Check out this rockin' baby t-shirt from the magically talented Early Bird Special.
She describes it better than I can:"Really, you could use just one word to sum up this t-shirt: COOL. In all caps, of course."
Feeling Inspired? You'll want these.
— posted by Jessica on 04/30/2008
More Kids Stuff
— posted by Jessica on 04/25/2008
Release Party Recap
We had a great time last weekend at the Craft Pad Release Party at Ginger's Needlearts. It was so nice to hang out chatting about different needleworking techniques, especially from gurus like Jenny and Ginger. And check out these two who came by to show Jenny what they've been working on! Average Jane Crafter has written a great post about sharing craft time with kids, and be sure to check out the Children's Embroidery Pool too for more sweetness.
— posted by Jessica on 04/23/2008
New Needlepoint
We love Jenny Henry's contemporary needlepoint canvases! She doesn't have a website up yet, but we couldn't wait to show you her designs. Check out Jenny Henry's Flickr Gallery of painted needlepoint canvases. I have one myself, and even unstitched, it's a thing to admire. One of these days, one of these days...!
— posted by Jenny on 04/21/2008
Release Party at Ginger's
Come help us celebrate the release of the new Craft Pad and the current issue of Cross Stitch and Needlework Magazine (which includes a 6-page spread featuring Jenny!) this Saturday, April 19th from 1:30-4pm. We'll be at Ginger's Needlearts, our local independent needlework shop, where you can get your new book or magazine signed, ask Jenny questions about that stitching project you're working on, or just swing by and say hello. If you can't stop in to see us at Ginger's here in Austin, you can read Jenny's article on Ginger's shop on Etsy. Maybe you'll be inspired to visit a needlwork shop near you.
— posted by Jessica on 04/16/2008
How Pam Beesly (and You) Can Find a Dream Job
— posted by Jessica on 04/14/2008
Flickr Group
I was going through the Sublime Stitching Photo Pool on Flickr, which is always a delight for me, and found this exceptionally pretty version of the Virgin of Guadalupe from Dia de los Muertos. Not only are the colors well-chosen, jeanjeanthesewingmachine (nice handle) managed to stitch a tiny face that radiates a kindly regard for stitchers everywhere. That ain't easy. Lovely work!
— posted by Jenny on 04/8/2008
Pillow Talk
Sweet! Jenny designed one of the pillows in Shannon Okey's new The Pillow Book (Chronicle Books). The whole book is full of inspiring projects ranging from beginner friendly to advanced. Check out this free sample pattern from the book, and FYI, the patterns used on the pillow are from SUBLIME STITCHING: Hundreds of Hip Embroidery Patterns and How-To.
— posted by Jessica on 04/7/2008
Glow in the Dark Thread
— posted by Jenny on 04/1/2008
Non-Embroidery Item!
I have been granted the honor of being a guest blogger over on Mark Frauenfelder and Mr. Jalopy's wondrous blog, Dinosaurs and Robots. If you've ever wondered what catches my fancy other than all things embroidery, go check out my posts! Okay, so my first post over there was about embroidery. But they won't all be about stitching, honest! There's more to me than just embroidery ya know. Sometimes I think you only love me for my stitching (which is good enough for me). Visit www.dinosaursandrobots.com
— posted by Jenny on 03/31/2008
The First Tea Towel Tour
Sometime last year, we inaugurated the "Tea Towel Tour" as a way to product test a new tea towel we wanted to carry by sending it along to participating stitchers, having each one add their own work, (and also review the quality of the towel for us) resulting in a collaborative, stitching 'jam' and direct customer feedback for us. This first tea towel tour had a sad ending though because the last participant never returned the towel to its final destination here at Sublime Stitching. We were really bummed about it, despite every effort to get the towel back, and especially since this was the first tour.
Meanwhile, the concept of 'tea towel tours' took on a life of its own, and several have gone on to successful stitching jams across the country. Well, the other day I had a very special surprise. Several stitchers from the first tour as well as other enthusiastic souls put together a towel just for me. Who, me? I was truly touched by the gesture. I want to thank the ladies who made this happen! If you want to read about who's behind this bit of stitching-from-the-heart-goodness and see closeups from the towel, check out: Average Jane Crafter 's entry on delivering the towel, see closeups on Craftster and don't miss Floresita's contribution. Thank you so much everyone. See the goofy grin on my face? All better now.
— posted by Jenny on 03/27/2008
Craft Pad Available Now!
Just in time for National Craft Month (March), the Sublime Stitching Craft Pad from Chronicle Books is now available for your hot little stitching fingers to grab! There are more large-format designs in this pad (like the one shown on the cover), along with some of the 'greatest hits', making it a really good sampler for your kraft korner (sorry, I had to get that out at least once). New designs include: horse head, robot parts, pinstriping, jellyfish, flamingoes, a heavy metal guitar and more. Even though the new patterns just came out, I think more is more.
— posted by Jenny on 03/17/2008