Retro Inspired Embroidery

So it involves a needle, thread, and fabric.  Not quite sewing I know, but work has kept me separated from my sewing machine.  Hand embroidery is something I could do at work so I worked on these panels.  I finished in roughly 5 days.  They are kitchen proverbs I found online that had an old-fashioned feel to them. 

More information on my blog here and here.  It was super fun to use a more old fashioned kind of skill (hand embroidery rather than a machine) to create these classic looking pictures.  How many people do you know even use some of these proverbs anymore?  And there were more on the website I used.  These are going to be a present for my grandmother, so I hope she enjoys them.

Redwork Revival

Some nights I am torn: my mind and my hands want to create something, but my body is just too tired to cut fabric and sit hunched over my sewing machine.  Some nights I just want to hang out on the couch with my husband and watch our favorite tv shows... but make something at the same time!  The perfect solution to my quandary: embroidery! Sublime Stiching has great retro, kitschy patterns. I also love redwork, which was done primarily from the 1880's to the 1940's. To find out more about redwork and to see more pics of my finished project which is pictured below, stop by and say hi at Five Minutes More, Please! I would also love any suggestions of where I could find more embroidery tips or patterns.

Yo-Yo Give Away

Get in on the yo-yo action by winning some of these yo-yos.  I will be taking entries through Thursday night, June 17, 2010. 

Yo-Yo Madness

I've got yo-yo madness going on over at my blog.  Come over and visit.  Have you made something with yo-yos recently?  Email your projects to me and I'll post them weekly on The Faded Stitch.