*WARNING* Long post alert…but lots of info…read til the end…
Did you see this awesome, newest book on crazy stitches? Not only does it give you some great ideas for your seam designs….It informs and shows you how to use these stitch templates that are also available…
Click HERE to order book.
I know a bunch of you are working on the Crazy Season blog hop we were doing this year and this is perfect for that…I think this is a better option than sticking an adhesive product and then getting your project wet to get if off…here they are… 
You can find the Templates HERE to purchase.
Here they are all cut ready to use…in their categories.
So they day after I finished our Summer Block of the week I got these in the mail…and look what was included…
You would mark on dark with the our favorite marking pen. Click HERE for white marking pen. You would use lead pencil on light fabric…
When the feather stitch is complete…add the lazy daisy flowers…
Here is mine using no templates…I am pretty good…but with these the template my stitching would have been perfect…don’t get me wrong…I am perfectly fine with my stitching…but SO MANY people struggle with the stitches itself and then the spacing is another killer…so regardless of you level of expertise you NEED these template…
We have the book and the templates available on our website just click the links above in the post to “go there”…again…remember we so appreciate you ordering from us…and rewarding us for informing you on these great products…I know you know it is the right thing to do to support the little businesses.
We also have FREE shipping on a $100 order and…we just got a huge new shipment of Valdani 8 wt. threads if you need to pump up your order to reach the free shipping mark…We now have every thread color and weight Valdani has three strand floss, 12,8 and 5 weights……here are the new ones…again these are 8 weights we have not had before…those embroidery stitches look so much better in the thicker weights 8 and 5s…and before the thought enters your mind…yes…these are all coming home to live at Anchor Point. Here is a quick link to the threads I have shown them two ways so you can see the numbers and the colors better.
These are the JPs now available in 8 wt.
Just look how lovely this looks in our warehouse…
also…My cousin Mary is here visiting from Delaware…and she confiscated my templates for one of her projects she was working on…and now she is so crazy in love with her abilities… she was driving everyone crazy saying…how awesome she is now that she has these…she reminded us several times…every hour.
Mary and my sister Lisa met for the first time…we went to Amaze & Grace, the Harley shop…Culvers for dinner(on Mary’s list) and then to Lambeau!!! We had some fun…and…we should not shop together…ever…again! That’s all I’m saying…
If you want to win a book…please comment on something...I’m too crazy busy at the moment to think of something clever…
All for now…talk soon…LB
343 responses to “You won’t want to miss this…”
Stitching templates – what a great idea! Now my stitches will look so much better. Looks like everyone had a wonderful time.
Looks like a good addition to the collection!
I love all your projects and always look forward to your blog posts and newsletters
That looks like a great book!
First, your family is just crazy. Wish I belonged. Second, I’m jealous of your thread collection. How in the world do you decide which one to use? So many greens…so many reds…I love them all. Third, glad you’re having a great summer!
Love the template idea. Thanks for the suggestions. The book looks good too.
Templates will be a great help. Love the collection of Valdani. Thanks!!
These templates look awesome!! And I MUST have all those Valdini colors – one day!!
These templates look awesome! I’ve been doing more embroidery lately. Love it!
Oh, my GOSH! The templates and book a must-have!! Thanks for the preview and chance to win. Lovely stitching achievable by even me. 🤗
The book and templates look amazing! And the new threads I love all the bright colors. Heading over to the website to order! The templates will make me a confident stitcher for sure! ❤️
What a wonderful day to spend a day!
Love the stencil book!
Those templates look like a huge help!
I love your hair!
Of course I want to win! Nothing clever to say, just pick me!
Love the idea of stitching templates. The book looks like a great reference book and extremely useful.
The book and templates are being added to my list of needs. Templates should make my stitches more uniform in size.
I missed your summer home and am so on the alert not to miss anything again!!!!!!! The book looks incredible
Love, love, LOVE all the threads. I want every last one!!
