A great student and a proud teacher

Olá! This week I'm taking a break in my traditional embroidery choices... Sometimes it feels good, too. And the photos I'm showing bring me good memories...

I love to teach. Since I was a child I dreamed of becoming a teacher. And, fortunately, my dreams came true... But I never, never thought of teaching embroidery... It never crossed my mind, for many many years. But teaching is teaching... Whether you teach complex formulas (as I used to do) or embroidery stitches... It's an experience that requires the use of mind and heart both for those who learn and those who teach... And these are the kinds of experiences that you keep in your memories...

These photos are my memories!! Some years ago I was in a craft show and, as happens frequently, I taught the colleague in the stand next to mine her first embroidery stitches.  And we were there embroidering together for some hours... She was a great student!! And very creative, too...

Afterward, she took both our pieces of embroidery and decided to use them creatively to decorate these t-shirts, adding some crochet details. As I like to say: embroidery out of drawers!!!!

T-shirt decorated by Leonor Rodrigues

First stitches by Leonor Rodrigues - paisley pattern

T-shirt decorated by Leonor Rodrigues

Hibiscus pattern

Shouldn't I be a proud teacher?

And these are great ideas to inspire us when we don't know how to use that special piece of embroidery... 

Tutorial Tuesday

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

I have a tutorial round-up for you today. I love seeing how these talented ladies infuse embroidery into fun and functional items, and I think you will, too. Hope you are able to give them a try!

If you are looking to give your t-shirts an update, Kelli Murray has a beautiful embroidered t-shirt tutorial over at A Beautiful Mess.

Maybe you want to add embroidery to your sweaters, as well. Meredith over at One Sheepish Girl has a great tutorial on how to embellish a sweater with embroidery. 

If you are looking for a fun embroidered item that you can wear everyday, Julie Schneider over at the Etsy Blog has a super cute tutorial on how to make merit badges! I think these would be really cute to give as an anytime gift to friends and family. 

I have been spotting embroidery on paper quite a bit lately, but this is one of the most adorable. Debra over at She is My Sister put one of Jenny Hart's Sublime Stitching patterns on a paper doily. A few of these would look great on a tablescape, or strung together to make a garland. 

Hope you enjoy these as much as I did and are able to try one or all of them out!

Have a great Tuesday!