My 13 year old daughter Kassidy and I
just recently re did her room and ever since...
she has been busy making projects to decorate it:)
When I received this beautiful new book
by my friend
Kristyne of (Pretty by Hand) fame...
Kassidy just had to get her stitchin fingers going right away!
This is Kristyne's first book and I must say that
she has done a wonderful job!
It's beautifully written and is perfect for both beginners
and seasoned stitchers alike.
Inside you will find 52 darling little embroidery designs
to add a stitchy touch to your quilty projects.
They say that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree...
Kassidy loves making hexies as much as I do
so naturally she decided they would be
the perfect base for some stitching.
She used the 2" hexagon papers that fit perfectly
with Kristynes design size in her book.
(2" refers to how long each hexie side measures)
To embroider on...
she chose 5" squares from this pack of
They are perfect for this!
As you can see...
they are basic solids with a bit of textured shade.
She traced the pattern onto the squares straight from the book...
And she used a cute little 3" wood embroidery hoop when stitching:)
Aren't these designs so cute?
She used a charm pac of It's a Hoot to make a bunch of hexie's.
The 2" paper hexie fits perfectly on a 5" square...
don't you love that?
She didn't even trim it into a hexie shape...
just folded it as she went.
Don't you just love that too?
Done in a jiffy!
Of course she used the
method that I always use...
the one I did
on way back.
As you can see there is no stitching
into the paper...
making it fast and so easy.
So far she has marked...
and stitched...
four of Kristyne's designs and several hexie's.
Aren't they cute?
I'm sure she will do more but here they are laid out so
you could see what it's looking like so far.
She thinks she is probably making something for her dresser...
or maybe a large pillow.
She has been having fun with it and I'm so glad
that Kristyne's book came along when it did.
It's perfect!!!
Thank you Kristyne for letting me ...
(and Kassidy)...
be a part of your book tour!!!
If you would like a copy of your own...
and believe me...you do:)...
leave me a comment and I'll pick a name!
Deadline is April 4th.
And guess what?
You have several more chances to win your very own copy of
S is for Stitch
by visiting all of the book tour stops:)
YaY!!!
Here is the list...
Allison Rosen @ stashbooksblog.com
Allison Harris @ cluckclucksew.com
Amanda Jean Nyberg @ crazymomquilts.blogspot.ca
Amy Sinibaldi @ nanacompany.typepad.com
Anne Sutton @ bunnyhillblog.com
Me! @ beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com
Sherri McConnell @ aquiltinglife.com March 27
Kristyne @ prettybyhand.com March 28
Allison Harris @ cluckclucksew.com
Amanda Jean Nyberg @ crazymomquilts.blogspot.ca
Amy Sinibaldi @ nanacompany.typepad.com
Anne Sutton @ bunnyhillblog.com
Me! @ beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com
Sherri McConnell @ aquiltinglife.com March 27
Kristyne @ prettybyhand.com March 28
Have a stitchy kind of day...
xx
Lori
438 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 438 of 438What a sweet book! I'd love to win.
These look so beautiful and simple! I love embroidering!
What beautiful work that young lady does! I'm so impressed!
Eu adoraria ganhar esse livro com tantos bordados fofos para fazer!
Luíza
The book is so wonderful, I can't wait to get a copy!
Your daughter's work is fabulous!
I love that idea of embroidery with hexies!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Love th hexie idea!
So cute! Thanks for the chance!
Love to do hand embroidery and this book has such cute designs!
I LOVE that your daughter is learning to sew and embroider at such an early age. My daughter has no interest (yet)at 19. I keep hoping... The simple embroidery in this book might do the trick, though. I'd love to win it!
I'd love to use this book to teach my granddaughters to embroider. Hopefully they will love it as much as I do!
I would love to use this book to teach my granddaughters to embroider. Hopefully they will love it as much as I do!
I'd love to win!!
Oh how fun! I'm making my first quilt for my son and this book would be a great addition to the little squares! Just seeing the previews has given me so many ideas! I can't wait to get this book! I hope I win!
Oh how fun! I'm making my first quilt for my son and this book would be a great addition to the little squares! Just seeing the previews has given me so many ideas! I can't wait to get this book! I hope I win!
Both the book and your daughter's project look great. I confess I would start with the cupcake.
rsgrandinetti@yahoo(dot)com
Perhaps I will be so fortunate as to win a copy of this book. I can still do a little stitchery during my illness, and it would be grand to win my first embroidery book with instructions. It looks like a wonderful book to use to make a letter sampler for my grandnieces.
With 5 grandnieces, I would like to make an alphabet embroidery sampler a-z. It would be such a cute teaching book. It would be my first instructional embroidery book if I am fortunate enough to win.
With 5 grandnieces, I would like to make an alphabet embroidery sampler a-z. It would be such a cute teaching book. It would be my first instructional embroidery book if I am fortunate enough to win.
How awesome that your daughter stitches and quilts!! I have two that are getting into this and this book would be perfect! :)
Thanks so much for the embroidery book " S is for Stitch" review. I am an embroidery beginner and love the children's designs your daughter did. I need all the help I can get, so I think this will be a good book for me!
My kind of book!
Trish
schultzbskts96@att.net
I love this book. The projects look great. I especially like it because it does feature some projects for boys. Thank you.
I would love to learn to embroider.
I would love to learn to embroider.
Don't you just love it when your kids turn the cornet from cute hindrance to awesome helper. It's such a pleasant surprise.
Would love to win this! My new baby granddaughter would love a blanky with her name stitched on!
Gina
Gina@gigglekidsboutique.com
Pick me please! Love this project! Darling :)
I love the project! Pick me please!
What a great idea for doing the hexs.
I would love to have a copy of this book. Thanks for the chance to win!
this book looks great! It is going on my wishlist in case I don't win one of the giveaways! So fun to share it with your daughter....can't wait until mine is old enough!
I'd love to win this book and your daughter's hexi project looks adorable!!
I WANT THIS BOOK!!! It looks just fantastic and a great way to refresh my memory of embroidery stitches.
Fingers and toes crossed you pick me! I love this book and am totally inspired to do an alphabet quilt for my little girl. And you have inspired me to add some hexies to it - a little stitchery in a hexie here and there would be really cute.
This book looks AWESOME!! Thanks for this opportunity! Would love to have this book and make wonderful items to help the kids in my life with learning their alphabet! I have recently refallen in love with embroidery and this would be a great way to brush up on it!
Please enter me in, I want a copy of this book REALLY BAD!!!
I love to visit your blog..you are a real inspiration..I was looking at a new magazine which had an advertizement for this book..I have it on my list to order.
Thanks for sharing your stories with us.
Patt in San Diego
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