I really need a new book, and some wool and some thread and kits. ..for I’m newly hooked☺️
I would have loved to come with you. Looks like a crazy fun day! I’m not sure what is the most wonderful- the book, templates or all that lucious thread❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️
Isn’t it amazing your cousin shares your love of stitching? The templates would be a wonderful tool. Thank you for this incredible opportunity.
I always like new ways to make my projects look great.
Nice give away Lisa.
I have some finished blocks and felt stymied about where to go for piecing since I didn’t want to add another fabric color between my blocks. I now know exactly what will work and I love hand stitching!
Wow! I love the idea of those templates and the Valdani thread is just amazing! Love your stories about your family!
Do we need to order both the book and the templates? It states templates are included in the book.
You can make your own from the book… but for $30 my time and the materials and the accuracy is worth it
The templates and book would be so helpful! I can tell you guys had so much fun! ❤️ I love those Green Bay Packer glasses too! 😀
Great new treasures!
What an awesome idea! I love the idea of embroidery templates to help with stitch consistency. I don’t know if this is a new product , but it’s new to me. I need this.
Love the idea of adding stitching to projects, giving that extra personal touch. The book and templates would be great fun to experiment with
Embroidery templates are a brilliant idea! Love it! And what fun times with family – such a treasure.
This book looks amazing. Crazy quilting is my favorite.
I’ve been in a slump over how to put together one of my wool projects and this has solved it! Yippee.
The love of fabric and thread runs in our DNA, I think.
The threads are drop dead gorgeous! Love the book and the templates. These would really help with placement. Thanks Lisa!
Love the templates. Just starting to do some embroidery, applique more my thing. But really enjoying
the embroidery. Families are great, love the pictures of you and your sister & cousin. I have two sisters
we are all crazy, my poor brother (God rest his soul, we lost him at 46), he sure put up with a lot. lol
I have struggled with those fancy stitches and have stayed away from doing them. Those templates are going to change my stitching! Thanks for supplying us woolers and quilters all the tools to make our craft so much fun!! Jackie
Oh my gosh. Something I could use. I haven’t started the crazy stitches because I end up ripping it out and starting over. Can’t seem to keep it straight.
Love reading your blog updates! What a great idea – embroidery templates!!!
Thanks for all the info-got to have the templates BUT Packers rule! Was able to make a game last year after being a fan over 50 yrs! Go Pack!
Those templates are genius!
I hate to see summer fading, but so glad football season is here!
Love, love love this post. Great pictures of all of you. Love your crazy Aunt. I’m ordering today.
Those templates look like an awesome stitching tool!
What a great idea…templates for stitches!
I love the templates. Great idea and will definitely make it easier. Thanks!
Mary
Those templates look really cool!!
The templates would be a great help! Have to check them out.
OH MY, I just want at least one of everything. LOVVE, LOVVE THE QUILT. Will order those templates and the book.
The book looks wonderful….the templates, though? Genius!!
I would love a book. I am one of those who struggle to make stitches look good and these will be a great help! Thank you Lisa!
I absolutely love how much fun you are having with your sister! This new book and templates would make stitching so much easier. Thanks for the chance to win!
Those stitching templates are awesome! I will be putting those on my Christmas list. 🙂
What a wonderful reference book, and the templates are brilliant! Must have!
The stitching templates would take the angst of getting stitches “perfect”. Seeing the cousins having so much fun was wonderful.
I’m ordering those templates right now!
I love the plastic templates for the embroidery stitches! Genius! My stitching is just not good enough, but these would fix that!
We ALL need our stitching/shopping girlfriends! There is nothing better!!!!!
I would love any help to improve my crazy patch stitches! Thanks for the giveaway!
What a great idea for using the templates. Aren’t having sisters great! Looks like you are having fun.
The templates sure would make my stitches look better…and the new threads are calling my name!!
Great idea for the stitchinng templates.
