*WARNING* Long post alert…but lots of info…read til the end…
Did you see this awesome, newest book on crazy stitches? ย 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…
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…ย
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. ย 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 threadsย 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…
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!
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! โค๏ธ
I would have loved to come with you. Looks like a crazy fun day! Iโm not sure what is the most wonderful- the book, templates or all that lucious threadโค๏ธ๐โค๏ธ๐โค๏ธ๐โค๏ธ
I have some finished blocks and felt stymied about where to go for piecing since I didnโt want to add another fabric color between my blocks. I now know exactly what will work and I love hand stitching!
What an awesome idea! I love the idea of embroidery templates to help with stitch consistency. I donโt know if this is a new product , but itโs new to me. I need this.
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 havenโt started the crazy stitches because I end up ripping it out and starting over. Canโt seem to keep it straight.
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!
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!!
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.
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 ๐
I canโt 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.
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
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.
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.
I absolutely love tha Templates and the book!
What is the sheep your cousin is working on? Love it too๐
You are the best, thank you!
Take care,
๐Linda
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.
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.
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 appliquรฉ and will be ordering and using these! I am a perfectionist so these will be great!! โค๏ธ
You all looked like you were having so much fun. Those templates look amazing. I do a lot of wool appliquรฉ and they would surely up my game a lot. Love hearing from you. You are amazing.
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!
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!
Wow, those templates are a must have! I know perfection is overrated but itโs just the way I am. These templates will certainly help. Girls just want to have fun and you three are really had fun together.
๐ 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….
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!!๐
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.
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
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 ๐
Alright!!! I was thinking, โ I will never do these stitches!โ Then, the classic Lisa sell – you show a sheep with the crazy stitches on it! Now I need the templates!!!
We canโt 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!
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’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. Itโs made completely by people saved from the slave trade…..starting a new life.
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…
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.
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 donโt 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.
So happy to hear you recommend these templates! I actually just received set I special ordered fro my LQS. Wanted them for my Wool SBOW even before you posted the final picture. โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ Would love to win the hard copy of the book though. I bought the e-book, and it just isnโt the same. (The book is the same, the experience and ease of use is not.) lesson learned!
I definitely NEED this book!! I don’t have a clue on how to do these stitches and I love the templates as well! I going to follow in your cousin’s footsteps (I want to be awesome too!! ๐
Lisa, this looks like a fabulous idea. In your free time – ๐ณ – Iโd love to see a video of you or one of your cohorts showing the different stitches using the templates.
The templates will make my stitching life so much easier! Looks like you and your sister and cousin had a lot of fun during their visit. Special times for special people.
A whole lot of craziness going on with you, your sister and your cousin…family fun!!
Redhead
PS those templates are on my order list for sure…the sheep was so fun to make even without the templates
LOVE hearing about new products you have discovered and tried! Certainly makes me want to order it all from you! Love sister time …. you’re pics are so much fun !!!
GO PACKERS!!!!! I bought the templates but not the book….LOVE the templates! So excited to use them. I am rethinking the book. It might need to find a home in my reference library. The finished SBOW is gorgeous!! I purchased the Urban program and love the finished look. I am new to all of the embroidery stitches so it has been slow going but love it!! Can’t wait to finish! Looking forward to see what you do with the sheep!
So much fun with family, youโve certainly had a fabulous year with your sister, so happy for you. I have always admired crazy quilts and these templates and book would make a wonderful addition to my stash of fabric to spur me on to โget โr doneโ. Thank you Lisa for all you and your great staff do to feed our love of sewing and quilting. You guys rock!
You guys are my kinda relatives! I love getting into trouble with them. Regarding the templates!!! they are not an “I’d like to have them”…they are a “Must have right now!” Great blog!!
The templates are awesome! Canโt wait to use them to finish my wool SBOW! And what fun to spend time with family. I love that you and your sister found each other!โค๏ธ
Man do I need this book Stunning Stitches and templates! I am so tired of looking on you tube for the stitch needed and then try and follow it??
So wonderful you were able to have fun with your sister and cousin! Good memories there!
Thanks for a chance to win this book!
Carmen
So happy to hear from you again. Love all of those new colors of thread. Just displaying them would brighten a room. Have some older embroidery books but a newer one is always a welcome addition to oneโs library. The templates will be a quick help in placement. Shopping goes from being a necessity to a joy sometimes an expensive joy when one is with friends.
What a help these templates would be for making perfect stitches every time. Thank you Lisa for all of the valuable information that you share with us. It is very much appreciated.
