Stitch Your Heart Out

Tips, tricks, and hacks for cross-stitching and embroidery, whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro. 

The majority of cross stitch piece I make are snarky or humorous. I love the juxtaposition of sweet-looking background and hilarious message.

I love these long projects that you add a little bit to every day. Temperature charts are some of the most popular, but you could choose anything you wanted. A mood journal, habit-tracker, anything!

Emma Congdon is my favorite needlepoint artist and designer. Her designs are fun, whimsical, intricate without being too difficult, varied, and very well-designed. I had to design a whole section just to her. <3

Some cross stitch projects  are meant to be hung on museum walls (or at least your living room wall)

Advent season and the time leading up to Christmas can be so frantic and busy. I love that cross stitching offers me a calming, peaceful activity to take a deep breath and focus on what's important and what matters.

Think cross stitch screams “old lady?” Think again. Modern cross stitch designers have some amazing and beautifully simple minimalist designs that are so much fun to stitch and either use for your own decor or gift to a friend.

Cross-stitching is such a great way to create your own souvenir from any place you've visited (or want to travel to someday)!

Technically, all you need to cross stitch or embroider are a needle, thread, and fabric, but after stitching for awhile, I've realized I have strong preferences about my supplies, and there are certain items that just make the process easier and more...

I like to access cross-stitch and embroidery books on my iPad because it makes it easy to zoom into the patterns.