Hi Everyone!  Welcome to the “S is for Stitch” blog hop!  I’ve been lucky enough to receive a copy of this book and I’ve had so much fun looking through all the embroidery projects.  If you love embroidery, you’ll love this book!

Kristyne over at Pretty By Hand, is the author of S is for Stitch.  It’s her first book and it’s so cute!  It’s perfect for beginners, teens, tweens, and everyone!   With embroidery designs for girls or boys she’s right up my alley.  S is for Stitch has 2 alphabets, along with embroideries for each.  A is for Angel…or maybe an ant.  Are you a ballerina or is baseball more your style? You’ll find them all in this book.

What little boy wouldn’t want this little car stitched on a pair of jeans or favorite shirt?  Stitch 3 cars in a row and you’ve got a picture just waiting to be framed.

You can take any of the embroidery designs in Kristyne’s book and stitch so many pretty things!   I just couldn’t resist stitching the angel wings.  I combined one strand of silver metallic floss, with 3 strands of embroidery floss to give the embroidery a little sparkle.  You can stitch the designs individually like I did, or combine them for a cute ABC quilt for your little one.   Kristyne gives you great directions and makes it easy.

Don’t you just love this little quilt?  You’ll find complete directions in Kristyne’s book!

S is for Stitch answers all those embroidery questions you might have, like how to knot the floss, what kind of scissors to use, to hoop or not hoop?  I loved the “how to” section with its color photos and great directions. If you don’t know how to do the quilter’s knot, this book show will show you how, and I love her tips for working with embroidery floss.

You could win a copy of S is for Stitch.  The deadline to enter is April 4^th 2013 and all you have to do is leave a comment on this post.    I’ll pick a random winner on  April 4th and C & T publishing will send the winner a copy of Kristyne’s book.  If you live outside the U.S. you’ll win an e-book version.

Here’s the list of the blogs on the tour and you can enter to win at each blog.  If you haven’t had a chance to visit Kristyne’s blog, Pretty by Hand, be sure and stop by and say hello.

Allison Rosen @ stashbooksblog.com – March 19
Allison Harris @ cluckclucksew.com – March 20
Amanda Jean Nyberg @ crazymomquilts.blogspot.ca – March 21
Amy Sinibaldi @ nanacompany.typepad.com – March 22
Anne Sutton @ bunnyhillblog.com – March 25
Lori Holt @ beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.ca – March 26
Sherri McConnell @ aquiltinglife.com – March 27
Kristine @ prettybyhand.com – March 28

Happy Monday everyone!

Anne

I’ve added a new fabric to the website called Prairie Cloth. If you haven’t tried stitching, cross stitching, or wool applique on Prairie Cloth, you’re in for a treat!   It’s  a wonderful, slightly coarse cloth, that looks like linen and runs about half the price.  It’s 100% cotton and comes in many different colors.  Can you see the texture of it in the photos below?

I think you’ll like working with Prairie Cloth, but remember it ravels a bit.  If you have a serger, just serge the edges before you start your project.   You’ll find 6 colors of Prairie Cloth along with the Jumbo Ric Rac for my new patterns on our website..

If you’re looking for some new things to stitch on Prairie Cloth, try the book “S is for Stitch” by Krityne Czepuryka aka ”Pretty by Hand” .  Her book is filled with ideas for embroidery that would be perfect stitched up on this yummy fabric.   Join us over the next week for the “S is for Stitch” blog hop and you’ll not only get some great ideas, you could also win a copy of her wonderful book .

Here’s the lineup for the “S is for Stitch” blog hop.  It starts today so have fun!

Allison Rosen - stashbooksblog.com - Tuesday, March 19

Allison Harris - cluckclucksew.com - Wednesday, March 20

Amanda Jean Nyberg - crazymomquilts.blogspot.ca - Thursday, March 21

Amy Sinibaldi - nanacompany.typepad.com - Friday, March 22

Anne Sutton - bunnyhillblog.com - Monday, March 25

Lori Holt - beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.ca - Tuesday, March 26

Sherri McConnell - aquiltinglife.com - Wednesday, March 27

Kristyne - prettybyhand.com - Monday, March 28

Happy Stitching!

Anne