I am really loving the look of patchy, pieced-together pillows. Mary from At Home on the Bay shares a great tutorial to create your own pillows that feature blocks of stripes finished with embroidery detail. As always, it is the hand stitching that is my favorite part. Mary suggests checking out kitchen towels for this [...Read More]
Striped Patchwork Pillow
Felt Christmas Tree Advent Calendar
Lauren from Hamm Family Adventures devoted a whole lotta hours last Christmas to creating a wall-sized advent calendar out of felt. Lauren’s advent is completely hand stitched, from the detailed Christmas scenes on each pocket to the edges of the tree itself. She was fortunate to have a friend who embroidered the numbers and Lauren’s [...Read More]
Girls Fabric Owl Bookends
When Leslie from The Little Apple Seed saw some owl bookends in a Pottery Barn Kid’s catalog, she thought they’d be perfect for her daughter’s owl themed bedroom. Leslie cut all her pieces from fabric she already had and then hand embroidered everything in place. She used rice to weigh down the owls. I love [...Read More]
Girls Embroidered Bed Canopy
Kylie from Stylish Settings started making curtains for her daughter’s bedroom five years ago after viewing them in a Pottery Barn Kids catalog . Then the project got put on hold and soon forgotten. After finding the pieces in a box a few weeks ago, Kylie got to work embroidering little birdies, flowers, and butterflies [...Read More]
