Christmas Eve is only a month away so for today and the next four Mondays I’ll be posting some Christmas patterns that can be stitched up quickly to use for gifts or decorations around the house. First up are these adorable little Angels. The pattern for the angels is available as a pdf to download here.
Like the fern that I posted last week, ivies are another apartment friendly plant that can tolerate low lighting. In today’s pattern they are potted in a bowl. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
I love houseplants and used to have several in various spots throughout every house we’ve lived in. When we moved into our apartment in Nebraska, the very first thing that was moved in was a new house plant. I haven’t yet bought a fern but I’m sure one will make it’s way home in the future as they are excellent…
Last week, I posted the pattern for His and Hers. This week’s offering for Vintage Embroidery Monday is the pattern for “Ours”. For this pattern, you will need to print off both Part 1 and 2 and then tape them together, matching the sections that are the same before tracing the pattern onto your fabric of choice. The pdf for…
Do you have an upcoming bridal shower or wedding to attend? Or perhaps you didn’t have time to make something before the big day and are thinking ahead to Christmas for the newly wed couple in need of a gift recognizing their joyful status. Today’s and next week’s vintage Workbasket embroidery patterns could be just the thing to stitch on…
The sixth and final pattern for the baby or child’s quilt is this sweet baby zebra with sunflower. To make the quilt, square up the blocks and then alternate plain blocks with the embroidered blocks. For the baby quilt using 9 1/2″ squares, arrange the blocks 4 rows of 3 blocks across. For the larger child’s quilt using 12 1/2″…
Couldn’t you just hug the little lion staring up at the periwinkle in this fourth pattern for the baby or child’s quilt! This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
Over the next six weeks I’ll be sharing with you the most adorable patterns to make blocks for a baby or small child’s quilt. For a baby quilt, embroider them on 10″ squares. For a larger quilt, embroider them on 13″ squares. (The blocks will be squared up to 9 1/2″ and 12 1/2″ respectively after stitching is complete.) Each…
This is the final rose of the series. We were running out of names to call the various rose patterns so this one got christened Spikey Rose because of the way the petals are drawn. Starting next week, I’ll be sharing the first of three sweet vintage back-to-school designs. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
Wouldn’t this spray of wild roses look beautiful stitched onto a pillow cover or either end of an extra long dresser scarf where the roses drape over the sides of the dresser? This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.