Love your stitches – so perfect before the templates. I could use the help.
I love the table mat in the picture with Mary stitching! Sister time is the best!
Wow, so much information in today’s blog post! LOVE the templates and I’m going to buy them as I love the stitches but I’m so intimidated by the crazy stitching that it actually holds me back. Now I’ll be able to stitch with confidence until my skills improve. The book looks wonderful and I would also love to get that, it’s going on my wish list. It looks like you three had so much fun together, a memory maker time for sure!!
OMG! Those stitch templates are a necessity. Have to have them.
I am one of those ding bats who worries about every stitch & I need to make a crazy quilt for my sister!! They would help my confidence!!😉😉
The templates would be a great help, love them !!!
Thanks for the chance to win!
I don’t see my comment – sorry if this shows up duplicate.
Sister time is the best,and I’m ordering the book and templates,thanks
Oh my gosh ! I love those templates….. maybe now I won’t have to RIP out so many wonky stitches!
The templates are so handy and make the time stitching so much faster and yet still relaxing. Thanks.
Looks like you gals had a blast! Good for the soul. Mary has the right idea. Templates are interesting.
The book looks awesome. I have trouble coming up with the right stitch to do and feel like I use the same thing over and over. Would love some new ideas. The templates would also take a lot of stress out of the process.
I am very new to doing wool projects. I keep ripping my stitches out because I don’t like them. This would be a wonderful addition to all my quilting supplies and might enable me to finish a wool project. Your work is beautiful and your stitches amazing. Thanks for sharing with us.
So glad that you have connected with your bio family. Just recently happened for my precious niece.
Love the templates to help with stitching! Sometimes mine is pretty good. Other times not so much.
I hope you bring some to the Jacksonville retreat too. I’m pretty sure our friend Donna Brantley will be interested.
You can sure tell that you two are sisters!
My favorite team, even living in NC, I too am a Packer Fan, go Pack. What a great idea are those templates certainly would improve stitch spacing.
Wow what a post! A crazy great book and amazing templates along with some family fun
Looks like a fun time!!! What a great idea for learning stitches!
Glad you’re crazy busy! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
OMG – templates for the stitches……I AM IN LOVE! I had surgery earlier this summer so it prevented me from starting my SBOW. I am now getting psyched to start and find these amazing templates. As a new woolly, I can’t tell you how excited I am to have these as my stitches will turn out so beautiful now. ORDERING 🙂
WOW … These Stitching templates seem to be amazing ! What an opportunity to win … I
just may have to try this. Thanks for this Post. !!!
Those stitch templates are awesome! Thanks for sharing!!
I can’t believe it has taken this long for someone to come up with the templates. Love them. The book looks fabulous. Always looking for new ways to embellish my projects.
I’ve been thinking about this book for a bit….would love to win it!
The new embroidery goodies are awesome, but the joy and fun you are having with your sister and cousin are the best!
Holy cow! What a fabulous idea. Gotta have!…jmh
LOVE that sheep and love crazy quilting stitching! Thanks for all your posts and ideas.
The stitching templates are perfect, where were they all the years I’ve been struggling with the feather stitch. Thanks for showing them to us.
Man can I use the Stunning Stitches book and templates! No more sitting in front of you tube trying over and over again to get the stitch right!!! Also wonderful to see you, your sister and cousin out having a great time!! Good memories were made there!
Thanks for a chance to win!
Carmen
GAME CHANGER!!!
The templates make it look so easy to stitch those beautiful designs. I’ve never been good at embroidery but this might help me. Enjoy your time with family.
Would love the book….I know the basics but need some inspiration.
Oh wow, those stencils would be great to have!!
Looks like the three of you had a fun time! Those stitch cards would be a great addition for me as I have trouble with the fancy stitches in getting them to look even and straight. I would use them to add more to my wool projects for sure.
So glad you had fun with the girls. Sometimes a girl just gotta do what you gotta do. And it is so nice to have accomplices.
