Winner in the Reader Feedback Giveaway!

Thank you to all who left comments on our Reader Feedback post! It sounds like most of you love what we're doing already, many thanks from me and our volunteer bloggers for that!

One of the main things I heard was a desire for stitchalongs... so I started planning a stitchalong which I'll be unveiling to you all near the end of the month, stay tuned for that!

And now, our winner is:

Athena (Tina) Sheppard • 13 days ago

Hay! I hope that you all have a wonderful new year. Thank you first of all for your wonderful blog. I love learning new and wonderful things. I would love to see some Stitchalongs with wonderful tutorials to go with. However I enjoy reading book reviews as well. Please keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing what is in store for us in the future.

Tina chose Rebecca Ringquist’s Embroidery Workshops: A Bend-the-Rules Primer, a very lovely looking book, which you might want to check out as well:

Just so you know, the book link above is an Amazon Affiliate link - clicking through the link and buying is one way to support our volunteer reviews on Feeling Stitchy. This Reader Feedback Giveaway was funded from our Amazon account.


You all had so many good book suggestions that I put them all into an Amazon list, please explore : http://a.co/b1oYjDp

Rebeca Ringquist Sampler Giveaway

Hi guys! Yes, here I am with another giveaway! This time it's courtesy of Rebecca Ringquist who was kind enough to ask if our readers might enjoy a 3 month subscription to her new Sampler series. Um, yeah!

Here's a brief description of them, from Rebecca:

Stuck in a rut with the same old stitches? Can't seem to figure out which one to use next?

Each month, I'll mail you a brand new sampler, available only to subscribers, highlighting a family of embroidery stitches. Each five inch sampler fits perfectly into a five inch hoop, and can easily be completed in a month's time- just in time for the next one to arrive! These small samplers are a perfect on the go project, and if you complete the whole year, you'll have an excellent guide to most of the embroidery stitch lexicon!

An initial card will be sent immediately following your order *, and samplers will ship on the 15th of each month (Starting Janurary 2013). The designs are available only to subscribers (they cannot be purchased individually)

The design size is 5" round, and the fabric they are printed on is 7" square. 100% Cotton.

I recommend using six strand embroidery floss or size 8 perle cotton with a size 5 embroidery needle to complete these samplers. Read more on Rebecca's blog

These look like a wonderful way to practice your stitches and break out of a stitching rut!

Now, I usually choose random comments, as you know, but this time I thought I'd try something different, in time for the holidays because I'm feeling the stress a bit more than the warm fuzzies this year...

To win, share with us your favorite Holiday memory, ever. Leave a comment here by Dec. 10, 9 PM, US CST. I'll go through the comments and select the one that makes me feel the fuzziest. :) This contest is open to everyone, including our international readers.

Painting With Stitches

I was first introduced to Rebecca and her fiber art through her pictures online. She works in both hand and machine embroidery, and her pieces are vibrant, yet personal. The majority of them detail her new experiences living in New York City.



Little did I know that she also started a pattern company named Dropcloth.



Stitch Dictionary sampler

I am totally in LOVE with Dropcloth. Her sampler patterns are printed directly onto the fabric and arrive at your doorstep ready to stitch.



Love sampler

Her images and designs are carefree, colorful and reflect the free spirit that she is. The texture of her designs coupled with whimsical little details make you feel like you have fallen down the rabbit hole and discovered a new adventure.



Original sampler

Check out her website, her blog, and her new etsy shop. I, for one, can not wait to stitch up one of her samplers. I only hope that I can do it the justice it deserves.