Patterns: Bee Happy

Bee Happy by Cherry & Cinnamon

How cheerful is this new embroidery pattern from Cherry & Cinnamon? I think you could not fail to 'bee happy' stitching this!

Patterns: Crafty Magazine

Something slightly different this week; there's a new craft magazine in town (in the UK at least, not sure if it's elsewhere yet), called Crafty and I particularly love issue 2 because it has a fantastic embroidery on the front cover by none other than Cherry and Cinnamon, aka Bridgeen Gillespie, who you may remember did the fantastic Kitsch Witch pattern for Feeling Stitchy last October.

The Roy Lichtenstein inspired embroidery is constructed out of felt and there are detailed instructions inside the magazine on how to create your own. I particularly like the two thought bubbles, in their own individual smaller hoops (not shown on the front cover) which go with it.

Crafty Magazine has a refreshingly different take on the craft resurgence, it has a more urban feel than other craft magazines, the projects look fairly cheap to do but at the same time are the sort of thing you'd want in your home or to wear and there's a nice emphasis on upcycling. Embroidery has featured in two out of two issues so far (also in this issue there's a piece on embroidering vintage postcards) and there's even a monthly column from Mr. X Stitch. Definitely worth a check out at your local newsagents or on your iPad (there's an app).

October Stitch Along - week 4

Halloween T by The Stitch Up

We have witchy stitching of clothing this week! I love this Halloween T by The Stitch Up, perfect for the Halloween season! (And full admiration, stitching on T shirts isn't exactly easy!)

Halloween T close up by The Stitch Up

There's still a few days till Halloween, so still time to stitch up the Kitsch Witch, you can find the pattern here.

October 2012 Stitch-along - week 3

Clockwise from left

1. Kitsch Witch by Kleinina10
2. kitsch witch with glow in the dark pumpkin face by snifferooski
3. A Spooktacular Ta-Da by LaWhimsy

The coven of witches continues this week with three gorgeous witches (and don't forget Floresita's colourful witch from yesterday). I think Kleinina10's witch has to be the fanciest dressed witch yet, I love the pattern on her dress. I love the spooky glow in the dark face on snifferooski's pumpkin. And it's great to see LaWhimsy's piece all sewn up, it makes a great piece of Halloween decor.

It's not too late to join in! You can find Cherry and Cinnamon's gorgeously spooky pattern here, don't forget to add the tag oct2012stitchalong, so that we can find you!

October Stitch Along - week 2

Top to bottom, left to right

1. oct2012stitchalong by KelseyBest
2. kitchywitchy 1 by davyse
3. Kitsch Witch in progress by LaWhimsy
4. October 2012 stitch along by me

We've had some fantastic witches this week and lots of crayon tinting (as KelseyBest did, check out Aimee Ray's crayon tinting tutorial).

It's not too late to join in, you can find Cherry and Cinnamon's gorgeous pattern here (and as Bridgeen reminds us, this is a detailed pattern, so best to print of the pattern as large as you can - I printed the pattern off as full size on A4 paper, which turned out fine :) ). Remember to use the tag oct2012stitchalong on Flickr!

October Stitch Along - Kitsch Witch!

Kitsch witch by Cherry and Cinnamon

It's October Stitch Along time and of course it has to be a Halloween pattern! This year we've got a brilliant pattern from Bridgeen from Cherry and Cinnamon, thank you Bridgeen! I think the Kitsch Witch is so cute and is a perfectly cheerful way of celebrating Halloween. I can't wait to see what you guys come up with, you can download the pattern here (personal use only). Don't forget to post your wips and finished pics to the Flickr Embroidery pool, using the tag oct2012stitchalong, so that we can find you!

(And whilst you're in a witchy mood, why not check out Cherry and Cinnamon's other new witch pattern)

Patterns: Rabbit Heart and Lion Heart Girls

Rabbit Heart New Pattern by Cherry & Cinnamon

This lovely new pattern set by Cherry & Cinnamon features both the Rabbit Heart girl above and a Lion Heart girl. I love the different stitches used on this. You can find the pattern set here.