My first entry in the 2024 Embroidery Garden Journal is a sprig of juniper for January! I live in zone 6b in central Pennsylvania. There is not much alive in the garden during any given January. We have been having highs in the 20°F with lots of snow, so mostly my garden is a bare, […]
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After a busy spring and a little creative lull, I’ve finally found my way back to my 2024 garden embroidery journal. One of the things I love about this project is that it gives me the freedom to take my time—gardens don’t bloom all at once, and neither do ideas. This month, I’m thrilled to
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Have you ever wanted to capture a record of the beautiful abundance of life in your garden in a format other than photographs? Embroidery journals have been circling around the internet for a number of years, but an icon a day is not something a lot of us can keep up with. How about one
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Beginning again with my December Embroidery Garden Journal – Echinacea Seed Head and Woven Fly Stitch Coming back to my Embroidery Garden Journal feels especially meaningful as part of my 2026 #TackleThatWIP goal. This project has lived in various stages of “almost finished” for far too long, and returning to it now feels like reconnecting
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Learn how to create stunning felt butterfly embroidery designs with step-by-step tutorials, expert tips, and creative ideas for your next crafting project. The moth and butterfly patch I am using today is designed by Lori Everette of Make Merry Co. The pattern is a free download from The Felt Store which you can find HERE.
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TackleThatWIP Q1 recap analog bag system creative productivity quilting finishes. Q1 flew by, and I’m finally sitting down to reflect on everything I’ve worked on so far this year. I also shared a full video recap—be sure to watch that for a more detailed walkthrough of each project and my thoughts in real time! This
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This month’s Embroidery Garden Journal is the humble violet. I used the Looped Bullion Knot stitch from the book Foolproof Flower Embroidery by Jennifer Clouston to teach myself the stitch. Find the book HERE and join in my looped bullion knot experiment this month as we embroider a cluster of violets! Pushing Stitching Boundaries As
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This month’s embroidery garden journal is all about trying a new-to-me technique I learned specifically for this entry to enhance the design of my embroidery flowers. Join me in practicing this embroidery stitch in answering the question, what the heck is battlement couching!?! And how do you use it in an embroidery? Pushing Stitching Boundaries
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My second entry in the 2024 Embroidery Garden Journal is a small snow crocus for February. I live in zone 6b in central Pennsylvania. The small white snow crocus is one of the first flowers to appear in my garden each year. We have been having more snow this month, and my garden remains mostly
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