Lovely Little Hand Embroidery: Projects for Holidays & Every Day

by Shirley Hudson

Overview

Capture the magic of holidays (and every day!) with 30 hand-embroidery projects. Starting with simple stitches, you’ll add sweet sayings and motifs to home decor and gifts. Sew up country-cute pincushions, modern mug rugs, vintage-inspired pillows, and more! Whether you’re refreshing your home decor or sharing meaningful handmade gifts with a friend, you’ll love how quick and easy it is to sew up seasonal designs for each month of the year.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617458866
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	03/01/2020
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	1,006,579
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Shirley Hudson’s style is cheerful, sweet, and girly with vintage appeal. A designer for Hudson’s Holidays Designs, she has created more than 400 patterns since 1998, and her work has been featured in more than 80 magazines. hudsonsholidays.com

Table of Contents

Contents Introduction Embroidery Basics Projects January: Snowman Family February: Kitty Valentine Banner March: Shamrock Lass Wallhanging April: Easter Egg in Hoop May: Life is Crazy Good June: Robin in Her Nest Pillow July: Patriotic Lady Wallhanging August: Sunflower Girl Wallhanging September: Fall Mouse House Pillow October: Little Witch and Her Jack O'Lantern Wallhanging November: Grateful Pilgrim Banner December: Candy Cane Wishes in Hoop Happy Birthday Cat Pillow Birthday Cake in Hoop Sweet Celebrations: Mug Rugs, Pincushions, and Pillow Shelf Tucks About the Author

Editorial Reviews

02/17/2020

Crafter Hudson, in her charming first book of designs, celebrates holidays and special days of the year. In covering the basics, Hudson recommends muslin for fabric; for floss, she suggests colors but encourages individuals to pick their own. Offering an expert’s perspective, she suggests sewing smaller stitches when rounding a curve, and choosing a stitch stabilizer or placing batting behind the stitches. The designs she details require only four stitches: back, lazy daisy, French knot, and satin. Each month merits a project: an Easter bunny, a spring lamb, a Pilgrim banner, etc. Hudson adds designs for birthday pillows as well as for mug rugs and pin cushions, and each comes with a template for transferring as well as instructions for supplies, cutting, constructing, and framing. For extra touches of cute, she color-tints with crayons to “pink” snowman cheeks, and adds glitter to a birthday cake banner. Hudson’s compilation will appeal to the beginner embroiderer with a yen for the “quick, simple, and easy.” (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly