Hand Embroidery Designs

It’s getting so hot and dry here in California, I’m starting to run out of pretty green things to embroider. One thing that we have plenty of around here are …

I’m obsessed with the flower I found for May’s phenology embroidery project! I found them on a hiking trail, snapped this quick pic, and went home. Afterwards, I couldn’t figure …

There was no question what I needed to embroider on my phenology wheel for the month of April. The Lupines around here have been spectacular! In some areas, you can …

It’s the end of January, which means it’s time to show you what I stitched for the phenology wheel this month.  I love walking around my neighborhood and seeing the …

With the New Year, I decided I wanted a new project to work on that would help me document it.  I found some watercolor phenology wheels that I fell in …

I’ve got a new embroidery pattern to share today!  I wish I could say this pattern came from some inspired place, but really I just like birds and flowers.  So… …

When I think of Thanksgiving, lots of words come to mind.  Most of those words focus around tradition, family, and being thankful.  Since Thanksgiving also focuses a lot on the …

You know how much I love a good flower embroidery pattern.  When I sketched this flowers embroidery design, I knew I wanted to try something different.  Usually, I’m more into …

I always say that the best way to learn how to do something is by doing it.  This is definitely true when it comes to embroidery.  Starting with a beginner …

I couldn’t let Christmas go by without making another embroidered Christmas ornament for our tree.  I sketched this little vintage Christmas bike a while back, and finally got to stitch …