It's a three-day weekend for many of us, and I hope lots of you will be able to enjoy an extra day at home.
Now that we're into May, I'm looking ahead to sunnier, brighter days, and so have chosen designs that celebrate nature and summery adventures.
First up, if you're planning your next camping trip, let me point you in the direction of an enchanting embroidery project. It'll have you dreaming of inky skies peppered with stars and toasting marshmallows on the campfire. 🏕️
We've also got a fabulous giveaway to win a pdf chart bundle designed by Amanda Gregory!
I'm reading: Forever Home by Graham Norton I'm stitching: an embroidered camping scene
If you're planning a camping trip, or know someone who is, how about stitching up this delightful design in preparation?
The choice of a light grey background really helps to create that sense of dusk falling, while the twinkly stars and bright moon add to the excitement of sleeping under canvas.
This project uses a variety of embroidery stitches, including stem stitch, satin stitch and fishbone stitch. You'll find all the help to guide you on Gathered.
If you feel like your craft room or corner could do with a little sprinkling of magic to make it look organised and inviting, you'll love this next project!
Follow the step-by-steps to make a neat little hoop tidy for storing your favourite embroidery scissors and skeins of thread. The design is quick to cross stitch and the whole tidy is so easy to make up. It would make a gorgeous gift for a fellow stitcher or sewist too!
What could be sweeter? We have not one but two bee embroidery designs for you! The busy bumblebee pictured will be a wonderfully joyful project for seasoned stitchers – you can almost smell the wildflowers, which zing against the light blue fabric.
Our second bee design, meanwhile, is brilliant for beginners to embroidery. You'll really love gaining confidence as you stitch the hexagons, bee and flowers!
Escape to the coast with Love Embroidery issue 52. Inside you'll find 15 brilliant patterns, including a seaside-themed hoop, a beginner-friendly needlepoint pattern, a fun felt flower crown, speedy updates for spring T-shirts, a colourful umbrella design, and much more!
Plus, get our exclusive dandelion-themed greetings card kit, which features printed fabric, thread and aperture card – only with this issue! 💌
'Megan Capon creates a serene, seaside-themed hoop, featuring dreamy blue skies, sandy shores and picture-perfect cottages. Pick up a copy of Love Embroidery issue 52 for the full step-by-step instructions, embroidery guide and template🌊'
Bring the outdoors in with this quartet of designs that celebrate the floral richness of each season.
Designed by Amanda Gregory, these designs are available as pdf charts to download from her Etsy shop. Excitingly, we have 12 bundles of the four designs to give away!
But hurry, this giveaway closes at midnight on 17th May 2024. T&Cs apply.
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