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OMG! I need this book and the templates!!!!
I absolutely love tha Templates and the book!
What is the sheep your cousin is working on? Love it too💕
You are the best, thank you!
Take care,
💕Linda
Look like amazing templates!
Love, love love the templates, threads and the book on stitches!
Lisa … your posts are always so entertaining … glad you had a great time with sisters … they are the best! Thank you for all the new lovely stuff …. I’m never happy with my stitches so the templates are going to be just perfect for me … bragging time!
Have just started crazy quilting and think these templates and this book is a must have!! Thanks for all your tips and advice-
Love your blog- glad you had a good time out with your family-
The three of you look like you had a lot of fun! The book & templates will come in handy. Too bad the post came a few days after I placed an order with you. I’ll have to wait a bit to order them.
Would definitely use this book. Beginner that I Am. Thanks
I love the templates. I’m going to have to order them being I’m new to needle work and they will really help me.
You do sure a good job on your products.
The book and info are great, but the best part of your blog was the family photos of three women having fun. Thanks for sharing.
I love how your SBOW turned out, beautiful! Fun to see your photos throughout the summer, nothing like summer in WI. The book looks like a great addition to my stitching library.
The templates are genius!! I have recently started wool appliqué and will be ordering and using these! I am a perfectionist so these will be great!! ❤️
You all looked like you were having so much fun. Those templates look amazing. I do a lot of wool appliqué and they would surely up my game a lot. Love hearing from you. You are amazing.
Family + Football = “F”un
Bongean + Blog = “A”wesome
Thread + Templates = “B”eauty
If my math is correct then Primitive Gatherings = FAB!!
Absolutely love all the Valdani colors!! The templates would spur me on to make some beautiful things – I struggle with even stitches & drool over others work. Maybe I can be like them now!
My comment isn’t very clever either, but I WANT that book, please!
Those templates look amazing. I want to stitch now! I may NEED those! Darn..it’s off to work I go. Thanks for the chance to win!!
The book looks like a great resource!
Ordered the templates this morning! Several people were having trouble making the stars on the flag in our Old Glory class. I copied the flag on newsprint and gave each person a copy and they sewed their Stars right thru the newsprint, tore off the paper and they all ended up with perfect flags. Love your patterns!
I think I love those templates!
That stitch book looks like just what I need. Thanks for finding it!
Wow, those templates are a must have! I know perfection is overrated but it’s just the way I am. These templates will certainly help. Girls just want to have fun and you three are really had fun together.
😄 too funny! Shopping with ladies is dangerous and wonderful!! Love it all and those templates are a great idea, kinda think I DO need them in my life….oh and I need the quilt pattern, and some more thread and, and , and….
Those templates look amazing. Maybe I won’t have to rip out so many stitches if I would get those, ha! ha!
So glad to get a post from you! Love to see what you’re up to! Glad for the info for the templates and book-have to get them right away. And thanks so much for the fun crazy quilt sew a long. Now I will have some confidence the stitches will look great!
Love the templates!! And the book gives so many ideas! Part of the reasons we stitch is the fellowship of fellow fabric addicts!! Thanks for sharing all the fun!!💕
Love the stitching templates……. on my wish list now!
Templates are a great idea! I do struggle with my embroidery straying from the intended lines… I do need these! Thank you for sharing your wonderful quilts and tutorials.
Wow. Looks amazing!
Just ordered 2 of the books. Can’t wait to try them out. I definitely have trouble with spacing my stitches. 2nd copy is a gift for a friend and fellow stitcher.
Sandy
AHHHHH!!!! Did you see the button bouquet in the book? Super-cute! I totally need this book – because I definitely need another project!
Although we live in Minnesota, I have a grandson who is a crazy Packer fan and I think I need to find those sunglasses for him.
so many cool things in this post- beautiful threads, great book and templates, and fun girl time!
