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 embroidery pattern is definitely the best way to go.  If you’d rather start with a kit that comes with supplies, check out my post full […]

When Leah got a hand-me-down denim jacket, I knew right away that I would embroider something on it.  I waited and waited for inspiration to strike, and it never did.  Finally, I decided to just add a bunch of flowers.  Can’t go wrong with those, right?  For a DIY denim jacket, I think it turned […]

A while ago, I offered to make an embroidery hoop for a friend of mine.  I stitched up this floral wreath embroidery pattern, and asked her what words she wanted on it.  Without hesitation, she said, “adorable and humble.”  I had to know the story behind it!  Apparently, any time she asks her grandma how […]

I’ve been doing the same basic embroidery stitches for a while now, and I’ve been wanting to try something new.  Since my first free embroidery sampler pattern was so popular, I decided to create this embroidery stitch sampler 2. Make sure you’ve mastered all of the stitches in my first free embroidery sampler pattern first.  […]

The satin stitch has always been something that’s intimidated me.  I decided to challenge myself with an all satin stitch embroidery pattern, and I think I’ve finally conquered my fear.  I designed this pretty succulent embroidery on canvas that turned out beautiful.  I want you to be able to master the satin stitch too, so […]

I’ve been playing around with the wooden mini embroidery hoops in my shop, and came up with some new mini embroidery patterns to share.  I’m so excited for you to see them all because, of course, I had to make like a million! I love these mini embroidery hoops because they are such good quality, […]

I’ve been wanting a way to organize the little odds and ends that I use when I embroider.  You know, scissors, needle book, pencils, etc.  A zipper pouch seemed like a good option, so I found a blank one at the craft store.   Of course, I couldn’t just leave it plain, so I came up […]

If you’ve ever felt like a sloth might be your spirit animal, then this embroidery pattern is for you. I made this cute little sloth embroidery hoop that I’m sharing free today.  It’s a very easy embroidery pattern since most of it is lines.  Perfect beginner embroidery project! I was tempted to add the word […]

I like to look around for inspirational quotes to embroider, and this one caught my eye. I love the message of “you are enough.” It helps me remember that I am exactly who I am supposed to be. I’m enough as a mother, as a wife, as a person because I’m here every day, doing […]

I love hand embroidery so much, that I’ve designed several free embroidery patterns for you to download.  I decided to gather them all in one post, so you can easily find the patterns that I offer for free.  There are over 20 of them.  So many great ones to choose from!  Just click the link […]

I was trying to think of a way to teach everyone some basic embroidery stitches, so I sketched out a little grid for a video stitch guide tutorial.  It was just something I threw together, but it actually turned out kind of nice.  It’s nice to stitch up, so you can learn each of the […]

Flowers are definitely my favorite thing to stitch. They are just so fun with all of the different colors and stitches. I came up with this pretty heart flower embroidery design that I’m sharing with you today.  It’s a free hand embroidery pattern, so enjoy!  If you are new to hand embroidery, make sure you […]

Rainbows are a frequent theme in my embroidery patterns.  They are just so pretty, and I get to use all the colors!  What’s not to like about that?  I love this quote, “Without rain there would be no rainbows.”  It’s a nice reminder that sometimes we have to go through the hard things in life […]

Flower embroidery patterns are my favorite.  Since I know you probably love them too, I thought I’d put together a little roundup to help you find some great ones.  There are so many ways to stitch flowers, and I love how unique some of these are.  Over half of these flower embroidery patterns are free, […]

I was browsing around social media when I came across a graphic with a flamingo and a peacock that said, “Admire someone else’s beauty without questioning your own.”  It really inspired me.  No one doubts that a flamingo and peacock are beautiful, but they are beautiful in completely different ways.  You can be happy for […]

I’ve noticed lately that there is a trend in the embroidery world to create hoops with vulgar images or phrases.  If you don’t know what I’m talking about, do a search on the wonderful internet, and you’ll see what I mean.  Or maybe don’t… some of them are pretty bad.  It’s such a foreign concept […]

I wanted to try hand embroidery on some dark blue fabric, so I went out and got some blue linen to experiment with.  The result was this pretty little floral embroidery pattern with woven wheel flowers (my favorite).  I also wanted to test out using color variations floss for the flowers, and I am so […]

Today I have a pretty unicorn embroidery pattern to share with you.  She has a floral wreath and multi-colored hair that was so fun to stitch.  Since my “Bloom” embroidery stitch-along did so well, I decided I will be filming another one for this pattern.  This pattern is a  little more complicated than the “Bloom” […]

Apparently I’m easily distracted by shiny things because when I saw some satin embroidery floss at the craft store, I decided I needed to make something with it.  I have to admit, the satin floss wasn’t the easiest to work with, but I pushed through.  At least it wasn’t metallic.  That stuff is the worst!  […]

I hope you have enjoyed my fairy tale hand embroidery series as much as I have enjoyed creating it.  It’s so great to finally see this idea of mine come to life, and I love how all of the hoops turned out!  I thought I’d wrap up with a quick post and links to all […]

Cinderella is always a fairy tale favorite, so I knew it needed to be included in my fairy tale hand embroidery series.  This hoop features the pumpkin carriage with some pretty vines and flowers.  If you missed any of the other hoops in this series, you can find them all here. (This post may contain […]

The Frog Prince was another fairy tale that fascinated me as a child, so I had to include it in my fairy tale hand embroidery series.  This one is done on another small, 6 inch hoop, and is fairly simple to stitch up.  To see the other hoops in this series, go here. (This post […]

I think Rumpelstiltskin is one of the fairy tales that intrigued me most as a child.  What’s not to love?  Spinning straw into gold, a creepy little man trying to take a baby… good stuff.  Anyway, I knew I needed to include it in my fairy tale embroidery series.  If you missed the other hoops, […]

Do you ever get so into a project that you can’t work on anything else?  That’s how I feel about these embroidery hoops.  They are so fun for me! Next up in my fairy tale embroidery series is this Rapunzel hand embroidery pattern.  This one is extra fun because Rapunzel’s braid continues off the hoop!  […]

I’ve had this idea for a while to do a series of fairy tale hand embroidery patterns, so I’m in the process of creating six different hoops to share.  I think the hoops are turning out even cuter than I imagined.  I love when that happens!  First up in the series is a Princess and […]

This is sponsored post for DMC.  All opinions are my own. I just finished another hand embroidery design that I’m sharing with you today.  I used the long and short stitch to make these pretty butterflies.  Not only did I get to try out a new stitch for this project, but I also got to […]

I love to hand stitch things, but I always have trouble coming up with practical things to make out of my hand embroidery designs.  I decided to try making some DIY magnets featuring some small, embroidered flowers that I stitched, and they turned out so pretty!  I have free flower embroidery patterns for you, but […]

I’ve always loved seeing other people’s hand embroidery.  It’s like art with a needle.  I knew that I wanted to create something special to go on the wall of my little girls’ room, so I drew some scenes to make some embroidery hoop art patterns.  Everything was hand-stitched by me onto 100% linen fabric.  I […]