Little Stitches: 100+ Sweet Embroidery Designs 12 Projects

152 Pages·2012·51.98 MB·English

by  Aneela Hoey

CRAFTS/Needlework/Embroidery
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100+ Sweet Embroidery Designs • 12 Projects
Aneela Hoey
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Dedication
This book is dedicated to Asha and Ciara; thank
you for putting all these playful ideas in my head.
This book would not exist without you—xoxo.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to all my blog readers, who have given
me the support I needed to push my creative ideas.
Thank you to Cheryl Freydberg at Moda Fabrics
for giving me the chance to design fabric for such
a unique and wonderful company; to my husband,
P. J., who doesn’t know what to make of all this but
goes along with it anyway; and to my friend Zoe
Harper for making light work of any crisis.
Thank you also to Susanne Woods at Stash Books
for this amazing opportunity and to Cynthia Bix
for making all my words sound like I know what
I’m talking about.
Text and Artwork copyright © 2012 by Aneela Hoey
Photography copyright © 2012 by C&T Publishing, Inc.
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C O N T E N T S
Introduction 6
EMBROIDERY BASICS 8 STITCHED WITH LOVE TO GIVE 63
All the information you need to start stitching Handmade gifts with one-of-a-kind style
Embroidery Tool Kit • Transferring the My Favorite Hobby Horse Cushion Cover 64
Patterns • Embroidery Stitches • How to
Row, Row Your Boat Patchwork
Use the Stitches • Techniques for Special
Cushion Cover 72
Effects • Embroidery Care • Embroidering
Let’s Go Fly a Kite Baby Quilt 78
the Projects
Christmas Wrapping Stocking 88
Sewing Tool Kit 34
EVERYDAY PRETTINESS 97
Charming stitcheries to brighten your home
LOVELY LITTLE KEEPSAKES 37
Lemonade Coaster 98
Practical things to make everyday life a joy
Rain, Rain, Go Away Hanging Hoop 104
New York Taxi Pincushion 38
Lost in Stitch Tissue Box Cover 110
Closing Stitches 40
“Oh, My Balloon!” Hot Water Bottle Cover 120
Empire State Building Needle Case 42
QUILTMAKING TECHNIQUES 131
Knit One, Purl One Jar Cozy 48
Essential information for quilting your handmade treasures
Fabric Loops 51
PATTERNS 136
A Washing Day Zip Pouch 54
100+ embroidery designs to inspire your creativity
Seam Finishes 59
About the Author 152
Online Resources 152
I N T R O D U C T I O N
I have always loved to make things—from the enamored with both making embroidery
paper clothes I made for my paper dolls, to and creating patterns for stitching. I love the
curtains and quilts, to jam, and even to plants, creative outlet embroidery provides, as well as
which I like to propagate. If you can make it, its therapeutic properties. (I put most of my
I’ll certainly try it. days “to bed” with a few stitches and a cup of
chamomile tea.)
Embroidery was something I learned to do in
school during needlework class, when I was In this book, I offer basic instructions for
eight years old. I still have the drawstring bag, simple stitches, along with a generous selection
stitched with the My Little Pony motif, that of original embroidery patterns, which are also
I completed at age sixteen for the practical printed on transfer paper so you can easily
part of my CSE (United Kingdom Certificate iron them onto your fabric and stitch away. I’ve
of Secondary Education) Needlework Exam. also included twelve projects—from sewing
Somehow, that bag hasn’t fallen apart in accessories like a pincushion and needle case to
the slightest, despite almost 25 years of whimsical but practical items like a hot water
constant use. bottle cover—that you can embroider and sew.
I thought I had long forgotten the skills I Many of my pieces are very playful in nature,
learned in those early years. But when I was because that’s how I feel when I’m stitching.
asked to take part in an online embroidery Both the subjects I stitch and the stitches I use
swap a few years ago, there were those old are happy and creative—part of my grown-up
skills, waiting for me to put them to use again. playtime. I hope this book helps you find some
This time around, I have become particularly fun playtime too.
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EMBROIDERY BASICS
Whether you are an accomplished stitcher or a complete beginner, a
little time spent going over the basics will be well worth your while
before you start on the projects in this book.
Embroidery Tool Kit need a 10˝ (25cm) hoop to make large proj-
ects, such as the Let’s Go Fly a Kite Baby Quilt
One of the best things about deciding to try
(page 78). Check the project you wish to make
your hand at embroidery is that it is very low
for required hoop sizes.
in cost to undertake. Only a handful of tools
To tighten up your embroidery hoop, keep a
are needed, and these tools are both widely
small screwdriver close at hand.
available and easy to obtain. The following is
a breakdown of the tools you will need.
FABRIC
EMBROIDERY HOOP I always stitch on good-quality 100% cotton
fabric. I think if you are going to spend time
Hoops are measured by their diameter. Both
and effort making something that you will
wooden and plastic versions are available; what
want to keep for a very long time, you want
you decide to use is purely a matter of per-
it to stay looking its best. For this reason,
sonal preference and what is readily available
I never use synthetic fabrics. White cotton
to you. I have always used wooden hoops,
fabric is my preferred choice; you may also
although I do like the pretty look of plastic
wish to consider off-white and solid-colored
ones. For best results, choose a hoop size large
cottons or prewashed linen.
enough to accommodate your embroidery
image. To make the smaller projects in this
EMBROIDERY PATTERNS
book, like the Empire State Building Needle Case
(page 42), you will need a 5˝ (13cm) hoop. All the embroidery patterns for the projects
Medium-sized projects vary; some, such as offered here can be found at the back of
the Christmas Wrapping Stocking (page 88), the book, printed on both regular paper
require a 7˝ (18cm) hoop, and others, such as (pages 136–151) and iron-on transfer paper
the Row, Row Your Boat Patchwork Cushion Cover (pullout pages P1 and P2). You’ll find the
(page 72), require an 8˝ (20cm) hoop. You will
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