Think I need those templates, too. My stitches tend to get more and more teensy….this would help keep them more even. Love PG!
I love doing hand stitching and the book and templates would be very helpful! It looked like the three of you had lots of fun shopping which is good! You need to have fun because you work so hard and we all appreciate your efforts! Thanks for all you do for us 💗
Alright!!! I was thinking, “ I will never do these stitches!” Then, the classic Lisa sell – you show a sheep with the crazy stitches on it! Now I need the templates!!!
We can’t wait to see you in what about ten days? Jacksonville here we come. Still a few rooms available if anyone wants to join us. We are going to have a great time!
I love the idea of the marking stencils to help make my embroiderey look better. Hugs,
…on something…
Love the book, templates and threads!
Love the embroidery templates!
Oh WOW!!!! Wish I could visit your shop and take classes in person.
Looks like a great tool and book! Lol a few of those threads will be headed my way soon I stocked up last week. Looks like you girls had a wicked fun time!
I love doing embroidery….those templates look like they would be very helpful!
Almost finished my crazy seasons blocks….. then on to the borders!
Thanks for the info on the new book!
Love the stitch book and all the beautiful valdani threads!
Those templates look amazing
I think those are a great idea. Would love to win some. Trying to soak up the last of summer here, off for a bike ride right now!
I’m a Wisconsin girl living in Colorado. It was such fun to see you three ladies standing in front of the Packers logo. I was a teenager when Bart Star was the man for the Packers empire…thats been a year or two ago!
Thanks for the memories.
Glad you are HOME!!! Had so much fun at Quiltstock. We so enjoyed the classes with you! Love the templates. Enjoy the FALL! Thanks for all of the FUN!! PS. Going to order the DOVOs too!! And look up Branded Collective for some cool jewelry. It’s made completely by people saved from the slave trade…..starting a new life.
These templates are such a great idea!
Lisa,
I have so much to learn, I always wanted to learn to make this, I will be able with your templates and How to book.
I am so happy I found your website online…
Thank you…
I’ve seen the book but not the templates. I may actually make a decent dish with them.
I haven’t tried any fancy stitches- this would be perfect to get me going! Go Pack Go!!!
Lisa B
Took your class at Quiltstock 2019 and I am hooked!!! Can’t wait to start on some of your more advanced projects. Crazy mats here I come!!
Whoever came up with those templates is brilliant!
Love the book, templates and let’s not forget VALDANI thread. The very best!!!! Going to order now.
Oh my gosh! The templates…what a great idea! ❤️
Adopt me please I want a sister who owns every color of Valdani thread! You all really know how to have fun..football and stitching in the same day.
Oh my goodness! I have some serious shopping to do after this blog post. Templates, threads and a book! Thank you Lisa. You find and share the best stuff.
Ohh, I love the valdani threads and you ladies look like you had gobs of fun!!
Let me see…comment on something. Well I love the whole post but seeing your sister in the photos and how happy your both are made my day.
This book looks fabulous. Can’t wait to try some of the stitches. So glad to see your new sister again!
Wow! You’re having too much fun! Thanks for sharing. Thank you for all your posts, products, and hints & tips. I love them all. 🤗👍🏼
The templates are amazing!!
WTG templates for crazy stitches makes so much sense! I always find the crazy stitches to be frustrating. Perhaps I can change my mind knowing these tools are available. I know this would work great for my projects which continue to be a work in progress.
I want to live in your warehouse I love all the colors I see in the photos. Guess I need to get more.
Thanks for the informative post.
This set of book/templates sounds wonderful! I don’t struggle HA!, (yes, yes I do struggle to be even with my stitches and lengths). Would love to add this to my toolbox.
I was self taught many, many years ago on embroidery the templates would have been wonderful to use. clever invention to get even stitches. beautiful book.
All the valdani threads look beautiful. I am also intrigued by the templates.
I love the idea of the templates for the embroidery stitches. I have ordered my copy.