That book has such beautiful stitches. Can’t wait for my book and templates to arrive so I can have even more fun stitching.ย BettySent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
Your staff got me “craaazzy” started with hand stitching at a quilt show in Chicago. I’ve been hand stitching for years since that time. Wonderful staff & helpful even on the phone.
Now templates… I’m in!! I need the book too… lol
Oh, my goodness! These templates are awesome and Iโm continuing to kick myself for not doing the Summer Block because I LOVE this quilt. Iโm new at wool work and decided to try the wool box to begin. Now I want to do so many different things. I hope you offer the Summer quilt as a pattern.
I have been collecting fabrics for a crazy quilt for a long time. Now that you have these great templates I will be able to start on assembling the quilt.
Glad youโre having such a good time with your sister and cousin. Nothing better than making wonderful memories with love ones. I love to embroider and would love to make a crazy quilt. This book is a must!
I really love reading your blog since I found it during the Moda’s blockhead 1 season. I have ordered several things from your shop and I will be ordering these also. Thank you for all of the information you give us.
Oh my gosh!! I had the honor of going to your shop last week. I missed the threadโthe bookโand all the new threads!! I had a great time – now have to internet shop again!!
Those templates are just what I need! I struggle with a consistent stitch length. Thanks for letting us know about these wonderful new products. P.S. Looks like you had a wonderful outing with your cousin and sister.
Hi lisa! In my search for creative stitches for my crazy mat, your everyday crazy mat, pattern. I somehow discovered these templates and book. I bought the templates and love them. She also has a download for edging templates. Love those too! I didn’t buy the book though. This gal is a really small business too and was very happy to support her creativity.
The book and templates look amazing. Great idea! I loved seeing all the thread in all their glorious colors lined up. And loved seeing pictures of you and your family having so much girl fun!
Those pictures of the 3 of you made me smile. Looks like you are g aging a ton of fun. I definitely need this book and templates. Have a wonderful holiday weekend.
I love the new threads you carry. The book and templates look amazing, thanks so much for letting us know about them. I am working on one of your warm winter blessings quilts you designed with your lovely fabrics for my current project. I love all your designs and fabrics! It looks like you three had a great time. Have a great day!
Lisa
Wow the templates are fantastic, but the stitching book is above par. Still haven’t done my Crazy Quilt Stitching on my blocks. Have them prepped and ready to go. Love your work as always.
How blessed you are to have found a wonderful sister to fulfill each otherโs life. Iโm sure many tears have been there too. Your store in California is great, though I donโt get there very often. The thread colors are amazing, and I love using them. The bookโโโwow wow!!!!
What a great addition to MY library it would make. Luv everything you do, but do hope you will always give some time for fun. Thanks.
Book looks wonderful. I would love to do more stitches and this could be the answer to get me there. Those templates look really fun. I hope you will have them when I come in October.
I love the fact that no matter how crazy busy you are you take the time to share your life with us. That’s very special! I think these templates might help with my drift to the right as I stitch.
I love the pics of the fun you gals had. It reminded me of a happy time years ago. Four of us gals would travel together. We went into a public restroom talking all the way in and talking the whole time we were in there. Someone commented on how funny even going to the bathroom in our individual stalls we never stopped talking. That was us. Happy moments
The photo of Mary with the football helmet is priceless!! ๐๐๐คฃ I can’t wait to start that quilt AND learn how to do all of those amazing stitches. You’re the best and I’m happy to support your business!!
Lisa – what would we do without you? Always informing us of new things. This book and templates will be on my Christmas wish list and then I will be able to do more of the appliques. Thanks for sharing with all of us.
Getting your crazy stitches to look good isn’t easy. These templates are a wonderful idea. I love the wool quilt and the crazy stitches you used on it. Oh and just what I need – more Valdani! LOL
I’ve never seen these templates. I will be placing my order real soon. You always have such great ideas and you are very good at sharing these! Thank you so much! Your blog is well worth the reading!
Thanks for introducing us to a new product. Looks like it is something that will help those of us who are not quite as experienced as you in our stitching. I am amazed at the amount of work that you get done everyday. Keep up the good work!
Lisa your cousin is sitting next to a lovely white scalloped blue hydrangea candle mat or whatever it is awesome. Is there a kit for this and pattern? I would like to order if possible.
OMGOSH those templates are amazing! I would love using those!!!! I’m in love with the threads! All those colors are better than candy……well at least a close tie haha! Gorgeous stuff!
I am so loving this book, I will need to order soon. I have printed all the crazy wool blocks and am excited to start stitching. This will be my next wool project, and these templates will be so helpful!
Look like I will need to getting the stunning stitches book the next time I stop in. I printed all the crazy wool pattern and these colors are awesome and would be great to have. The thread is great to work with. Thanks for the chance to win.
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