Stitching Hands Studio

10,000!

Wow!  My quilt, "Shhhh..." was the 10,000th quilt registered for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative!  I just found out today when I got a call directly from Ami Simms.  What a treat!  When I picked up the phone I was really wondering why AAQI would be calling, even though I knew the 10,000 milestone was approaching.  The quilt is already in the mail to Ami and there are hopes it will be able to get some extra publicity for the charity.  

In fact, some of you will recognize this one as a piece that I made during the Patchwork Beasts class with Jude a couple of years ago.  I finished it last year and put it in my shop, but I hadn't sold.  When April 1 rolled around I realized I had nothing ready for AAQI this month, I decided to remove this one from the shop and registered it right away.  Well, now it's on a whole new adventure!  Ami is keen to see some local and national publicity, so I'll post here if any of that comes about.

Oh Happy Day!

Shop News:  To celebrate the long weekend I am offering 15% off anything in the shop with the coupon code: HAPPY2012.  Thanks for stopping by Stitching Hands Studio!  The shipping policy is as follows: 

*** Free First Class shipping in the US. Buy 3 or more items and I will upgrade that to free Priority shipping in the US. Automatic free Priority shipping in the US for quilts over $60.***

More Whimsies

I finished a few more trees last night and listed them in the shop today.  I have some more owls to finish too, but time is running short!  I will post here when they are done.

The Owl and the Tree

I have stocked the shop with a few more ornaments including the owl below. I'm having so much fun designing and creating these little ornaments. The tree above will be staying here though.  Kaite do you remember this tree you sent me, how long ago was it?  I think maybe 2 years ago?  Anyway, Kaite spun and knitted this little tree and I finally decided what I wanted to do with it. It's quite comfortable on the same linen sandwich I made for all the other ornaments. This gives it some body and it makes a nice ornament for the tree or for year round enjoyment. I finished it off with one of the vintage glass buttons I've gotten recently. These buttons were too pretty to send them all away. I'm finally getting some artwork on the studio walls.  It's really nice!

The winner is...

Val!  Val, please send me your address or let me know if we can meet up to deliver you your new ornament!  

This is just one of about 20 that I'm working on.  Right now, I'm listing some over at my shop.  They are all different, but all so much fun to make.  The best part is picking the vintage button to finish it off with!

I'm working on a stitched signature that I like.  This is one of the first tries.  The later ones are a little more sophisticated.  I was thinking the other day that I'll do a post about that because I learned very early on to sign my work, so I have lots of examples in previous needlework.

Happy Birthday to me!

These goodies are destined for the shop, but today is a special day and I think it's high time for a giveaway.  Leave a comment on this post and I will pick a winner for one of these little tree ornaments Monday morning.  Have a wonderful weekend and don't forget to support your local small businesses today- Small Business Saturday- I know I will be.  I will be celebrating my birthday at the Sisters Christmas parade and a local presentation of A Christmas Story.  It should be fun!  

Oh, and you may have noticed the Instagram photo.  My early birthday present was an iPhone, which I've been having way too much fun with.  The camera apps are really the best!   So, now I'm posting some of these photos on Tumblr and Instagram.  Too Much Fun!  I have got to get back to the stitching!

** Comment are now closed.  I'll have Ryan do the drawing when he gets home!**

Stitching Weekend

I'll be adding items to my shop over the next few days.  It's been a productive weekend.  Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Magic Feather #4

Magic feather #4 is done and I'm working on 5 and 6. You can learn more about the Magic Feather Project here. I had fun doing the protrusions on this one. I think the most fun is making it up as you go along. I love the freedom to not know what's coming next.

And a note to say that my new Etsy shop is up and running!  Thanks for checking it out at the link in the header.  More items will be added as time goes on and I get my act together.