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Stitchers have a love/hate relationship with the multitude of different methods there are to organize allllll those skeins of pretty thread. It alw...

I have a new pattern in the shop, and I’m really excited about this one! I’ve wanted to make a “Home Sweet Home” design for a while now. And can I ...

Welcome to the first of a series of posts that will each have a free pattern for you to stitch. And when you’re finished stitching, you’ll have a l...

Pincushions – you can never have enough of them, right? Here is a fun little project for a pincushion you can make yourself and embellish however y...

There’s just something enchanting about ferns, isn’t there? And maidenhair fern is one of my favorites out of all the ferns. So here is my gift to ...

You might have already seen my first tutorial on how to transfer embroidery patterns to fabric with your home printer. Well, I’m always looking for...

It’s the Embroidery Question For The Ages – how do I organize my embroidery floss so it doesn’t turn into Thread Mountain? Haven’t heard of Thread ...

Recently Mollie Johanson, the embroidery editor at About.com, interviewed me about my style, my inspiration and all things stitchy. She came up wit...

Choosing a method to transfer an embroidery pattern onto fabric can be confusing. Different methods serve different purposes, but knowing how to ac...

Stitch up some sunshine with this fun PDF embroidery pattern, appropriately titled, Let The Sun Shine In! The whole time I was designing this patte...

Welcome to another Lolli & Grace embroidery tutorial! Today I’m going to talk about the correct way to separate threads. This technique is call...

Lolli Dolls is now Lolli & Grace. Why? Because while I still make dolls and patterns for dolls, the word “dolls” just didn’t cover the whole s...