Can I just say, there's nothing sweeter than receiving a real valentine in the mail, in the middle of a Valentines day photo "shoot". Thank you Renee, for truly brightening my day!
And Happy Valentines day to all of you!
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Mollie Johanson over at Wild Olive has been celebrating Valentines Day all week during her Stitch Love Valentine Blog Hop. Check out each of the stops along the blog hop to pick up free valentine critter patterns. They're all adorable but I fell in love with this little guy...
Eek! Sooo cute, right? I embroidered this otter with two strands of thread. After I'd finished the outline, I went back in and stitched at random to thicken parts of the line. Whether you're embroidering with thread or floss, stitching a line with varied thickness vs. a uniformly even line will give you a subtle but noticeable difference.
And I love this guy so much, I decided he's going up on the wall in the girls' room. Thank you, Mollie!
p.s. These are also the kind of fun stitchery patterns you'll find in Mollie's new book, Stitch Love. (Get it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookdepository.com)
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Continuing on with Valentine goodness...
Seriously, I heart this block. For Valentines day I stitched it up and planned to turn it into… something. But as soon as the block was finished I realized I was in it for the long haul. I'm going to make a BIG quilt in all the colors and I'm so excited to see the progress. Get the candyHEARTS quilt pattern from EmilyAnnsKloset on Etsy.
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Today I have two winners to announce!! Congratulations...
Congratulations to Susie, winner of the adorable doll quilt made by Marmalade Makings. And if there was more than one Susie, it's the Susie who wrote, "How darling! I would give it to my granddaughter to help keep her bunny warm and snuggly!" Thanks again to Teresa of Marmalade Makings for donating the quilt.
And, congratulations to Heidi Lyon, winner of the "Milk, Sugar & Flower" fat quarter bundle giveaway. Thanks again to Fat Quarter Shop for that generous giveaway bundle!
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xoxo lots of love!
amy