Friday Instagram Finds No. 41 with Bloom and Sew

Hello Stitchers! We're coming to the end of February in a Leap Year, which means we get an extra day on the 29th. What will you do with your extra day this year? It's on a Monday, so I will go to work at the Library as usual, but maybe I'll take a half day off so I can head home after lunch to spend it stitching and planning for the year ahead; 2016 will be over before I know it.

@bloomandsew

Today I'm sharing with you Jenny from @bloomandsew! Jenny is a Scottish textile artist who creates embroidery kits and patterns. Her soft toys are absolutely adorable - I can't get enough of them! You have to head over to her IG feed and blog to check out her Sentimental Stitching. I was sad to see in her last post on IG (at the time I wrote this) that she has to hang up her needle for a bit because of carpal tunnel syndrome. I had carpal tunnel surgery on my left hand back in 2008, and it's no fun. I wish you a speedy recovery! I discovered @bloomandsew because Jenny used #feelingstitchyig. Take a look at Jenny's embroidery and sewing artwork!

A photo posted by Jenny Blair (@bloomandsew) on Feb 19, 2016 at 8:57am PST

A photo posted by Jenny Blair (@bloomandsew) on Feb 18, 2016 at 3:41am PST

A photo posted by Jenny Blair (@bloomandsew) on Feb 12, 2016 at 3:24am PST

A photo posted by Jenny Blair (@bloomandsew) on Jan 31, 2016 at 3:09am PST

That's it for this week's edition of Friday Instagram Finds! Join in the conversation by commenting below. While you're on Instagram checking out Jenny's work at @bloomandsew make sure you follow Feeling Stitchy! We'd love for you to stop by and say hello. You can find Feeling Stitchy on Instagram at the handle @feelingstitchyish. You can find Amy @randomactsofamy on Instagram.

Want to be featured in Friday Instagram Find? Tag your best stitch-related photos with #feelingstitchyig!

Tutorial Tuesday

Hello Everyone! Happy Tuesday!

I have a Spring themed roundup of tutorials for you today. I have had Spring on the mind, have you? These tutorials are sure to put you in the mood for Springtime, and give you something to enjoy while winter falls away.

Head over to Martha Stewart's Crafts Dept. for Brett Bara's (of the Mahattan Craft Room) tutorial on how to make embroidered eggs.

This is a great project for kids because they can learn embroidery and recycle those styrofoam trays that we sometimes bring home from the grocery store. You can find the tutorial courtesy of Creative Jewish Mom. 

The embroidered faces on these bunnies are enough to make me happy, but a plushie bunnie is even better! The complete tutorial for the bunny and their embroidered faces can be found over at Dandelions and Lace.

This adorable embroidery pattern of birds holding a bunting is courtesy of Hayley from Welcome to the Mouse House. She placed the embroidery on a blouse for her daughter, and I think it's such a great way to use embroidery to accent clothing. 

Hope you enjoy these tutorials and give some, or all, of them a try! 

Have a great Tuesday!