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All the news for cross stitch patterns with themes related to Needlework, Sewing and Quilting, as published in Creative Poppy's newsletter.
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Wise and beautiful
Two gentle reminders by Deborah A. Dick of Tempting Tangles, that "needlework doesn't take patience, it teaches patience"
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Surprise Matryoshka
A fun surprise by GERA! Full of creative ideas, the designer has turned these 3 matryoska into playful needlework accessories. She uses a little trick to vary the size of these Matryoshka, you'll find out more by clicking on the design.
Warning: you'll soon be stitching many more of these super-cute matryoshka, not doubt your friends will want you to stitch some for them too!
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>> see more patterns by GERA! by Kyoko Maruoka
Spick and span
Thought down to the smallest detail, Faby Reilly has designed the cutest of small needlework cases. Folding into a triptych, it houses your scissors, embroidery needles and needle threader.
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No clutter
Let's get rid of clutter. There is no better way to start work on a project than with threads, needles and scissors neatly organized in a handy pouch or box, that you can take with you. How about making your own?
 Roll-up Organizer Pouch Muriel Berceville |  Pins and Needles Needlework Wallet Muriel Berceville |  Cranberry sewing set Tam's Creations |  Gnomes In Springfield GERA! Kyoko Maruoka |
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Crazy Quilting
Crazy quilts became hugely popular in Victorian times and if you're lucky you might come across one at a flea market. They combine pieces of irregular shapes into a patchwork, each piece assembled to the next using a variety of embroidery stitches such a feather stitch.
This cross stitch pattern designed by Lesley Teare is inspired by those late 19th century designs. It incorporates different "printed fabric" motifs as well as many different scraps of "lace".
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First blossom of the year - matching needlework accessories
Piercing through the snow, this amazing little flower always fills us with joy. Thanks to designer Faby Reilly, you can now stitch these little treasures in a series of exquisite needlework accessories including a scissor case, a needlebook and a cute biscornu that can double as a pin cushion.
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>> see more all needlework accessory patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
Something new from Something old
Why throw away? In this beautiful pattern, Samantha Purdy captures the joy of needle crafts, of creating something new with something old, recycling and reusing materials so they have a new life.
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More Quilting and Patchwork inspired patterns
Arranged like quilting blocks, in many variations - yet all cross stitch.
 Log cabin - Spring Gracewood Stitches |  Little love nest Rosebud Lane |  Bathroom door plaque Marie-Anne Réthoret-Melin |  Spring impressions Tam's Creations |  Vintage Crazy patchworkLesley Teare Designs |
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Two fun pinkeeps to cross stitch by Marie-Anne Rethoret
One is a heart pattern with a lovely little house surrounded with flowers and butterflies, the other promises to keep your pins and needles handy. They are so cute you'll want to make them both!
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Both projects include Marie-Anne Rethoret's extensive pinkeep tutorial and use pretty matching Liberty prints and ribbon.
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Tams Creations is TriStitchual. Are you?
What's your favorite needlework activity? How many skills do you master? Do you keep moving from one needlework project to another, always feeling you lack time for your stitching. You might be triStitchual too. Check it out!
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>> see more patterns by Tam's Creations
Needlework quote
All my stitches, running fleet,
Cannot match the tread
Of my thoughts whose winged feet
Race ahead.
Hazel Hall from Poetry: A magazine of verse - Needlework
illustrated with Muriel Berceville's - Maria Braillon 1877 Reproduction chart
Beautiful and well organized
No doubt there will be plenty of room to accommodate you threads, scissors and needles so they are nice and handy when you need them. This pouch even contains a small ort-bag to keep little bits of thread out of the way.
The round "roll" shape , designed by Muriel Berceville, is quite unique, as well as the lovely phrase stitched on the flap: " Where needle goes, thread always follows".
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More Poches, Organizers and Ort bags
Part of the joy of stitching is having your current project supplies neat and tidy so you never waste time searching for things. Organizers come in many shapes. Here are some beautiful projects so you find the one the perfectly suits your needs. You'll find stitching and making your very own organizer is great fun.
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Fields and hedges wildflowers, with Faby Reilly
Take a walk across the fields and take in the beauty of one of the most humble flowers, the wild rose. Designer Faby Reilly is a true artist, placing a stitch at a time and making the flower come to life on the canvas. The wild rose comes in two formats, a needlebook and a scissor case, complete with scissor fob, so you can create a whole collection of stitcher's accessories.
>> see all of Faby Reilly's patterns Antique style needlework wallet
Muriel Berceville has assembled an extraordinary collection of antique samplers. A dedicated stitcher, she has undertaken to rechart them all as reproduction samplers. The design below differs from the rest of the collection in that she has slightly adapted the cover of an existing 19th century sampler and converted it into a needlework wallet so that a modern stitcher can use the pattern as her own (English chart available). A handy organizer for all your needlework projects.
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