Sew & Stitch Embroidery

My friend Alyssa just sent over her new book called Sew & Stitch Embroidery and we've been having a good time looking through it.  I've been online pals with Alyssa since my early days of plush stitching, so it's so neat to see how far she's come!  Actually, Alyssa and I did a swap way back when and she has one of my very first horses!  
Hope and I decided to tackle a little cross-stitch project out of the book first.

We both really enjoyed flipping through the book and planning our next activities.  I think once she finishes this one up, it will hang proudly on her wall.  Do you remember your first crafty endeavors?  It feels so great every time you tackle something new!

Be sure to check out Alyssa's book Sew & Stitch Embroidery if you're looking for a good crafty-type book.  I'm proud of you, Alyssa!

Lucky Jackson

That Lucky Jackson never ceases to amaze me.  She does some of the most incredible embroideries I've ever seen, and I'm honored to share that she has embroidered me.  I don't know how in the world I got so lucky to have someone I admire so much work me into one of her pieces, but I am definitely over the moon about it!

You can find Lucky's blog here.  She is such a talented lady!

Giveaway: Studio M.M.E.

Megan Eckman is the illustrator behind Studio MME.  She is getting ready to release a new series of embroidery patterns based on her illustrations, and she is generous enough to give one away to a lucky reader!

 To win your choice of embroidery pattern, simply leave a comment letting us know how long you've been embroidering.  Be sure to include your email address.  The winner will be picked on Thursday (September 15) when Megan's new line launches.  Good luck!  xoxo Katie

Happy Weekend!

Well, it's finally Friday. It's that day when some of you breathe a sigh of relief, and others just work straight through. For me... well, it's Thursday. I don't know what my deal is, but every second I'm not concentrating on the fact that it is Friday, my mind decides that this day is Thursday. No, brain. No. I already had my Thursday, and what a lovely Thursday it was...


Okay, so there ended up being NO skating. It was a little disappointing, but the grown up in me breathed a little easier. I mean, I'm a lot bigger now, which means I fall a lot harder. ;) Like I said, it was a great evening. I got to spend some great time with these pretties:


...annnnnnd Mr. Will, who is not pictured, but is great all the same. :)

Recently I went to a flea market and found the greatest bit of yarn embroidery that I was going to tea stain and hang in my kitchen. Sadly, when I got home I realized that something had happened and it didn't make it in my bag. I really have been dwelling on this for a couple of weeks... not crying about it or anything, just wishing it had made it home with me. Today I took that and turned it into inspiration. Well, half inspiration. The other half came from talking to my dearest friend Christin yesterday, who lives in PA and loooooves elephants.


I love him to pieces! He doesn't have a name or anything (go figure), but I know I want him to be a boy. I spent forevvvver working on him, but he was worth it.