thread, in the form of Turkey red embroidery floss, is historically used since … Read More ...

DIY Photo Ornament With Embroidery Embellishments

November 12, 2019 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

Create the ultimate personalized gift with someone’s photo! This tutorial shows you how to stitch up a sweet ornament that has a personal touch, you can add stitches, sequins, or fancy fabric to make these feel extra special. This is … Read More ...

DIY Otter – Embroidery Kit

September 27, 2019 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

Otters are adorable and tis little fellow is beyond adorable and you can DIY him at home. This kit comes with everything you need to create this fully Embroidered doll. You will need some patience to finish him off but … Read More ...

Embroidery Inspiration – created by Hillery Sproatt

October 6, 2018 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

I came across this Embroidered doll  created by Hillery Sproatt  when  I was taking a look at the blog Xthreadbearx.

This doll is layered with embroidered creativity and is the perfect example of an Art doll that will get … Read More ...

Embroidery Inspiration – Girls

August 18, 2018 by Shellie Wilson 3 Comments

This is another Embroidery post without a tutorial or pattern. (Sorry folks) I was not able to find a pattern but still wanted to share this embroidery with you. These little dolls are artistic and creative. They allow for a … Read More ...

Embroidery Inspiration – Brooches

August 11, 2018 by Shellie Wilson 1 Comment

I was so disappointed to find that this Embroidered Pinterest image didn’t have a tutorial. I was able to track it down to this blog though. I love the free motion embroidery on this project and the face is simply … Read More ...

Embroidery Inspiration – Free Motion Pillow Dolls

July 21, 2018 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

Love this free motion embroidery doll by Crescendoh. I am sharing this pillow doll to help inspire your creativity as you learn to free motion embroidered. It doesn’t even have to inspire you to free motion, how about stitching something … Read More ...

Embroidery Inspiration – Doll Heads

June 16, 2018 by Shellie Wilson 1 Comment

I found these small Embroidery heads over on tumblr. There is no pattern but I love the concept of making these into little Embroidered Brooches. You could design these in any style, nationality or even era. These looks whimsical and … Read More ...

Tutorial: Sewing appendages onto a softie

April 8, 2013 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

 Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World shows us how to add arms and legs (or tentacles) to a felt softie. Her video makes the process so easy to understand. See her tute.… Read More ...

Stitchers come in all ages

March 26, 2013 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

 See this bear? Totally huggable, I know. But look at the workmanship. The straight seams, the gentle sculpting, the beautiful embroidery with moderately advanced stitches. Really lovely. Carolyn Foley of Caro-Rose-Creations says,

One of our students, Tara, has finished her

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Make a flock of spring birds

March 26, 2013 by Denise Felton 2 Comments

 Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World has guest posted a tutorial over on Sew, Mama, Sew! This sweetheart, Flora, is a soft-sculpture bird sewn from felt and cheerfully embroidered with more spring colors. Go to the tute to learn how … Read More ...

Make a bunny or a bird

March 19, 2013 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

 Your spring decor probably needs a bunny. Or a bluebird. Or both! Elizabeth of Creative Breathing shares her patterns and instructions for these sweet embroidered felt sculptures. Go to her blog post to get the designs.… Read More ...

Margaret Tudor never looked better

March 17, 2013 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

 Deriana of DeriDolls created this miniature version of Margaret Tudor as portrayed by K of the USA. Deri says,

Her gorgeous attire was mostly made by her mother, so I had some pretty big shoes to fill! I could embroider

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