Patterns: New Bumpkin Bear!

L to R clockwise - Rabbit's Favourite Outfit, Over The Garden Gate, The Giraffe Ride - by Bumpkin

Just in time for some Easter stitching, there are three new embroidery patterns by Bumpkin! You can check these out, alongside Bumpkin's classic designs here.

Bumpkin Competition Winner!

Friends for tea

Thank you for all the entries to the Bumpkin competition, it's been fascinating reading what everyone is stitching this Christmas. I plugged the numbers into the random number generator and the winner is . . .

Which is ...... Aileenbell

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aileenbell

I've been stitching costumes for my daughters' Nutcracker ballet! Can't wait to do some "fun" stitching. I have a Nutcracker collection I have been wanting to try. Thanks!

Wow, you've been busy Aileen! Sounds like the Friends for tea pattern would be the perfect fun stitching for you! Please contact us on the Feeling Stitchy email address and we'll forward your address to Catherine at Bumpkin.

Patterns: A Bumpkin Christmas and a Giveaway!

Friends for tea

There's still plenty of time for some Christmas stitching and I can't think of anything better than a quick break from all that shopping and partying, than to put your feet up with some festive sewing. Bumpkin has a trio of lovely patterns perfect for this time of year, there is the cute tree decorations above and two embroidery patterns.

Flight of the tea cup

Tea time song

The lovely Catherine from Bumpkin has offered the Friends for Tea pattern as a giveaway! To be in with a chance of winning it, comment below and tell us what you're stitching this Christmas. The competition closes Wednesday 19th December 1200 GMT, when a comment will be picked randomly but if you can't wait till then to get stitching and buy the Friends for Tea pattern and then happen to win it, Catherine will refund you the cost of the pattern.

Patterns: Jubilee

Jubilee Party by themasonbee

Next weekend in the UK is Jubilee Weekend, an extra long weekend to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, so much is planned and there are street parties popping up everywhere. And one of the things I'm loving about all this anticipation, is that as well as all the usual commercialisation (the shops are going mad with all the Union Jack bunting and the special edition products with Union Jacks on, although all that red, white and blue is pretty cheerful), is that there is an emphasis on doing it yourself to, I've seen so many recipes for Jubilee cakes and how-to-make-bunting over the last few weeks. Considering that the Queen came to the throne in 1952, I think everyone is harking back to that era when doing it yourself was so much more common.

So of course, embroidery has to have a look in on all these festivities! The above is a free pattern by Mason Bee (scroll down a little past the other gorgeous free pattern they have). Or how about this extremely patriotic little bird from Bumpkin? I love all the different stitches used.

Great British Bird Embroidery Pattern by bumpkinbears

And finally, if all this has put you in the mood for some more Jubilee crafting, why not check out The Making Spot's Virtual Street Party!

Patterns: Bunny and her teacups

Bunny and her teacups embroidery stitched by Bumpkinbears

Last October, artist and illustrator Catherine Young from Bumpkin launched her first embroidery pattern, Bunny and her teacups. I've seen this pattern pop up in a few places since Christmas and I couldn't resist showing it here. Fingers crossed for more Bumpkin embroidery patterns!