I have a cute little freebie for you, to help you get stitching on World Cross Stitch Day 2023. Just a little flower in a pot with a cute border. Happy stitching! Continue reading World Cross Stitch Day 2023 – Free Pattern
As winter drags on in my little corner of Idaho, I decided I need to do something to try to lift my spirits. That something was to design a sweet little floral design encouraging the world, (and us!) to bloom! Bloom is charted in gorgeous colors from Farmhouse Flossies and Such. I got some gorgeous skeins from Cindy Gordon, the dyer/creator at Farmhouse Flossies and … Continue reading Bloom – Free Pattern
This little design is my way of saying thank you for all the support you have given me over the weeks as I prepared myself for Needlework Expo 2022, my first wholesale trade show. It was a great show and I feel I did very well for my first time. This wouldn’t have happened if not for you, so this is just one more way … Continue reading Grateful – Free Pattern
There are so many amazing Ukrainian designers on Etsy, but I know that sometimes it’s hard to know where to start and how to find them. I decided to compile a list of some of the Ukrainian Cross Stitch designers who really stood out to me, but there are more! StitchyPrincess –https://etsy.me/3aPfT4W MiKaStitchDesign – https://etsy.me/2VVJVNs OhMyStitchesShop – https://etsy.me/2YqUA4J MiyaStitch – https://etsy.me/2vtRqDh PatternsSAStitch – https://etsy.me/36m3JhI NataleeAlexDIY – https://etsy.me/3CV90wQ LKACrossStitch – https://etsy.me/35tWKbC 2x2StitchArt … Continue reading Ukrainian Cross Stitch Designers on Etsy
Started working on Shades of Gold by Northern Expressions Needlearts after reskeining the large skeins of silk from Missus Sedas into smaller, more mangeable skeins for stitching. Two new Flosstubers to check out:CreatedtoCreateBH – has great multi-media ideas for finishing cross stitchCynthia Brew Creates – is a fairly new cross stitcher and has jumped in with both feet. Lots of lovely projects. And now, my … Continue reading Jan Hicks Creates – Flosstube #50 – Cross Stitch WIP Parade for Stitch Maynia 2019
Flosstube #49 Concerned about climate change and the effect it’s having on our world? I have come across an organization that has put out a call for people to contribute to adding to the understanding and knowledge of climate change, using knitting or crochet as a medium to create a visual representation. This organization, called the Tempestry Project, has teamed up with the National Parks … Continue reading Jan Hicks Creates – Flosstube #49
Flosstube #46 Michelle Bendy Stitchy -Remember to find Michelle Garrette and subscribe to her new channel Double the Stitchy Fun – thisnanastitches – Tamara and me chatting and stitching from opposites ends of the country! WindyBay – Doris, fairly new to Flosstube Mike’s crazy kitchen – video of making chili and watch for his video on how to make yogurt in the Instant Pot. Coming … Continue reading Jan Hicks Creates – Flosstube #46
Join me out on the lanai for more discussion of changing colors and fabric in a project! Click the above image to be taken to the video. If the link for the image is broken, please click here. Continue reading Jan Hicks Creates – Stitch with Me – Quilter’s Cottage
Time to revive my blog and start using it again. Not only am I going to keep notes for all of my YouTube videos here, I will be making weekly progress/new start/finish posts in order to keep track of my progress while I’m working on so many things. These weekly posts will also help me keep track of what I’ve worked on each week, and … Continue reading I’m Back!! Weekly Progress Post – 2/24/19
Using the design Quilter’s Cottage by Lori Holt/Bee in my Bonnet Co Designs, in this video I show you my process for changing up the colors of floss used and how to decide what size and color of fabric to use. Hope you find this helpful! If clicking on the above image doesn’t work, please click here. Continue reading Jan Hicks Creates – Changing Floss Colors and Fabric of a Design
