Rebecca Sower

needle and thread

Does it make me a nerd if those two words are among my favorites in the English language?  I venture out into all sorts of creative materials now and then, and love them all, but I always end up back here.  Stitching by hand...

I've been working on this design (getting ready for Spring perhaps?) and have listed it in my shop.  This one I stitched into a pillow, perfect for the front porch.  The design is pre-printed on fabric this time, all ready to go.  For this next one I'm going to use vivid Summer colors...a book bag maybe?  The center of a picnic quilt?...

If you order one, you will also receive the same design printed on paper too, that you can transfer to other materials.  I'm working on some of the flowers individually that will be made into little linen sachet bags, pinkeeps and such.  As they say, the possibilities are endless.

Much love to you on this warm and stormy Wednesday (that's my radar anyway, great stitching weather).

crafty cushions

For the longest time I've been wanting to make myself a fun little pin cushion.  So I did, and I'm all happy about it.  But as I was finishing that one, an idea for another flashed in my head, and then another one...

Do you do that too?  And you don't know when to stop?

That's the fun part...making one...then making another one...

Until you can stand back and say 'ta-da!'.  And now I can't decide on my favorite.  But I have fewer scraps and bits and pieces in my stash.  And that's always a good thing.

love series, session 5

"Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything."

{ 1 Peter 4:8, The Message }

Happy Valentines Day, sweetie pies!

love series, session 4

"It is in loving that we are loved."

{ from the prayer of saint francis }

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Just one more post in this series and then it's time to move on to something else.  I'm working on some more stitchery and am anxious to show you what's going on here in the studio.  Thanks to all of you who've picked up the heart embroidery pattern sheets.  I hope you're stitching some lovely little pieces with them.

 

love series, session 3

"May you seek after treasures of precious gold

and find them within the hearts of others."

{ mary summer rain }

 

The above embroidery pattern is from pages 1 and 6 on my 50 Hearts embroidery PDF.