13th September 2009

1. Loobylu Starry Serenade pillowcases, 2. Starry Serenade Embroidery WIP, 3. Starry Serenade in Pink, 4. Untitled
Have you stitched my Starry Serenade pattern? If so, I would love to see a photo some time! These are some I found on flickr and added to my flickr favourites.
21st August 2009

I’ve been working on my contribution to Kirsty’s Rework Quilt Project and have been enjoying the gentle, repetitive stitching.

I drew up my pattern in Adobe Illustrator so thought it would be easy to write up some accompanying instructions, save it all as a pdf and put it up here as a downloadable embroidery pattern – for you! From me! For freee!

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print off this file, which is available for free here.

The pattern and instructions are copyright and are for personal use only. Please don’t copy and redistribute it, or sell items made from the work. But you know all that. Thank you.
Let me know what you think - I might do some more in the future.
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29th February 2008

I wrote the title in french because “I love chain stitch” is comparatively dull. But it’s true, I do. And none of the other stitches can compare — at the moment anyway. I am sure it’s like first love and when I learn the next stitch I will be equally crushing on that one. But for now it’s chain stitch. We had a hot date last night with my new embroidery and tonight I look forward to cuddling up on the couch with it again.
How to chain stitch