Our wool Stitch-Along is finally here!!! I am hoping you by now you have received your kit if you have purchased it though Primitive Gatherings. I can’t begin to tell you how much we appreciate the overwhelming response to this Stitch Along. I know most of you have more projects than one person needs but you are still willing to spend your hard earned bucks buying out products…THANK YOU!
For those of you who are using up what have on hand we are supplying the pattern. The pattern is downloadable but it may be tricky to print on a home computer/printer. I am telling you this in advance because I cannot help you with your printing because everyones equipment is different….and I am a quilter, not a computer guru…You will have to bring your PDF to an Office supply store and get them to print it for you…The pattern is large and is set up for 11×17 paper. If you do not want bother with this…you can order JUST the pattern from us for $5 plus shipping. We trying to make it easy for you Click Here to order the pattern Only. Also if you want it every month you will have to re order the next one…there is some reason you can’t do it automatically which again is beyond my knowledge…
I STRONGLY suggest joining our Facebook page for Moon Garden…I will be posting videos and all kinds of funny stuff…for our stitching pleasures….it is an easier platform to host videos and keep things in our group…
I will post the first video this weekend…and these are the Facebook video posts I’m planning—
getting started…tracing , cutting, fusible, Fray check…when to use it?
Laying out your appliqués onto the background
Threading your needle without a needle threader and making a quilter’s knot.
Cross stitching over stems
Blanket Stitch
Colonial knots
Does anyone see something I might have overlooked?…I know there are lots of beginners so I don’t want miss something obvious…so please leave me a comment of what you need to learn…
Click here to download Moon Garden Block 1 Update…this block is not longer FREE here…please go to our websit to purchace Block 1…the current block is always FREE until the next block posts…Please subscribe to this blog to not miss a FREE block.
The blanket stitch here includes a long one in the indents of the flower petals.
Close up of how I cross over (X) over my stems…these and more will be demonstrated on Facebook.
I want to talk about fusible web…I am in the process of launching a new fusible…it’s a dream to stitch with…I love the SAS2 lite, but I am tired of defending it…Some people actually hate “their” gummy needles…and I can see their point. I do not have this “gummy” experience myself, maybe a little when I first adhere down and start stitching…but I use tons of steam and let the block rest a bit before I stitch…then no issues…BUT….the one thing I CANNOT live without is the tacky-ness of the SAS2L for my stems/vines…the ease of bending them into place before I steam them is such a benefit I will continue to use it for the stems and vines. As you can see you do not stitch into the stems…you cross over…so those of you who hate and have that gummy needle…this will not be affected…
We are figuring out packaging for the “NEW” fusible…I will be blogging when it is ready…
So look for those Facebook posts starting soon and I will help you along on your wooly journey!!! I am hoping more of you get your blocks soon!! I know it’s hard waiting…
my best…Lisa
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